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Much of the recent attack on high speed rail in California, especially by credulous government watchdog agencies like the Legislative Analyst’s Office and the State Auditor, is due to the fact that the extremist House Republican majority is rapidly anti-rail and has cut future high speed rail funding in pursuit of that agenda. For some [...]
Over at Atlantic Cities, Nate Berg notices a phenomenon that this blog has been describing for several years now: that NIMBYism skews older whereas younger people are much more supportive of new development: The latest annual report from the Saint Consulting group pinpoints who those people are: Not surprisingly, older people tend to be most [...]
The closure of the 405 freeway through the Sepulveda Pass ended early today, but its impact on Southern California may only just be starting. The predicted traffic nightmare that spawned the term “carmageddon” did not materialize, as people adjusted and found ways to live and get around without relying on the freeway. This should come [...]
Today we’re gonna party like it’s 2008 – at least if you need to fill up on gas. In California, the average price for a gallon of 87 octane is now $3.85, with many locations reporting they’re at or above $4 – a mark not reached since the fateful summer of 2008, when prices topped [...]
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