transportation

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Two-Faced Policy on Sidewalk Parking Around UCLA

Byuclafaculty

Earlier posts have noted the problem of parking on the sidewalk in the areas surrounding the campus and the fact that legal action has been brought against LA City for not enforcing its parking rules. But the City seems to be two-faced, sometimes taking action and sometimes not. The legal action against the City has been based on disability rights, i.e., that disabled persons in wheelchairs can’t use the sidewalks easily if they are blocked by parked cars. Excerpt from the Daily Bruin today: The Los Angeles Department of Transportation has suspended ticketing for apron parking after protests from students…

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Parking Coincidence

Byuclafaculty

You might be surprised to learn from the powers-that-be in parking (who say that “YOUR FEEDBACK” is so important to them – that’s what their latest memo says) that the May 6, 2011 final parking rate increases look remarkably like the April 6, 2011 proposed increases. Who would have thought there would have been such similarity? May 6: Open publication – Free publishing – More parking April 6: Open publication – Free publishing – More parking The similarity can only be a coincidence, I’m sure. P.S.: Don’t park on the sidewalk. http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2011/05/illegally_apronparked_cars_in_the_north_village_receive_citations_warning_of_future_tickets

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Santa Monica Bus Service to UCLA May Change

Byuclafaculty

UCLA Transportation posted the following info: Santa Monica Big Blue Bus recently released its proposed service changes scheduled to be implemented in the coming year. Among these proposed changes are several that would have significant impacts on some UCLA riders: Lines 3 & 14: Under the proposed plan, Line 3 would no longer serve the UCLA campus directly. Instead, Line 14 would follow Line 3’s current route from UCLA as far west as Bundy Dr. (in Brentwood), where it would turn south and follow Bundy/Centinela until the line terminated at Culver Blvd. in Mar Vista. Current Line 3 riders east…

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The Empire Strikes Back (at BruinGO)

Byuclafaculty

Below is an article from the online edition of the Daily Bruin regarding the BruinGO program, a system of subsidized public transit for UCLA students and employees. Note that the announcement reported by the Bruin is being made at the end of classes and just before exam week when students are not paying attention. There is no paper edition of the Daily Bruin at this time of year. The UCLA transportation powers-that-be have never been happy with BruinGO, precisely because it displaces the parking empire. Prof. Donald Shoup of Urban Planning has been a leader, both in the creation of…

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Don’t Take Away My Bike (at Berkeley)

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UC Berkeley crackdown has bicyclists fuming Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 13, 2010 UC Berkeley freshman Devin Shoop got a $220 ticket in September. His crime: locking his bicycle to a railing instead of a bike rack… As he tells it, Shoop locked his old mountain bike to a rail outside Cal’s Recreational Sports Facility on Bancroft Way on Sept. 17, as was his habit when the bike rack was full. He made sure his bike wasn’t blocking the path, then ducked into the gym for a few hours. He came out to find a boot on his bike…