Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Car Culture

Progressive to Offer “Pay As You Drive” Insurance

By Brad Aaron | Apr 21, 2008 | 3 Comments

While other insurance companies belittle those who can’t or don’t drive, another — Progressive — is living up to its name by being the first major US insurer to offer a "Pay As You Drive" policy, allowing customers who drive less to pay less for coverage. As explained in a New York Times "Freakonomics" […]

Paper: We Love Our Cars! Defeat the Climate Change Bills!

By Damien Newton | Apr 18, 2008 | 9 Comments

From the mouths of college students… Over the last couple of weeks, we read a lot of dumb newspaper opinion pieces about Mike Feuer’s legislation that would allow LA County to place a measure on the fall ballot to place a tax on vehicles that emit the most greenhouse gases. Of all the dumb reasons […]

Ad Nauseum: The Humiliated Cyclist, Take Two

By Ben Fried | Apr 16, 2008 | 4 Comments

Now that State Farm has bowed out of the competition to air the world’s most anti-bike insurance commercial, Farmers’ HelpPoint steps into the breach with "Rush Hour." The Scene: We hear the sound of someone unlocking their car by remote, as a be-suited, middle-aged white guy strides by in a parking garage. That must have […]

Today the Périphérique. Tomorrow the 405

By Damien Newton | Apr 15, 2008 | 1 Comment

RPA senior planner and Paris native Juliette Michaelson provided Streetsblog with a loose translation of Baupin’s description: It’s the neighborhood association that undertook this effort. They asked us to do it with them, and help them with logistics. They rolled out a large square of green carpet — 25 meters by 25 meters — […]

State Farm Discontinues Its “Humiliated Cyclist” Ad

By Damien Newton | Apr 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

Our State Farm Ad Nauseam featuring "Jim" the humiliated bike commuter drew a lot of interest. The post was picked up all over, generated more than 10,000 YouTube views and, along with all of last week’s congestion pricing-related web traffic, it crashed our server on Friday. Now, according to Director of Marketing Communications TIm Van […]

City Considers Loosening Taxi Regulations

By Damien Newton | Apr 7, 2008 | 3 Comments

Recently, the city’s regulation of taxis has been a hot topic of conversation in the media and with politicians. Taxi drivers are calling for a loosening of the city’s regulations that cover everything from where they can or can’t pick up a passenger. Public sentiment, as reflected by the media and city council, is that […]

Show More Stories