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MyFigueroa Unveils New Designs: Promises Cycletracks, Transit Lanes and More for South Fig, MLK, and 11th

By Damien Newton | Mar 25, 2013 | 10 Comments

The MyFigueroa team will be presenting all their images and renderings at the Andrew Norman Hall Orthopaedic Hospital at 5:30 pm on April 9th. Get the event details at the MyFigueroa website. Of course, we’ll be Live Streaming at Streetsblog TV. Bookmark our event page now. It seems like just yesterday a team of Los Angeles’ most […]

Transit News Shorts from Around the Region: FlyAway Fare Hike, Najarian v Antonovich, LOSSAN and More…

By Dana Gabbard | Feb 20, 2013 | 2 Comments

Here are tidbits and some updates on transportation happenings in our region. The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners (who oversee Los Angeles World Airports, the Los Angeles city agency that operates LAX, Ontario and Van Nuys airports) at its February 19th meeting approved implementing a one-dollar increase (to $8) to the one-way fare between the FlyAway […]

Interactive Post of the Day: De-wonkifying Transit

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 17, 2012 | 6 Comments

Thanks to the timely arrival of Damien’s adorable package of sugar and spice and all that is nice, I was asked to take his place on a panel at the Railvolution conference. The panel, titled “The Blogosphere: Transforming the Information Landscape,” was headed up by moderator Jeff Wood of Reconnecting America. Over the course of […]

Railvolution Kicks Off in L.A. with Calls for More Transit, Livable Communities

By Damien Newton | Oct 15, 2012 | 3 Comments

Just over a month ago, planners, advocates and political leaders from around the country descended on Long Beach for the annual “Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference” to plan the next steps in the Livable Streets movement. This week, Los Angeles takes its turn on center stage as host of Railvolution, and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was there […]

Coast Rail Corridor Now Has Joint Timetable

By Dana Gabbard | Aug 24, 2012 | 2 Comments

The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency (LOSSAN) is a joint powers consisting of various rail operating agencies and stakeholders who (as stated in their outreach material) seek to increase ridership, revenue, capacity, reliability, and safety on the coastal rail corridor from San Diego to Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo served by […]

Measuring the Odds for Measure R+

By Damien Newton | Jun 25, 2012 | 18 Comments

The issue of whether or not Measure R+, our temporary name for a proposed ballot initiative to extend the 2008 transportation sales tax, will be on the fall ballot will be much clearer in a couple of days. The Metro Board of Directors will vote on whether or not to place the initative on the […]

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