Comments on: How to kill time you don’t have: Drive in L.A., still #1 in traffic congestion http://greenlagirl.com/how-to-kill-time-you-dont-have-drive-in-la-still-1-in-traffic-congestion/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Sat, 26 May 2012 08:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/how-to-kill-time-you-dont-have-drive-in-la-still-1-in-traffic-congestion/comment-page-1/#comment-465224 Siel Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:15:44 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=11210#comment-465224 Will -- I wish I were as intrepid a cyclist as you are.... Sirinya -- Funding really is a v. pressing issue -- since <a href="http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-restating-the-obvious-but-in-pretty-interactive-format/" rel="nofollow">projections had the Subway to the Sea getting to Westwood not until 2032</a> in the absence of more funding. Villaraigosa did promise he'd try to speed up the time table -- We need to make sure he and other politicians actually work on this. Will — I wish I were as intrepid a cyclist as you are….

Sirinya — Funding really is a v. pressing issue — since projections had the Subway to the Sea getting to Westwood not until 2032 in the absence of more funding. Villaraigosa did promise he’d try to speed up the time table — We need to make sure he and other politicians actually work on this.

]]> By: Sirinya Tritipeskul http://greenlagirl.com/how-to-kill-time-you-dont-have-drive-in-la-still-1-in-traffic-congestion/comment-page-1/#comment-465217 Sirinya Tritipeskul Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:04:32 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=11210#comment-465217 Siel, I am so sorry to hear about your long cross-town trip. What a bummer! Today, it took me 80 minutes to get from Downtown from a meeting at Metro via transit back to UCLA in the middle of the day. That's pretty typical, I suppose. Don't get me wrong - I'm grateful for our subway and the 720 - but let's face it: There are a lot of cars on our streets, and let me tell you, it will be sweeet to improve connectivity between downtown and the Westside. I know that it is much harder - and time consuming - to remain connected to the policy things that are related to my work because a lot of the conversations take place downtown. We should chat soon about some of Denny Zane/MoveLA's efforts to advocate for a National Infrastructure Bank. It's pretty brainy but the idea is to advocate for a funding source that can act as a bank to front the costs of major infrastructure projects... it'd help accelerate the time table of some major transportation projects, like Expo, Subway to the Sea, and so on. I still have lots to learn about it though. Siel,
I am so sorry to hear about your long cross-town trip. What a bummer! Today, it took me 80 minutes to get from Downtown from a meeting at Metro via transit back to UCLA in the middle of the day. That’s pretty typical, I suppose. Don’t get me wrong – I’m grateful for our subway and the 720 – but let’s face it: There are a lot of cars on our streets, and let me tell you, it will be sweeet to improve connectivity between downtown and the Westside. I know that it is much harder – and time consuming – to remain connected to the policy things that are related to my work because a lot of the conversations take place downtown. We should chat soon about some of Denny Zane/MoveLA’s efforts to advocate for a National Infrastructure Bank. It’s pretty brainy but the idea is to advocate for a funding source that can act as a bank to front the costs of major infrastructure projects… it’d help accelerate the time table of some major transportation projects, like Expo, Subway to the Sea, and so on. I still have lots to learn about it though.

]]> By: Jody Litvak http://greenlagirl.com/how-to-kill-time-you-dont-have-drive-in-la-still-1-in-traffic-congestion/comment-page-1/#comment-465069 Jody Litvak Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:56:53 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=11210#comment-465069 Siel -- Thanks for the mention of the ongoing Subway work and our Facebook group. I hope everyone joins up for this and the many other ongoing Metro efforts -- Crenshaw, Wilshrie BRT, Regional Connector, etc. -- to provide more mobility options for greater Los Angeles. Jody Litvak Metro Westside Subway Extension Team Siel — Thanks for the mention of the ongoing Subway work and our Facebook group. I hope everyone joins up for this and the many other ongoing Metro efforts — Crenshaw, Wilshrie BRT, Regional Connector, etc. — to provide more mobility options for greater Los Angeles.

Jody Litvak
Metro Westside Subway Extension Team

]]> By: Rosemary http://greenlagirl.com/how-to-kill-time-you-dont-have-drive-in-la-still-1-in-traffic-congestion/comment-page-1/#comment-464907 Rosemary Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:51:24 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=11210#comment-464907 Ack, my bus home cruises around the Hollywood fwy/Vermont area so I can personally confirm this traffic wretchedness. Ack, my bus home cruises around the Hollywood fwy/Vermont area so I can personally confirm this traffic wretchedness.

]]> By: Will Campbell http://greenlagirl.com/how-to-kill-time-you-dont-have-drive-in-la-still-1-in-traffic-congestion/comment-page-1/#comment-464772 Will Campbell Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:34:45 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=11210#comment-464772 One of the most compelling FTW reasons why I've bike commuted some 80% of my workdays over this past two years between Silver Lake and Westchester is that getting to/from work by bike adds only 10-20 minutes to my travel time over the same surface street route in my truck. Using a freeway route involving the 101/110/10/405 in my truck has actually proven to be 15-30 minutes slower than my bike on the streets. One of the most compelling FTW reasons why I’ve bike commuted some 80% of my workdays over this past two years between Silver Lake and Westchester is that getting to/from work by bike adds only 10-20 minutes to my travel time over the same surface street route in my truck. Using a freeway route involving the 101/110/10/405 in my truck has actually proven to be 15-30 minutes slower than my bike on the streets.

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