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Lyft Proposal Would Slash Congestion In Los Angeles

September 19, 2017 Steve Hanley 0 Comments autonomous cars, Los Angeles, Lyft, plan for Wilshire Boulevard, urban congestion

Lyft is working with engineers and city planners on ways to reduce urban congestion using more ride hailing and car sharing programs in the future.

Public Transit

SleepBus Offers Overnight Service Between LA and SF

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 Steve Hanley 8 Comments Los Angeles, overnight bus service, SleepBus. San Francisco

Going from San Francisco to LA? Now you can sleep on the way aboard the SleepBus, a wifi enabled transportation idea that has been an instant success.

Electric Vehicles Hybrid / EVs Plug-in Hybrids

Los Angeles Adds 288 Electric & Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars To Fleet

September 12, 2015September 14, 2015 Steve Hanley 0 Comments BMW, BMW i3, california, LA Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Sustainable City Plan, Nissan, Nissan LEAF, Tesla, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model S P85D

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti says the city will lease 160 electric cars and 128 plug-in hybrid cars as part of its Sustainable City Plan for the future.

Car Buying Electric Vehicles Hybrid / EVs Plug-in Hybrids Policy Politics

10 Charts Explore Top Electric Car Cities In US

August 9, 2015August 8, 2015 James Ayre 2 Comments Arizona, atlanta, baltimore, boston, california, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, denver, Detroit, ev sales, Florida, Georgia, Houston, ICCT, Illinois, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, miami, Michigan, missouri, New York, New York City, North Carolina, Oregon, pennsylvania, Philadelphia, phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Riverside, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, seattle, St. Louis, tampa, texas, top EV cities, Washington

Originally published on EV Obsession. Some of the factors contributing to the relatively fast adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in

Electric Vehicles

BYD Electric Buses Keep Air Clean For 2015 Special Olympics

August 5, 2015August 5, 2015 Zachary Shahan 0 Comments BYD, byd electric buses, california, Los Angeles, Special Olympics

Originally published on CleanTechnica. A large number of BYD’s all-electric, zero-emission buses were used during the recent 2015 Special Olympics

Electric Vehicles Policy Politics

Low-Income Electric Carsharing Coming To Los Angeles

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 James Ayre 0 Comments California Air Resources Board, California carsharing, California electric carsharing, CARB, carsharing, Charge Ahead California, electric carsharing, Los Angeles, Los Angeles carsharing, Los Angeles electric carsharing

Originally published on EV Obsession. Low-income communities in Los Angeles will likely soon have access to a pilot program for

Events Infrastructure Mass transit Policy

Los Angeles Mayor Gets Serious About Public Transit

April 29, 2015April 28, 2015 Susanna Schick 3 Comments ATSAC, funding infrastructure, LA Metro, Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Measure R, Measure R2, nobody walks in LA, public transit, smog, traffic, Waze

Last week, Move LA invited Mayor Eric Garcetti and many other esteemed guests to discuss the potential for Measure R2, the next step in funding (fixing) Los Angeles’ transportation woes. Measure R is a half percent sales tax approved in 2008, slated to bring in as much as $40 billion over 30 years. Since 2008, it has helped rapidly increase LA’s metro system.

Infrastructure Politics

The Rockstars of Urban Planning On Walking In LA

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 Susanna Schick 0 Comments bike infrastructure, bike safety, Los Angeles, los angeles metro, pedestrian safety, public transit, Urban Planning

The Hammer Museum at UCLA hosts weekly talks on hot topics. Being a huge fan of turning Los Angeles into a car-free city, I was eager to hear Seleta Reynolds, our new General Manager at the Department of Transportation. Mayor Garcetti stole her from San Francisco after she helped turn that city into a cyclists’ paradise while also shortening car commute times.

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