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Ron Kaye: A seat at the table of power
It was a triumph of citizen activism — the Pasadena City Council's unanimous repudiation last week of plans to extend the long-stalled Long Beach (710) Freeway through town. Someday, we might look back at what happened Monday night as a historic...Tags: Subway Transportation Industry, Petroleum Industry, Public Transportation, Highway Transportation, Transportation
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Mailbag: Give Gordon a shot at the top spot
We are in 100% agreement with the May 8 editorial "Give Gordon a chance." It is undeniably wrong that Councilman David Gordon's fellow council members should be allowed to treat the council office as a childish popularity game and continually vote to deny...Tags: Los Angeles County, Medical Services, Public Relations, California, Dianne Feinstein
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Mayor candidates on transportation: innovation vs. tried and true
During eight years in office, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa staked much of his legacy on transportation. He lobbied Washington for millions of dollars in federal funding. He oversaw the addition of 150 miles of bike lanes. And, five years ago, he...
Tags: Subway Transportation Industry, Local Elections, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Polls, Travel
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L.A. Philharmonic concerned about potential subway noise
Nothing in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's repertoire calls for 135-ton trains. The orchestra aims to keep it that way when Metro light rail cars start rumbling through a subway tunnel near Walt Disney Concert Hall. Experts who know the hall's...
Tags: Subway Transportation Industry, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Zev Yaroslavsky, Culture, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Swept up in a Toronto summer
TORONTO - Streetcars, sharks, pandas and parasols. This summer, Canada's largest city will be vibrantly alive. Just watch out for construction. The biggest news here is the planned opening this summer of Ripley's Aquarium, a $130-million project that...Tags: Subway Transportation Industry, Festive Events, Tour Operations Industry, Travel, Toronto (Canada)
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The Unappetizing Truth About Fast Food
HealthMcDonald’s got lucky this month. First, Charles Ramsey did interview after interview, telling the world over and over again that he was eating his McDonald’s when he heard Amanda Berry’s screams. Then a pair of recent studies shifted the... -
Garcetti sees Hollywood as 'a template for a new Los Angeles'
Chris Robbins could be a poster child for mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti's vision for Los Angeles. Each morning, Robbins straps on a backpack, cues up his iPod and sets out on a short walk to the subway, which whisks him to his downtown public...
Tags: Subway Transportation Industry, Rentals, Litigation, Manhattan (New York City), Cirque du Soleil
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Adam Chisnall brings home laughs to Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGComedy’s Best Kept Secret Show came to Bethlehem's Diamonz Nightclub Saturday night and it was also a homecoming for Bethlehem Township native Adam Chisnall, who now lives in New York City. Chisnall did standup for the first time in the Lehigh... -
Plan for service disruptions as CTA closes Wells Street bridge
Chicago Tribune reporterCTA train service to the Loop is being disrupted again for the second and final nine-day closing of the Wells Street Bridge. Weekend line work has begun and will end about 4 a.m. Monday, May 6, according to CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski. "L"...Tags: Chicago Loop, Transportation, Merchandise Mart, Chicago Transit Authority, Travel
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Wells Bridge work, jammed subway slow CTA commute
The morning CTA commute was slowed today largely by trains detoured into the subway because of the closing of the 91-year-old Wells Street Bridge. As the rush hour peaked around 8:45 a.m., trains on the Red Line between Belmont and Roosevelt -- including...
Tags: Chicago Loop, Transportation, Commuting, Merchandise Mart, Chicago Transit Authority
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Michael Buble gives surprise NYC subway performance
Well, Michael Bublé, you've made our hearts melt yet again. The crooner gave an impromptu performance at the 66th Street Lincoln Center stop of the New York subway Thursday, singing the Jackson 5's "Who's Lovin' You." He sang the song with a capella...Tags: Jessica Alba, Lincoln Center, Transportation, New York City, Music
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For CTA riders, the other shoe dropping
The second and final nine-day closing of the Wells Street Bridge is scheduled to start Friday night, disrupting CTA train service to the Loop again, officials said Monday. For commuters it's the same drill as in early March, when one leaf of the 91-...
Tags: Transportation, Merchandise Mart, Travel, Chicago Transit Authority
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