Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transit Advocacy

Homeowner’s Complaints Lead to Transit Service Changes at UCLA

By Juan Matute | Jun 15, 2012 | 25 Comments

(Update: I received a question on why we published the name and address of the angry homeowner, questioning whether or not he qualifies as fare game to be signaled out by name. I chatted with a friend of mine who doesn’t have a stake or opinion in the issue of how UCLA decides when to […]

Let the Debate Begin: NYC, SF Snag Top Spots in First Transit Score Rankings. L.A. 11th

By Ben Goldman | Apr 27, 2012 | No Comments

Today, Walk Score — developer of the popular method for evaluating neighborhood walkability (and filling out NCAA tournament brackets) — announced its first ranking of cities by Transit Score, a measure of the “usefulness” of a city’s transit system. On a 100-point scale, New York and San Francisco took the top two spots with scores of […]

Regional Agencies Taking Slow Walk Towards Sustainable Funding

By Damien Newton | Nov 9, 2011 | 1 Comment

In recent weeks, regional transportation agencies in Southern California have made some slow moves towards embracing a more sustainable transportation network throughout the Southland. Local “Metropolitan Planning Organization” the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is poised to pass a long term plan that would dramatically increase bicycle and pedestrian funding while its sister agency […]

Asm. Bob Blumenfield: It’s Time to Think Big on Transit

By Streetsblog | Aug 26, 2011 | 9 Comments

(The following op/ed was written by Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield (D-SFV), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee in support of AB 650. Blumenfield’s legislation has already passed the Assembly and passed the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday. It needs to pass the full Senate and go back to the Assembly for a concurrence vote before heading to […]

Gov. Brown Vetoes Commuter Benefits Act, Cites Cost Agument

By Damien Newton | Aug 3, 2011 | 5 Comments

Sounding like a spokesperson for the Republican opposition to the bill, Governor Jerry Brown announced a veto of SB 582, citing the cost to small businesses. From his veto statement: While I support the goal of reducing vehicle trips, this bill would impose a new mandate on small business at a time of economic uncertainty. There’s […]

Sierra Club Pushes for Transit Plan for Farmer’s Field

By Damien Newton | Jun 23, 2011 | 14 Comments

If you’re looking for a vision for a sustainable transportation plan for the Downtown Stadium, you shouldn’t look to politicians or even AEG executives. A group of Sierra Club activists, led by Jerard Wright Angeles Chapter Transportation Committee Co-Chair, have outlined a transportation plan that would fulfill AEG’s claims that Farmers Field will encourage more […]

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