Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transit Advocacy

LA Beyond Cars: Now Playing, The Future

By Carter Rubin | Aug 3, 2010 | 14 Comments

Image via Rail L.A. So you’re sipping your coffee and reading the news on your web-enabled phone as you glide along the Expo Line, idly shutting it off as you descend into the downtown connector en route to Union Station. Your bullet train to Sacramento leaves at 9AM, but you’re not feeling too pressed for […]

Musing on Trends and Challenges of Increased Transit Use

By Dana Gabbard | Jun 2, 2010 | 6 Comments

Metro Rapid map. Photo: RJM Connel/Flickr David Lazarus, in one of his recent L.A. Times columns on public transit, off-handly laments neglect of the "long-term promotion of public transportation as a practical alternative to traveling by car". Is that what transit in Southern California in the modern age has had as its goal? My long held suspicion is that […]

AFL-CIO Flexing Its Muscle for Senate Transit Operating Aid Bill

By Elana Schor | Jun 2, 2010 | No Comments

The AFL-CIO, a formidable lobbying force in Washington, is throwing its weight behind a Senate bill offered last week that would authorize $2 billion in emergency funding for transit agencies forced to hike fares or cut service in lean budgetary times. Rev. Jesse Jackson, second from left, has joined transit workers’ unions in their Save […]

Passenger Rail Symposium, Day 1: Hooray for High Speed Rail

By Drew Reed | May 27, 2010 | 7 Comments

(Drew Reed is usually our volunteer Long Beach writer. However, he volunteered to cover the CTA’s rail transportation symposium in Long Beach that took place Monday and Tuesday. Here is a review of Monday’s coverage. Tuesday’s will come tomorrow. With the exception of the above graphic, all images are by Drew Reed.) Last Monday afternoon, […]

Tracing the Fault Lines Between Public and Private Transit Operators

By Elana Schor | May 25, 2010 | No Comments

Should private transit companies enjoy the same federal gas tax exemption that many public operators receive? How does the existence of private inter-city bus service affect the government’s development of new high-speed rail lines? And does it matter that private transit firms are eligible for public subsidies, even if at a much smaller rate than […]

All Aboard for National Rail Symposium in Long Beach

By Drew Reed | May 21, 2010 | 6 Comments

As the LA area slowly inches toward having a viable rail network, we occasionally need to be reminded of the tremendous benefits passenger rail can have for our region. And we’ll have a great opportunity to do so next week, when the 2010 Community Transportation EXPO comes to Long Beach. The conference is presented by […]

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