This and other Building LA’s Future initiatives are made possible in part by: Frustrated by Traffic Gridlock? Here’s What You Can Do! Traffic in Los Angeles County has reached epic proportions. Are you frustrated and want to do something? Then don’t just fume about it – do something about it! Besides carpooling or taking transit, learn [...]
Tips for College Student Anti-Gridlock Groups
Lessons Learned From Year One of Running a Student Transportation Advocacy Organization By Sirinya Tritipeskul and Juan Matute, Buidling LA’s Future’s 2009 “David Bohnett Leadership Fellows” Editor’s Note: Building LA’s Future (www.endinggridlock.org), a nonprofit effort to fight gridlock in LA, asked Sirinya and Juan to prepare this summary of Bruins for Traffic Relief (BTR) with [...]
Thursday’s Metro Board Meeting
This week’s Metro Board meeting promises to be interesting, with Gold Line proponents trying to amend the Long Range Transportation Plan. Have an opinion? Make your voice heard at Thursday’s Metro Board meeting: view the meeting agenda (PDF) for more information. 10/22/09 Thursday Regular Board Meeting – MTA Board Room 9:30 a.m.
NY Trains Wait an Extra Minute for You!
Who says compassion can’t be found in New York City? Turns out that commuter trains in NYC leave an extra minute later than the scheduled time, just to give harried commuters a little more time to make catch the train if they’re running late. Since that can mean the difference between being home for dinner [...]
Web 2.0 Sites & Social Media Tools for Transportation (Mashable)
Technology blog Mashable has a great post on how Web 2.0 sites and social media tools are helping us all navigate our world — including via public transportation. Check it out! Mashable: Smarter Transportation: 10 Social Media Tools to Navigate Your City
NY Times on L.A.’s Dire Future, Unless We Act Now
The New York Times looks at L.A.’s future and hits the nail on the head: Without an overhaul of the city’s transportation network it is only a matter of time before the city breaks down, a victim of pollution and overcongestion. It is time that L.A. step up with a vision for a fully built out [...]
Mike Eng Calls for Stronger Transit Constituency
Assemblyman Mike Eng’s comments stand out from a L.A. Times article about all funds being cut out of the budget’s State Transit Assistance Fund: Eng said that he would like to have seen harder lobbying from transit agencies during budget talks. “We have to have a transit constituency that is willing to step up to the [...]
Interstate Highway Act, President Eisenhower
LA Times Op-Ed: “Eisenhower’s roads to prosperity: The story of how and why the country’s interstate system was created holds lessons for today.” http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-lewis26-2008dec26,0,1661524.story
Transportation to Play Key Role in Obama Administration
TRANSPORTATION TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-12-13-obama-transportation_N.htm
Leaner nations bike, walk, use mass transit
DailyNews.com: Leaner nations bike, walk, use mass transit By Duncan Mansfield, The Associated Press Updated: 12/15/2008 09:35:28 PM PST KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Jim Richards is no kid, but he loves to ride his bike. At 51, he has become a cycling commuter, pedaling 11 miles from his home in the suburbs to his job in [...]
