Submitted by Robert Daeley on Sat, 2010-03-13 16:40.
Bikehugger has a cool video showing the basics of Google’s new bicycling directions for Google Maps. Biggest thing to keep in mind is that, with it being a beta, be sure to sanity-check the directions before sallying forth.
Taking a more local example to me, going from downtown Redlands to downtown Riverside:
It’s cool to start with, heading out Barton Road, and it’s making for the Santa Ana River Trail like it should, but it makes a right turn on Waterman and heads north to the cycling path trailhead off Hospitality Lane in San Bernardino. What it should do in this case is just keep going west and get onto the SART in the Cooley Ranch/Colton area.
Still, it’s exciting to see Cycling get its (preliminary) due on Google Maps, along with “Walking” and “Public Transit.”
Submitted by Robert Daeley on Sat, 2010-03-13 10:12.
Landon Donovan’s possible final game with Everton FC ended in a 2-2 draw at Birmingham City today. He came on in the 67th minute for Nigerian striker Ayegbeni Yakubu, who had scored one of the Toffees’ pair. Unfortunately, Everton let a two-goal lead slip away, losing a chance to make up ground on the team directly above them in the League standings.
Whether or not this actually is Landon’s last Everton fixture, Galaxy coach Bruce Arena expects his star back in Los Angeles right away. This despite the MLS players voting to strike if a new agreement can’t be reached with owners by March 25th. Not that there’s ever a great time to strike, but for a league still struggling for respect in the US, it seems like a particularly inopportune time.
Everton seriously want him back. We’ll see how it plays out.
Railway fan and Angeleno Heights resident Kevin Kuzma was checking out a railroad preservation forum when he came across a recent photo of the Descanso, a 101-year-old Los Angeles street car built to transport mourners as well as the deceased to burial services.
I knew I was benefiting myself and the environment by commuting without a car, but to see the real impact is very amazing. These numbers don’t take into account the savings because of improved emotional and physical well being I am getting because of the exercise. They also don’t take into account the benefit to my community from interacting with my neighbors and fellow commuters. These numbers don’t measure the impact of the 40,000 people every year who’s lives are cut short because of car crashes.
The groundbreaking Women Airforce Service Pilots were buried without military honors and long denied benefits. But now they’ll receive the Congressional Gold Medal.
There’s also a new website describing the planned Intermodal Transit Center in downtown San Bernardino: Are You In?
The new intermodal center will connect 13 existing Omnitrans bus lines, along with forthcoming sbX Bus Rapid Transit routes, 2 Metrolink route extensions, and a future light rail line to downtown Redlands.
The downtown center will not only be an iconic, world-class transportation gateway, but will be a catalyst for economic revitalization and development in San Bernardino. This will be the center point for a new transit village, where pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use neighborhoods with sustainable urban design encourage walking, bicycling, and using transit. The Village will include new public spaces- such as parks and plazas, new retail centers, new restaurants and cafes, new office spaces and meeting places, as well as new housing units for people with varying incomes.
Can’t wait for that new light rail service to Redlands, but it’ll likely be another five years at least.
My dream is to ride my bike to the train and take it to Union Station in Los Angeles, then bike up the hill to Dodger Stadium to see a game. :)
Submitted by Robert Daeley on Wed, 2010-03-03 11:40.
Vendr.tv combines three of my favorite things in their latest episode: cycling, food, and Los Angeles.
“One thing about LA – you can’t escape the sun. Everywhere you look people are tanning, swimming, and running. So, a mobile ice cream vendor is often the perfect fix to beat the heat. Enter Locali, a bicycle powered ice pop shop that focuses on serving local, organic, and sustainable ice cream products all over Los Angeles.”
