It’s Social Media Week here in Los Angeles. This global platform for conversation, collaboration and learning connects hundreds of thousands of people in different cities around the world in hopes of raising consciousness about social media’s role in society. Participating…
Author: Kenn Bicknell
Research Roundup: More Transit = More Jobs, Congestion Trends & Statistics, Managing Increased Ridership
The Transportation Equity Network (TEN) has released More Transit = More Jobs: The Impact Of Increasing Funding For Public Transit (31p. PDF). TEN is a coalition of more than 350 grassroots organizations in 41 states that has worked since 1997…
5th Annual L.A. As Subject Archives Bazaar: Save The Date For L.A.’s Premiere Historical & Cultural Event On Oct. 23 (And It’s Free!)
Southern California: Just thinking about our vast region (larger than many states), diverse population (numbering in the millions), and its unique role in the historical and cultural development of the state and nation boggles the mind. (Click on all images…
Scan A Barcode, Find A Library: Bringing The World’s Library Collections To Your Phone
Ever wonder about those ubiquitous Universal Product barcodes on the back of just about every book? We’ve been scanning UPC barcodes at the grocery checkout for years, but there never seemed to be a consumer application for those found on…
Before TAP: The 1963 Vision Of Smart-Card Fare Collection And Rapid Transit For L.A.
The Metro TAP Program has been in the news quite a bit lately, and it reminded us of a long-forgotten piece of Los Angeles transit history. On January 7, 1963, local business and political leaders gathered at the Statler-Hilton Hotel…
Research Roundup: Benefits Of California HSR, The ARC Effect, BRT Studies & Evaluating Rail Criticism
The Institute Of Transportation Studies’ Center For Urban Infrastructure at UC Irvine released its Thinking Ahead: High-Speed Rail In Southern California (31p. PDF) report last week. It attempts to quantify some of the regional economic and other benefits likely to…
50th Anniversary Of L.A.’s "Metro Rail"…Say Whaaat?!: Celebrating The 1960 Birth Of Our Modern Rail System
In July, Metro and Los Angeles celebrated 20 years of Metro Rail. To commemorate the anniversary last month, we took a look back at both the history of service between Los Angeles and Long Beach (1902-1961) as well as the…
SurveyLA: What Is It And Why Does It Matter?
SurveyLA – the Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey – is Los Angeles’ first-ever comprehensive program to identify significant historic resources throughout our city. The survey marks a coming-of-age for Los Angeles’ historic preservation movement, and will serve as a centerpiece…
Research Roundup: Transit Benefits & Costs, Highway Funding, Bus & Rail Transit, Security & Procurements
The Victoria Transport Policy Institute has just published a new guidebook describing how to create a comprehensive framework for evaluating the full impacts (benefits and costs) of a particular transit service or improvement. Their “Evaluating Public Transit Benefits And Costs:…
Demand-Based "Smart Parking": Watch How It Works
SFpark Overview from SFpark on Vimeo. You may have heard recent stories about San Francisco’s bold experiment with demand-based parking, a two-year pilot project that launched two weeks ago (see links to stories at end of this post). This new…