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Diesel Multiple Units for LA
08/31/2006
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Roger discovers an East Coast rail line that might make a good model for Los Angeles.

California Politicians Should Get Aboard High Speed Rail
07/26/2006
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Roger thinks big oil is behind an effort to delay the vote on a statewide high speed rail network.

Grand Avenue Project Needs Transit Hub
05/03/2006
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Roger says he sees a major shortcoming in the plans to build residential towers, public spaces and a retail complex on top of downtown LA's Bunker Hill.

The Red Line Expansion Plan Doesn't Go Far Enough
04/14/2006
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LA's transit planners want to extend the Red Line subway from downtown LA to the beach, but Roger thinks it should go farther.

Governor's Infrastructure Plan Will Hinder, Not Help
01/20/2006
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Roger Rudick says Governor Schwarzenegger's massive infrastructure bond proposal won't do anything to solve the state's traffic problems.

California Needs a High Speed Rail Line
08/30/2005
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A recent trip to Tokyo gave Roger Rudick a new perspective on the controversy over a high speed rail line in California.

West LA Needs Metrolink Station
06/29/2005
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Roger says a sprawling city like LA needs more than one megastation for train service - and he has an idea of where the other one should be built.

Villaraigosa Has Edge on Transportation Issues
05/09/2005
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Roger says LA Mayor Jim Hahn has largely been absent when it comes to transportation issues, while City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa has been a transportation advocate.

New Metrolink Policy is Bad Idea
03/02/2005
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Roger criticizes Metrolink's decision to cut off access to the first few rows on some of its trains.

Putting the 'Rapid' in Rapid Transit
01/25/2005
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Roger says MTA should spend the extra money to make the Exposition Light Rail Line worth riding.

Mileage Tax
12/17/2004
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Roger thinks taxing cars by the mile is a bad idea.

The Expansion of the Red Line is Inevitable
10/29/2004
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On the 100th anniversary of the New York subway system, Roger wonders why LA is so far behind.

A Big Problem with the Proposed LAX "People Mover"
09/28/2004
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As currently designed, the proposed "People Mover" train for LAX could not be connected to existing light rail lines.

Baby Bullet
06/30/2004
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The Bay Area has created a "Baby Bullet" commuter train; why hasn't LA?

Hydrogen Hoax
04/23/2004
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Roger attacks the idea that hydrogen is the next great alternative fuel.

Speed Up the Gold Line
03/16/2004
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The MTA is so obsessed with safety that it's running the Gold Line light rail trains far too slowly.

LA's Transit Planners Need to Think Big
03/11/2004
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LA's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has made a mistake in hiring planners from smaller cities, rather than from large cities similar to Los Angeles.

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Roger Rudick
Roger Rudick has been writing about -- and advocating for -- mass transit since 1990. He resides in Los Feliz, where he walks or bikes to the market, coffee shops and the Red Line subway. He owns a perfectly good car, but drives it as little as possible.

 

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