http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:33:30 -0700 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:54:05 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Casual-Fridays-How-to-reduce-your-commute-by-89--20-of-the-time?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner  Last Friday I traveled from my apartment in Santa Monica to my job in Burbank. It took me 5 minutes. That's right. I could have rollerbladed.A little background: I work for an Internet-industry company with offices in Burbank and Santa Mon... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:54:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Casual-Fridays-How-to-reduce-your-commute-by-89--20-of-the-time?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Prius-Envy-part-2?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner Open Says Me(continued from Prius Envy, part 1)David, a 2nd-generation Prius owner, confesses to Dr. Gasol his desire for the new 2010 Prius, unable to put his finger on the feature that is driving his heart-engine into the red... Bladder Control &qu... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:04:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Prius-Envy-part-2?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Prius-envy-The-driver-of-a-2ndgeneration-hybrid-drools-over-the-3rd?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner Whoa.  Why don't I have one of those? David, a 2nd-generation Prius owner, confesses to Dr. Gasol his desire for the new 2010 Prius, unable to put his finger on the feature that is driving his heart-engine into the red..."But doctor, I alre... 2010 Prius hybrid fuel bladder solar roof Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:59:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Prius-envy-The-driver-of-a-2ndgeneration-hybrid-drools-over-the-3rd?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Build-me-a-FREEWAY-LAs-1958-master-plan-part-deux?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner We now continue our intra-city infra-structure travelogue following the old routes of the Chumash. As reimagined by white folks with a lot of concrete...One unique geographical feature of this city that you often read of, if you often read Wikipedia,... Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:19:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Build-me-a-FREEWAY-LAs-1958-master-plan-part-deux?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Sierra-Club-meeting-LA-and-California-public-transportation?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner There are plenty of transit options in the planning stages for Los Angeles and the state.  Traffic may not get better, but there are "green shoots" for transportation (e.g., read my article about the Green Line train shooting all the w... Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:26:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Sierra-Club-meeting-LA-and-California-public-transportation?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Build-me-a-Freeway-improving-flow-without-adding-lanes?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner If Only... My friend Mike sent in the following very thorough response to my post about Idiot brain and our knee-jerk desire for more lanes as an answer for traffic.  I agree with his overall premise: there are many near-term opportunities for ... Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:40:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d16-Build-me-a-Freeway-improving-flow-without-adding-lanes?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Build-me-a-FREEWAY-The-irrational-exuberance-of-LAs-1958-master-plan?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner As Could Be: Idiot Brain wants more lanes, alwaysIf We Had Our Way When last we wrote, I discussed the common L.A. driver syndrome of "Idiot brain", which leads to declarations like "All they need is to double-deck the 10 freeway"... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:46:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Build-me-a-FREEWAY-The-irrational-exuberance-of-LAs-1958-master-plan?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d11-You-know-what-they-should-do-They-should-just-BUILD-ME-A-FREEWAY?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner 25-mile Tunnel Vision?In discussing the "gravity of the freeway situation"  in L.A., my friend Joey made a joke about "straightening out" the 405 in the Sepulveda Pass.  And I laughed, not just at the joke, but at thinki... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:42:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m8d11-You-know-what-they-should-do-They-should-just-BUILD-ME-A-FREEWAY?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d26-UPDATE-More-Pasadena--Golden-State-freeway-SmartStud-pictures?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner Partial implementation of Smart Studs in Figueroa St. tunnelGet your mind out of the shoulder, folks -- these stud pictures are not lurid, but they are luminous.  ...Something Like the SunOf course, whereas typical road studs shine with a moon-l... Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:45:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d26-UPDATE-More-Pasadena--Golden-State-freeway-SmartStud-pictures?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Green-Line--LAX-extension-City-Council-pays-Park-N-Ride-puts-down-a-parking-lot?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner Can L.A. turn dotted lines into rail lines? As if to head off my upcoming pet peeve about the Green Line and its terminus interruptus 2 miles south of LAX, city and airport officials have made three recent moves toward closing that yawning commuter ... green line LAX Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:54:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Green-Line--LAX-extension-City-Council-pays-Park-N-Ride-puts-down-a-parking-lot?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d20-UPDATE-Caltrans-smartstud-fix-for-N-110-to-N-5-bottleneck?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner One of SmartStud's tunnel projectsAs fast as anything you've experienced with Caltrans, I got some very helpful information from a Senior Transportation Engineer in the agency's District 7, which includes the storied and stopped-up Figueroa St. Tunne... santa monica Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:21:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d20-UPDATE-Caltrans-smartstud-fix-for-N-110-to-N-5-bottleneck?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d19-LA-roadblocks-Caltrans-addresses-N-110-exit-to-N-5-bottleneck-with-dynamic-smartstud-systems?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner Caltrans plans backward? (No, this road is in Britain)Caltrans to Open Up 2nd Exit Lane from N. 110 to N. I-5 -- with On/Off SwitchWell, what do you know?  Caltrans is actually implementing state-of-the-art technology to manage traffic flow... santa monica caltrans bottleneck smart-stud Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:43:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d19-LA-roadblocks-Caltrans-addresses-N-110-exit-to-N-5-bottleneck-with-dynamic-smartstud-systems?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Top-5-LA-roadblocks--5-The-exit-from-110-N-to-5-North?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner This is the first of MY Top 5 L.A. Roadblocks -- pet peeves of Angeleno immobility that have an obvious resolution, IF ONLY CALTRANS WOULD LISTEN TO ME. Let me know what YOUR pet peeves are, and we'll compare notes. #5   The ... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:38:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d14-Top-5-LA-roadblocks--5-The-exit-from-110-N-to-5-North?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d8-LA-road-blocks-Simple-changes-to-improve-traffic-circulation?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner You drive by them, through them, around them, despite them, and you say, “Why the hell did they build it that way?” You know at least one of them:  A poorly designed freeway interchange; an ill-conceived directional sign; a less-than... Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:18:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d8-LA-road-blocks-Simple-changes-to-improve-traffic-circulation?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d4-View-from-the-Westside?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner If there’s one thing my city- and suburb-dwelling friends have in common, it’s the shared disdain for driving anywhere on the Westside.  Invite my Hollywood friends over to my Santa Monica pad for drinks, and they say, “Oh, man... santa monica traffic business growth driving commuters Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:35:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d4-View-from-the-Westside?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d3-LA-traffic-gets-worse-road-clears-for-public-transit?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner Let’s start with the bad news: Traffic in Los Angeles is getting worse.  A recent article in the LA Times confirms what anyone who’s navigated the gnarled streets of the Westside knows: we’ve seen a major increase in car traffi... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:45:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14104-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner~y2009m7d3-LA-traffic-gets-worse-road-clears-for-public-transit?cid=exrss-LA-Traffic-and-Transportation-Examiner