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Sylmar To City: No More Sprawl

By Damien Newton | Mar 12, 2008 | 4 Comments

A Bird’s Eye View of Sylmar Nearly 50 residents of the Sylmar community, located in the San Fernando Valleyattemded a community planning meeting sponsored by the LA Department of City Planning to deliver a message: Sylmar wants a change. Tired of the poor planning that has encouraged a seemingly random development pattern and has ignored […]

Is Solair Really Transit Oriented Development?

By Damien Newton | Mar 11, 2008 | 14 Comments

Yesterday, Metro officials and executives from KOAR Development celebrated the "topping off" of the foundation for the Solair real estate project located just North of the Wilshire/Western Purple Line Station. Solair is part of Metro’s joint development program which "seeks to provide the most appropriate private and/or public sector development on Metro-owned property at, and adjacent to, transit […]

Checking in on the DMV’s New Driver’s Manual

By Damien Newton | Mar 11, 2008 | 4 Comments

The California Department of Motor Vehiclesrecently updated the state’s driver’s manual. While much of the information is the same as the one I studiedto earn my license last fall, there is some new language involving the rights and responsibilities of cyclists and automobile drivers. There are also some errors and strange placement of bike related […]

Is LA Prepared for an Oil Crisis?

By Damien Newton | Mar 6, 2008 | No Comments

As gas and oil prices continue to climb, a new report by Common Current ranks Los Angeles 12th on a list of the 50 largest cities in providing alternatives to oil dependence. Because L.A. being ranked so close to the top ten seems a little high, we should note that the ranking is partially based on […]

10 Ways to Reduce VMT and Save Money at the Pump

By Damien Newton | Mar 4, 2008 | 7 Comments

The Sierra Club just released its list of "Ten Ways to Save Money at the Pump." In what’s a big improvement for the Sierra Club, most of the suggestions encourage readers to drive less. Why do I say it’s a big improvement? The Club’s list for "10 Things You Can Do to Curb Global Warming" […]

Secret Bike Parking at Dodger Stadium?

By Damien Newton | Mar 3, 2008 | 10 Comments

Find the Bike Parking at Chavez Ravine Last week, during a City Council hearing on adding a bus option for travelers to Dodger’s Stadium, Councilmember Tom LaBonge interrupted a Dodger executive to ask if there is bike parking at Dodger Stadium. When the executive replied that there was, LaBonge, an avid baseball fan, commented that he would lead […]

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