Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Technology

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Young Planners: How Millennials Can Help Los Angeles in the Coming Years

By Joe Linton | Dec 6, 2016 | 1 Comment

While more millennials are moving to places like Charlotte, Houston and Austin, Los Angeles saw a 7.4 percent decrease in millennial residents between 2005 and 2015. This comes as no surprise to many. Urban planners have a right to be worried about this phenomenon.

New Bruce Schaller Report: Recommendations for Regulating Taxi & Ride-Hail

By Joe Linton | Oct 13, 2016 | 3 Comments

Transportation consultant Bruce Schaller released a new report with valuable advice for states and municipalities as they work to ensure that ride-hail companies best serve the common good. Ride-hail, or TNCs (Transportation Network Companies), includes primarily Uber and Lyft. Schaller was one of Janette Sadik-Khan’s key deputy commissioners in the New York City Department of Transportation. His report, […]

Opinion: The Autonomous Future of Public Transportation

By John Mirisch | Jun 30, 2016 | 39 Comments

Applications within public transportation for driverless vehicle technology should be much more than an afterthought. Yet public transit agencies seem to be slow to recognize the potential of autonomous vehicles (AVs) which could literally revolutionize how we think about and use public transportation. Fortunately, cities around the U.S. are starting to understand the technology’s potential. […]

Garcetti, LADOT and Xerox Announce New GoLA Multi-Modal App

By Joe Linton | Jan 27, 2016 | 10 Comments

Los Angeles has a new transportation app that helps Angelenos choose ways to get around. The GoLA “Mobility Marketplace” App shows various transportation modes, including bicycling, transit, taxi, ride-hailing, driving, and parking and allows users to compare modes to see what is fastest, cheapest, or greenest. The app is a collaboration between Xerox and the city […]