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Ray LaHood Gives Go-Ahead to Portland’s Sprawl-Inducing Mega-Bridge

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 9, 2011 | No Comments

You don’t need to look too hard to find signs that the ground is shifting when it comes to highway construction. Around the country, state DOTs are running out of money. Headlines ask “Are Freeways Doomed?” Overall vehicle miles traveled are down in the Pacific Northwest. But many state and regional transportation agencies continue to […]

Buses, Trains, Bikes and Occupy L.A.

By Damien Newton | Nov 30, 2011 | 15 Comments

Anyone watching the drama unfold between Occupy L.A. and the LAPD last night couldn’t help but notice the active involvement of Metro in the eviction of the Occupy protests. News reports reported that between 27 and 30 Metro buses were used to bus police from Dodger Stadium to Downtown Los Angeles and any overhead shot […]

New Green Bike Lanes on Spring and First

By Joe Linton | Nov 22, 2011 | 8 Comments

City crews were literally greening Los Angeles streets over the past weekend. Stretches of Boyle Height’s First Street and Downtown’s Spring Street received bright green pavement coloring. Though pavement color has been used in Europe, and various U.S. cities, including New York, San Francisco, and Long Beach, these two projects represent the city of L.A.’s […]

Today’s Headlines

By Damien Newton | Nov 21, 2011 | 5 Comments

Council Votes to Replace 6th Street Bridge with Cable Bridge (Curbed) Wesson Taking Over as City Council President, Loves Adorable Dogs (LAT) Does Downtown Need a Streetcar? (Transport Politic via Curbed) Fabulous Santa Monica Bike Facility Opens (The Source) Meanwhile, Great Bike Plan On Its Way (Bikeside) Gov. Working on Budget (LAT) Just Because R’s […]

Eyes on the Street: Subsidizing Parking for Expo Meetings

By Damien Newton | Nov 16, 2011 | 12 Comments

Senate Bill May Weaken Smaller Metros, Empower State DOTs

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 14, 2011 | No Comments

In Indiana, the state DOT wants to build a 142-mile extension of Interstate 69, but the Bloomington metropolitan planning organization won’t allow it – the group had written the road out of its three-year transportation plan and members are standing firm, refusing to write it back in. The MPO in Charlottesville, Virginia, similarly, long fought the […]

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