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Paying L.A. to Do It Yourselfnew

Cycling and riding public transit in L.A. requires a DIY mentality. The bus does not seem to follow a schedule. You have to just guess what time it is going to show up.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Browne Molyneux | 08-08-2008 | Transportation

Tags: transportation, Los Angeles, bicycling, L.A., buses, sales tax, bicycle lanes

Derailing L.A.new

Damien Goodmon wants to halt the L.A.'s light rail project in its current form and place the line underground. Along the way, he's aligned himself with remnants of some of the same ugly forces that have impeded mass transit since racism and fear stopped the Red Line subway in the 1980s.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Greg Katz and Alan Mittelstaedt | 02-15-2008 | Transportation

Tags: transportation

L.A.'s Transit Crisisnew

How hard should it be for politicians to ask Angelenos to pay for a world-class transportation system?

Los Angeles CityBeat | Alan Mittelstaedt | 01-18-2008 | Transportation

Tags: traffic, transportation, Los Angeles, sprawl, Transit

Could the 1984 Olympics Solve L.A.'s Congestion?new

In 1984, residents and policy makers were petrified the event would freeze the city in a two-week traffic jam. Some 6 million spectators were coming to Los Angeles and would be traveling between 24 different venues. But then the traffic plans worked.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Hanna Ingber Win | 09-28-2007 | Transportation

Tags: transportation

Are L.A. City Councilmembers Too Good For Public Transportation?new

See the commuting habits of the councilmembers for 15 districts and what, if anything, they would change.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Staff | 09-28-2007 | Transportation

Tags: transportation

Who Can Get Los Angeles Moving Again?new

L.A.'s problem isn't a shortage of ideas for solving the chaotic commute -- today's problem is lack of consensus and inadequate leadership to enlist support across the board, from winning over residents wary of paying higher taxes to tight-fisted lawmakers in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Alan Mittelstaedt | 09-28-2007 | Transportation

Tags: transportation

L.A.'s Fare Warsnew

Bus and train fares will go up in July as activists threaten legal action.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Jonathan Frochtzwajg | 06-01-2007 | Transportation

Tags: transportation

Driving the Futurenew

Biogas rises but hydrogen sinks as big automakers muscle into alternative car technologies at the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference and Expo.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Marc B. Haefele | 04-13-2007 | Transportation

Tags: transportation