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A Campaign Ad That Transit Buffs Can Appreciate

October 7, 2014 Mark Elliot Bobby Shriver, Metro, Pacific Electric, Sheila Kuehl

Amid the onslaught of flyers that seem to keep the Postal Service afloat every campaign season, the last theme we

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Featured 

Another Metro/Caltrans I-405 #FAIL: SM Blvd

February 13, 2014February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot Caltrans, City of Los Angeles, Deathtrap405, Metro, safety

Gosh, could these agencies make it any more difficult for a rider to cross the 405? We’ve written about the

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We Support Metro on Bike Share

January 22, 2014 Mark Elliot bikeshare, Metro

We support Metro getting behind a regional bike share system. They’ve embraced a hub concept for their stations; they have

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News 

Regional Bikeshare for Los Angeles County?

November 9, 2013December 16, 2013 Mark Elliot bikeshare, Metro, Pam O'Connor

Will bike sharing finally come to the Los Angeles area? That’s the question rolling off the tongue of observers who

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Submit I-405 Project Claims

September 5, 2013 Mark Elliot 405 freeway expansion, Deathtrap405, Metro

Have you busted a rim or been struck by a vehicle at I-405 project crossings? Metro’s little-known claims program might

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Recap 

Metro I-405 8/15 Meeting Recap

August 15, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot 405 freeway expansion, Metro, recap

Pity the poor motorist. At the Westwood Recreation Center tonight, we learned that the eastbound Wilshire on-ramp to the northbound

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I-405 Over Budget, Behind Schedule

April 24, 2013 Mark Elliot 405 freeway expansion, Caltrans, Metro, safety, Zev Yaroslavsky

LA Times today reports on the I-405 expansion running over budget and behind schedule. They could talk about the hazard

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BH Support for Measure J Dropped 16%

April 2, 2013 Mark Elliot Measure J, Measure R, Metro

LA Times analysis shows that ballot-box support for Measure J (the 30-year transit tax extension) dropped by 6% county-wide as

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Metro’s New Spot: Share the Road

March 13, 2013January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Metro, safety

Waking up to KPCC this morning we heard Metro’s new radio spot promoting road safety. It said, “Every Lane is

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Soapbox 

Measure J: We Can’t Support It

October 29, 2012September 20, 2022 Mark Elliot LACBC, Measure J, Measure R, Metro, Move LA

Measure J, the initiative on the Los Angeles County ballot to extend the voter approved half-cent transportation sales tax, has

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Why can't safety begin with Metro?
Featured 

Uncertain Progress on the Expo Line Bikeway

September 3, 2012January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Damien Newton, Expo bikeway, Expo Construction Authority, Expo Line, Gary Kavanaugh, Metro, public participation, Sherry Arnstein

On this past Saturday’s Bike Talk podcast we took the opportunity to highlight the ongoing challenge of creating a safe

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Seen This Movie Before?

June 5, 2012July 20, 2014 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Unified School District, Metro, Purple Line

The original Frankenstein (1931) film will screen at UCLA’s Wilder Theater this Friday evening at 7:30. Adapted from Mary Shelley’s

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Beverly Hills ‘Likes’ Metro!

April 5, 2012July 12, 2012 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills on Facebook, Metro, Purple Line

You wouldn’t know it from the hostility shown to Metro by Beverly Hills officials incensed over the subway, but according

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Tell Sacramento: Triple Bike Carriers on Board, Please!

April 3, 2012July 12, 2012 Mark Elliot Bonnie Lowenthal, Metro, Robert Blumenfield

Heeding the call of the LACBC, we’ve sent our plea to State Assembly members Blumenfield (40th district) and Lowenthal (54th) to urge

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LACBC Bike Count: Metro Bike Carrier Data

September 16, 2011July 12, 2012 Mark Elliot bicycle count, Metro, multimodal mobility, Santa Monica Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard

Better Bike had the pleasure of volunteering for the LACBC Bike Count this past Tuesday. From 7-9 AM and 4-6

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