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Denny Zane to Speak at this Weekend’s So.CA.TA. Meeting

By Damien Newton | Aug 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

Zane at the Time to Move L.A. Conference The featured speaker before this month’s Southern California Transit Advocates meeting will be Denny Zane, the former Santa Monica Councilman and Mayor and Metro insider who is as responsible as anyone for the passage of Measure R. Zane and the It’s Time to Move L.A. Coalition organized […]

Metro Board Preview: LRTP, AnsaldoBreda, Silver Line and Tolls

By Damien Newton | Jul 21, 2009 | 5 Comments

This week’s Metro Board Meeting, the meeting where much of the transportation related news for the entire month comes to a conclusion, has a lot of interesting items. Highlighted by the potential passage of the "2009" Long Range Transportation Plan and the potential extension of the AnsaldoBreda light rail car contract. However, some smaller items, […]

Dana Gabbard: Why My Community Is the Best for Transit

By Dana Gabbard | Jun 23, 2009 | 8 Comments

The Tut Bus in front of the LACMA. Photo: The Metro Library (Editor’s Note: This is the first in what will hopefully be a series of residents defending their community as the best for car-free living in Los Angeles. Make your submissions to damien@streetsblog.org. For more information on the series, visit yesterday’s story.) I am […]

Is Your Community Transit, Pedestrian and Bicycle Friendly?

By Damien Newton | Jun 22, 2009 | 7 Comments

Photo of a Wilshire Rapid via Googiesque/Flickr Last Friday I received a forwarded email from Dana Gabbard of So.CA.TA. fame from someone looking to move to Los Angeles. This future resident wanted to know what the best neighborhood for transit riders was in L.A. While Gabbard can certainly offer a take on pretty much any […]