Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transit Advocacy

Measure R Highway Funds Ready to Roll. Transit Funds? Not So Much.

By Damien Newton | Jan 7, 2009 | 46 Comments

Yesterday, the Bottleneck Blog publicly released the changes to Metro’s Long Range Plan that will be voted upon by the Metro Board at the end of the month. Steve Hymon noted that there were many changes to the timelines to complete projects, and many of them weren’t acceleration notices. Below is the timeline, with various […]

Report: Good Transit and Good Jobs Go Hand in Hand

By Sarah Goodyear | Nov 21, 2008 | No Comments

MARTA train in Atlanta, Georgia, where officials are studying the link between transit and job growth. How could federal job creation programs be greener? Making access to public transit a priority would be one way. A report called "Uncle Sam’s Rusty Toolkit," released today by Good Jobs First, details the group’s finding that federal job-creation […]

NBC’s Football Talking Heads Take Transit, Walk to Work

By Brad Aaron | Nov 18, 2008 | No Comments

In a segment on NBC’s "Football Night in America" last night, the network’s NFL desk anchors and commentators were asked what they’ve done to "green their routines." While Jerome Bettis uses the cold setting for laundry and Keith Olberman forgoes bottled water, Cris Collinsworth said he is walking to the studio every Sunday, and former […]

PBS Exposes the Joy of Transit

By Ben Fried | Oct 14, 2008 | 2 Comments

NOW host David Brancaccio does an interview on the LA Metro. Click through for the full video. The latest episode of NOW is surely the most effective takedown of car-dependent planning ever broadcast in news magazine format. Adhering to the familiar contours of pocketbook journalism, "Driven to Despair" starts with a sympathetic portrayal of the […]

Brookings: Feds Should Stop Giving Transit Projects the Run-Around

By Ben Fried | Sep 18, 2008 | No Comments

Americans are moving to areas with better transit access, but their options are limited. Via Dave Roberts at Grist, this congressional testimony from Robert Puentes of the Brookings Institution [PDF] is a must-read for anyone interested in how the country can reduce dependence on cars and fossil fuels. High gas prices and soaring transit ridership […]

Sarah Palin, Transit Advocate?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

John McCain may not be big on public transportation, but as mayor of a small town in Alaska, his running mate Sarah Palin secured millions in federal earmarks for rail and bus projects. The Washington Post reports that during Palin’s two terms as mayor of Wasilla, when it had a population of 6,700, the town […]

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