Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Op/Ed

City Watch Columnist Slams Congestion Pricing

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Mid-City activist Charles Tarlow wrote a stirring, grass roots call to arms in this week’s City Watch. Unfortunately, Tarlow’s piece rails against congestion pricing and trots out some tired arguments that have been repeatedly debunked. It wraps opposition to one of the most environmentally friendly transportation planning choices in the flag, arguing that one of […]

Why Congestion Is Good

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Why Congestion is Good – by Kent Strumpell Bemoaning the evils of congestion has become perhaps the most common complaint heard about urban living today. Everyone groans about it but few do anything meaningful to lessen their contribution. Somehow government is supposed to solve it, but we all know how well that has worked. Stuck […]

Another Street Heat Post at Emerald City

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I’ve been thinking about some of the problems Congestion Pricing has been having catching on in LA. Emerald City has been nice enough to host a series on what I’ve been thinking. The first post can be read here. All future posts on this subject will be linked to hear in my "Today’s Headlines" section.

SoCal Voices 3: Former Mets Transportation Engineer Marybeth Miceli Looks at Staples Center

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Have a Very Transit New Year…Or At Least Try As the former transportation engineer for the NY Mets, I was in charge of traffic demand management, VMS, wayfinding, transit, remote parking, shuttles, and general coordination with the zillion different agencies involved with transportation around Shea Stadium and the new Citi Field currently under construction in […]