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Patsaouras Plaza Busway Station Hits Snag

By Dana Gabbard | Oct 18, 2012 | No Comments

An update in The Source last year confirmed that, thanks to a Federal Transit Administration grant, Metro would be able to accelerate the completion of the Patsaouras Plaza Busway Station to 2014. Now a transit project status report being presented at today’s Metro Board Construction Committee meeting contains bad news regarding the project. To wit: […]

South L.A. Neighborhood Bike Ambassadors Ride Again…Tonight!

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 18, 2012 | No Comments

Live, work, or ride in South L.A.? Want to be part of the conversation about how to move cycling forward in the communities of South L.A.? Join the Neighborhood Ambassadors tonight at our monthly meeting!

League of American Cyclists Awards Los Angeles Bronze Medal for Bicycle Friendliness

By Damien Newton | Oct 18, 2012 | 9 Comments

Over the last two and a half years, Los Angeles turned a corner. While the city has a long way to go to be a safe and welcoming city for pedestrians and cyclists, things are getting better. The change in attitude has also changed the debate from, “What can the city do to make things […]

What Went Unsaid at Last Night’s Debate

By Ben Fried | Oct 18, 2012 | No Comments

At last night’s presidential debate in Nassau County, the best opening for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to talk about transportation policy came when undecided voter Phillip Tricolla asked the following question of the President: QUESTION: Your energy secretary, Steven Chu, has now been on record three times stating it’s not policy of his department […]

Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture Today at 10:18 a.m.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 18, 2012 | 3 Comments

The Great ShakeOut is coming to a Metro train near you at approximately 10:18 a.m. Should you be in the East Portal at Union Station or on a train and notice it slowing down around that time, fear not: it is just a safety drill. In the event of a serious earthquake, trains would slow […]

Stopping by a Crash on a Balmy Evening…

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 17, 2012 | 17 Comments

Fountain Ave. seemed unusually crushed, even at rush hour. As I rode up the hill towards Hyperion, the cars parted and I saw a woman lying on the ground in front of a white compact car. She was clutching her leg and crying. And she was all alone. Lying in the street. It was bizarre. […]

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