San Diego Reader | "Fletcher Pledges to Make Transit, Cyclist Access a Priority" by Dave_Rice

San Diego Reader | "Fletcher Pledges to Make Transit, Cyclist Access a Priority" by Dave_Rice: "San Diego mayoral candidate Nathan Fletcher met with cycling advocates on Saturday, February 18, to discuss ways the city could become more hospitable to bicycle commuters. Fletcher told Bike San Diego that he envisions changing San Diego’s motto from “America’s Finest City” to the “World’s Most Innovative City” and that moving away from a car-centric culture to one that embraces multiple modes of transportation, including cycling, plays a part in that evolution."

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Too hard to get around here - L.A.

Event examines how to make LA a mobile city again | Kristin Eberhard's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC: "This fall I taught a class at UCLA Law school, and was surprised to hear that many of the students did not plan to stay in LA after graduating. When asked why, the big answer was jobs, but another common answer was “It’s too hard to get around here.” This illustrates something we all know: we can not have a thriving economy that attracts talent and creates jobs if we are choked in gridlock and have no real options for getting around beyond sitting in a car by ourselves, stopped in traffic."

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Situation normal, all backed up

Westbound traffic crawls on a frontage road next to Interstate 10 east of Cabazon on Sunday. Cars were backed up on the interstate for miles. (Guy McCarthy, Banning-Beaumont Patch / February12, 2012)

Massive 10 Freeway traffic jam evolves into Caltrans scandal - latimes.com: "backed up traffic for about 25 miles Sunday, forcing drivers to endure delays of five hours or more"

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Bus Ridership Reaches All-Time High in Region - Murrieta, CA Patch

Bus Ridership Reaches All-Time High in Region - Murrieta, CA Patch: "More people are riding the bus than ever before, according to a report released by Riverside Transit Agency, which provides bus services to the Murrieta and Temecula Valley.

Ridership records have been smashed in eight of the last 12 months, adding up to an unprecedented number of RTA bus boardings in 2011, according to a news release from RTA Spokesperson Bradley Weaver."

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