Comments on: Community Living Rooms – An Effort to Make LA’s Bus Stops A Little Nicer http://thecityfix.com/community-living-rooms-an-effort-to-make-las-bus-stops-a-little-nicer/ Sustainable Urban Mobility Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:24:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Ethan Arpi http://thecityfix.com/community-living-rooms-an-effort-to-make-las-bus-stops-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Ethan Arpi Thu, 01 May 2008 19:58:30 +0000 http://thecityfix.com/community-living-rooms-an-effort-to-make-las-bus-stops-a-little-nicer/#comment-477 Yeah, "the community living room" model is also nice because it allows local residents to take these issues into their own hands without have to wait for some government bureaucrat to make up his/her mind. Yeah, “the community living room” model is also nice because it allows local residents to take these issues into their own hands without have to wait for some government bureaucrat to make up his/her mind.

]]> By: Helena Cobban http://thecityfix.com/community-living-rooms-an-effort-to-make-las-bus-stops-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Helena Cobban Thu, 01 May 2008 14:08:20 +0000 http://thecityfix.com/community-living-rooms-an-effort-to-make-las-bus-stops-a-little-nicer/#comment-478 Great post, Ethan! I was in LA in early April, staying with my daughter on the #8 Big Blue (Santa Monica city-run) bus route. I loved the <a href="http://www.bigbluebus.com/home/index.asp" rel="nofollow">Big Blue system</a>, found their website helpful with schedules, etc, though some of the buses did run a little late. Couple of time I took my daughter's car out onto the mendaciously named "FREEways". Hey, if this is the 'freedom' that Big Oil wants us to fight and die for, I ain't buying it! When the time came to leave, I took a Big Blue #8 to the stop (Lincoln Blvd?) where I transfered to the "Rapid 3" bus that goes with admirable speed to the LAX airport's transit center, where shuttles then whisk you to your terminal. I thought it was a great set-up, and the whole of the bus-ride cost me $1.25. I found the buses very heavily used. And yes, most stops could certainly use some upgrading. I love the "community living room" concept for bus-stops. Angelenos are lucky they don't usually need to shelter from rain, while waiting... so the concept would be a bit different in most cities around the world? Great post, Ethan! I was in LA in early April, staying with my daughter on the #8 Big Blue (Santa Monica city-run) bus route. I loved the Big Blue system, found their website helpful with schedules, etc, though some of the buses did run a little late. Couple of time I took my daughter’s car out onto the mendaciously named “FREEways”. Hey, if this is the ‘freedom’ that Big Oil wants us to fight and die for, I ain’t buying it!

When the time came to leave, I took a Big Blue #8 to the stop (Lincoln Blvd?) where I transfered to the “Rapid 3″ bus that goes with admirable speed to the LAX airport’s transit center, where shuttles then whisk you to your terminal. I thought it was a great set-up, and the whole of the bus-ride cost me $1.25.

I found the buses very heavily used. And yes, most stops could certainly use some upgrading.

I love the “community living room” concept for bus-stops. Angelenos are lucky they don’t usually need to shelter from rain, while waiting… so the concept would be a bit different in most cities around the world?

]]> By: Streetsblog LA » New York Times Highlights Community Living Rooms in LA http://thecityfix.com/community-living-rooms-an-effort-to-make-las-bus-stops-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Streetsblog LA » New York Times Highlights Community Living Rooms in LA Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:49:18 +0000 http://thecityfix.com/community-living-rooms-an-effort-to-make-las-bus-stops-a-little-nicer/#comment-476 [...] Via the City Fix, the New York Times discovered the "Community Living Rooms" that are popping up throughout Los Angeles. [...] [...] Via the City Fix, the New York Times discovered the "Community Living Rooms" that are popping up throughout Los Angeles. [...]

]]> By: sprawlingcities http://thecityfix.com/community-living-rooms-an-effort-to-make-las-bus-stops-a-little-nicer/comment-page-1/#comment-475 sprawlingcities Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:40:32 +0000 http://thecityfix.com/community-living-rooms-an-effort-to-make-las-bus-stops-a-little-nicer/#comment-475 I live in Oakland and local neighborhood groups have done quite a bit to improve all sorts of public spaces, not just bus stops. I think Oakland was actually the first to do this. I live in Oakland and local neighborhood groups have done quite a bit to improve all sorts of public spaces, not just bus stops. I think Oakland was actually the first to do this.

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