This post’s by Damien Newton of Streetsblog LA, who catches you up on the latest local de-car-ing news:

Buses: As a result of the massive cuts in state transit funding, agencies around L.A. County and beyond are all trying to figure out the fairest way to cut services.  This week, cuts in Culver City, Orange County and even the Los Angeles Unified School District were all in the news.

Trains: In Washington, D.C., Vice President Joe Biden (who, just in case you hadn’t heard, really loves trains!) met with governors from around the country to discuss federal funding of High Speed Rail.  The bad news?  Nobody from our state was there.  The good news?  It looks like CA is in line for some stimulus funds for HSR anyways.

Bikes: Last week saw a lot of reaction to the recently released maps that will provide the engineering framework for the city’s 2010 Bike Master Plan.  Most of the reaction was either negative or cautiously optimistic.  You can read comments by Bike Adivsory Committee Member Kent Strumpell, Bicycling Magazine writer Dan Koeppel (Siel’s note: and author of Banana!) LACBC founder Joe Linton and a series of comments from advocates around the city at Streetsblog.

Bikes: Yesterday was the 9th Annual L.A. River Ride.  Literally thousands of cyclists came out to show their support of the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition and safer, more accomodating streets in L.A. County.

For all the L.A. de-car-ing news that’s fit to blog, visit Damien at Streetsblog LA.

Photo by Damien Newton

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