Posts tagged Los Angeles
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National stories: California deals with lost federal funding
In California, federal funds for infrastructure have dried up, so the state is raising its own taxes. One author argues that conservative states need to let their more liberal cities do their thing. And in the architecture world, the effects of glass buildings on energy costs are quite high. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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National stories: Viva Las Vegas
In terms of demographics, Las Vegas today looks a lot like what the whole US is on course to become. Planners in Los Angeles are no longer using Level of Service to measure the success of a transportation project, and Politico just published a list of the 11 most influential mayors in the country. Keep reading…
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National stories: UberPool can’t work without huge subsidies
UberPool is far from a profitable venture, and housing shortages are for places like Des Moines as much as they are for Brooklyn, though the reasons are different. Also, we're probably a ways off from driverless cars being all over the road, but once they do arrive, the big story might be driverless transit. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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Could Elon Musk, creator of Tesla and the Hyperloop, be the next Robert Moses?
There are all kinds of legitimate questions about whether Elon Musk’s ideas will work, but there’s another matter at hand too: would they perpetuate racial and class inequalities that exist as a result of previous urban planning, or would they help alleviate them? Keep reading…
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Metro’s union is right: Bus to rail transfer fares are unfair
ATU Local 689, the union representing most WMATA employees, recently released a detailed proposal for improving Metro. Its suggestion of a flat fare got most of the press attention, but it has 13 other proposals, many excellent. One I agree with completely: making transfers free between bus and rail. Keep reading…
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National stories: Parking vs. progress in Boston
Boston is just the latest city where parking continues to reign. The people of Los Angeles seem like they want to step away from their car-oriented rep. And in Austin, a kerfuffle over Uber and Lyft showed that some transportation execs are pretty out of touch with day to day reality. Check out what’s happening around the country in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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National links: My friend, the robot
BMW thinks self-driving cars will take off if the technology riders at ease, housing is far more complicated than just “developers vs. regulation,” and the field of architecture could stand to get much more diverse. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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National links: Time is… not the only thing that costs money
When we think that the only cost of driving is the time it takes to drive somewhere, we're not considering transportation as holistically as we should. Also, Seattle is running out of space for cars downtown, and pedestrians in Edmonton are pushing to do away with beg buttons because waiting to cross the street is so cold. Check out what’s happening around the world in transportation, land use, and other related areas! Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Act locally
Statehood stalled; Council calls; Big wins for transit; How it shook out in DC; Fund it all in Arlington; How will housing fare?; What’s in it for Metro; Mini Metro on mobile. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Election eve
Not sold on statehood; GOP out of cities; What inner city?; Transit on the ballot; Metro’s need for less speed; More Purple Line jitters; Real estate to the rescue?; Walkable future in Tysons?; Historic preservation discord; And…. Keep reading…