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Daily Transit Links Roundup for 6/20/08

Added on Friday, June 20th, 2008

Metrolink

The illusion of control: in a car you’ve got control, in a bus you don’t. Or is that really the case?
Angelenos dump the pump with gusto. Not hard with gas prices over $4/gallon.
In Orange County, 10,000 people downloaded a free transit pass offered by OCTA for Dump the Pump Day.
Metrolink hits 50,000 riders on Tueday, its highest single day ridership EVAR.
A freeway is completed and traffic increases.

Posted in Morning Commute | 9 Comments »

Daily Transit Links Roundup for 6/13/08

Added on Friday, June 13th, 2008

CarTarded

Terence Jeffery, a cartarded conservative nimrod, is my new comedy hero. His defense of Americuz “free-market transportation” system is a laugh riot. Terence buddy, read this and then go eat your slice of pizza and be quiet, cuz I’m not buying it. Cartard.
Los Angeles freeway bike rebels garner national attention.
Orange Line to keep going… all the way to the Chatsworth Metrolink Station.
Amtrak president Alex Kummant gets real in a great interview with Reuters. A must read.
Los Angeles rail ridership up from a year ago, but bus ridership is down. Dear car-culture refugees: fear not the bus.
Thousand Oaks bus system offers Google Transit and NextBus technology to help riders figure out where they are going and stay on schedule. Nice!
Hey, remember when Austin’s CapMetro went up against Miss Traffic and won? Well they’ve pwned Metro again by launching an official agency blog. Nice!

Posted in Morning Commute | 13 Comments »

Daily Transit Links Roundup for 5/28/08

Added on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Chinatown Gold Line Station

A Damien Goodmon video from earlier this year surfaces. Comments ensue.
Megabus bids adieu to the West Coast. We hardly knew ye.
Don’t worry drivers, money spent on gasoline is just 17% of the total cost of car ownership.
Republicans don’t realize that money spent on gasoline is just 17% of the total cost of car ownership.
Even though the cost of gas is only 17% of the total cost of car ownership, the price increase is leading more people to the Gold Line. If these people choose to dump their cars altogether they could get back the other 83%.

Posted in Morning Commute | 14 Comments »

Daily Transit Links Roundup

Added on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Long Beach Bus Stop

Seniors in Long Beach attempt the Transit Oriented Lifestyle, but elements of the car-culture like wide roads and quick traffic signals make it difficult.
A look at potential changes to 1st and Alameda courtesy of the Downtown Regional Connector.
The true gas holiday - this summer it’s estimated that summer travel by public transit will increase by 35%.
Rail transit transparency: Amtrak shares on-time performance data with customers.

Posted in Morning Commute | 2 Comments »

Gas Prices and the Transit Surge on the TODAY Show

Added on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Posted in Transit Oriented Video | 10 Comments »

Daily Transit Links Roundup

Added on Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Hollywood/Western Apartments in East Hollywood

Big Blue Bus boosts ridership by 2.3 percent.
If only the car divorce rate was as high as the real divorce rate.
The system is rigged! California exists for the automobile!
East Hollywood officially adopts the Cyclist Bill of Rights.
Bike racks coming to Dodger Stadium. Buses? Not so much.

Posted in Morning Commute | 5 Comments »

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