Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transit Advocacy

Fix Expo: We’re Going to Court

By Damien Newton | Apr 30, 2008 | 5 Comments

Enraged by the Expo Construction Authority’s decision to increase funding for an overpass at Culver City and not for a grade separated area by Dorsey High School, the Citizen’s Campaign to Fix the Expo Line (Fix Expo) has obtained legal counsel and intends to sue to Expo Authority to force more grade separations in the […]

Streetsblog Rewind: Transportation Engineer Looks at the Lakers

By Damien Newton | Apr 25, 2008 | 4 Comments

As some of you know, I’m in Baltimore for a wedding today and am not going to have time to update the website. My colleagues with Streetsblog might be posting some material on the LA Streetsblog site later today, but to make certain you don’t have to go an entire day without the original content I know […]

Metro Rejects Service Cuts, Approves Congestion Pricing and Much, Much More

By Damien Newton | Apr 24, 2008 | 6 Comments

Villaraigosa Stands Tough on Service Cuts (LA Streetsblog sends a cross country thanks to Bart Reed for all his help getting the facts straight for this article and for continuing his efforts to explain the Consent Decree to me.) While almost all signs pointed to massive service cuts, the Metro Board reversed course today and […]

Today, Metro Talks Cuts. Tomorrow, Metrolink Talks Hikes

By Damien Newton | Apr 24, 2008 | 3 Comments

The next two days will see two different board meetings, by two different local transit agencies, dealing with the same budget crunch almost every transit agency across the country is facing. At 9:30 this morning, the Metro Board will vote on whether or not to cut over 200,000 hours of service to its Class 1 […]

Legislators Pushing for Green Line Extension to LAX

By Damien Newton | Apr 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

Tired of waiting for Metro to get serious about building an extension of the Green Line to LAX, a group of Westside politicians is looking to take the decision making authority on the extension out of Metro’s hands. Their efforts took a big step forward late Tuesday night when the California State Senate heard and […]

Not Much Space for Bike or Ped. Projects in LA-OC Study

By Damien Newton | Apr 16, 2008 | No Comments

The Coyote Creek Bike Trail, Our Only Hope to Improve Connectivity Between the OC and LA Back in July of last year, Metro and the Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) joined forces to draft a joint study on how to improve mobility between the counties. The final report isn’t due until this summer, but the […]

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