“Who would have thought that one of the best Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the U.S. would be in its most crowded, congested, sprawling city? Well check this out. It’s really fabulous…”
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L.A.’s Orange Line: Bus Rapid Transit (plus bike path!)
Posted by Infra on Thursday, July 16th, 2009Transportation for the Future
Posted by Infra on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Video by Colin McCullough “We made this video for the US PIRG video contest, which asks ‘What is your vision of sustainable transportation of the future?’ Public transportation will play a major role, but no realistic vision of transportation should leave out electric cars and trucks.”
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...High School Students Support Clean Air and Economic Justice Plan!
Posted by Infra on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Kassie Walters gives a speach on students right to educational access “On Tuesday, March 31st, members of Westchester High School’s Taking Action club held a rally and press conference to urge MTA to support the BRU’s Clean Air and Economic Plan. Students highlighted the consequences of poor service on line 115 (Manchester Blvd) to demonstrate […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Do It Yourself (Illegal) Bike Lanes
Posted by Spokes-person on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009I think this one gets filed under, “Asking for forgiveness is easier than asking for permission.” http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s1-3-583-19643-1,00.html A group of cyclists in LA painted their own bike lane on a dangerous bridge crossing. The lane lasted all of 100 hours before the DOT removed it and, comically, created another bike lane unintentionally The article also […]
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Wilbur Wright High School, Detroit
Posted by Infra on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Re-Training America, Part 1
Posted by Infra on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009“The first of three installments of a documentary film done for a Political Science course at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, that examines the issue of transportation and energy usage, and promotes the diversification of the US transportation system through greater investment in rail and transit.”
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Seattle Crosswalk: Tap foot. Lights Blink. Cross Street.
Posted by Content Coordinator on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009“Along Seattle’s historic waterfront I happened upon a unique pedestrian-activated crosswalk that blinks as people cross. Yes, I have seen over a dozen lighted ped signals before in myriad cities, but all required the user to press a button to manually begin the cycle. So, you ask, how is this one different?..”
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Brooklyn Grade Crossing Elimination Tunnel
Posted by urbanarchaeology on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Completed 1917, passes below east new york, Brooklyn and is no longer in service. photo: Jeremy Blakeslee
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...Reading Viaduct :: Philadelphia
Posted by urbanarchaeology on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Built by the Philadelphia and Reading Terminal Railroad 1893, it now sits quiet. photo: Jeremy Blakeslee
View this complete Show Us Your Infra! submission...If We Had Trains, You’d be Home By Now
Posted by Infra on Monday, June 8th, 2009
A banner hung by transit activists over the Palms Overpass on I-405, Los Angeles, CA, March 13, 2009
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