Recent Streetsblog LA posts about socata

Metro’s Point Person for Regional Rail Featured Speaker at Saturday’s SO.CA.TA Meeting

By Dana Gabbard | Apr 12, 2013 | No Comments

In 2011 Don Sepulveda joined Metro as Executive Officer–Regional Rail. This Saturday at 2 p.m. he’ll be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of Southern California Transit Advocates. This is in downtown Los Angeles at the Angelus Plaza senior living complex, 255 S. Hill St. (1/2 block north of Grand Central Market), on the […]

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 […]

Metro Service Changes Take Effect This Sunday

By Dana Gabbard | Jun 23, 2011 | 14 Comments

June 26 Metro will be implementing what are in some cases rather substantial service changes. The Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon panel and remarks made late last year by Metro’s Deputy Executive Officer for Service Planning and Scheduling Conan Cheung signaled substantial trims in revenue service hours were in the offing. Also an evaluation of […]

Speaking at This Weekend’s So.CA.T.A Meeting: Stephen Box

By Dana Gabbard | May 12, 2011 | No Comments

Originally Stephen Villavaso of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition was scheduled to be the guest speaker at the Southern California Transit Advocates May 14th meeting, only to have a conflict force him to request to be rescheduled to our June meeting. As I scrambled to seek a replacement Nick Matonak who handles the Facebook […]

Gabbard: Vote Yes on 22

By Dana Gabbard | Oct 26, 2010 | 3 Comments

(Note: As we did in 2008, Streetsblog encourages the submission of op/eds about the ballot propositions on the November ballot. Have something transportation related to say? Feel free to email me at damien at streetsblog dot org. None of these op/eds should be considered an endorsement by Streetsblog.) Proposition 22 is the latest salvo in […]

Transit Saturday: Plan with the BRU or Explore Torrance Transit with SO.CA.TA

By Dana Gabbard | Jun 17, 2010 | 7 Comments

Photo:bedlambalticavenue/flickr Saturday two transit events will be occurring that may be of interest, and by coincidence both commence at 9:30 a.m. The Bus Riders Union will have its monthly meeting at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (on Wilshire two blocks west of Vermont) with a light breakfast served at 9:30 a.m. followed by the meeting at 10 a.m. The […]

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