Comments on: Does Your City Have Ambitions? http://streetsblog.net/2010/03/15/does-your-city-have-ambitions/ The national blog network for sustainable transport, smart growth and livable streets. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:30:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yuri http://streetsblog.net/2010/03/15/does-your-city-have-ambitions/comment-page-1/#comment-2581 Yuri Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:57:01 +0000 http://streetsblog.net/?p=2477#comment-2581 You have to give the "ethnic minority" some credit Umberto. Do you think Mayors Haan or Riordan would have pushed a 30/10 plan for public transit? This is a remarkable step forward for LA after decades of neglect. You have to give the “ethnic minority” some credit Umberto. Do you think Mayors Haan or Riordan would have pushed a 30/10 plan for public transit? This is a remarkable step forward for LA after decades of neglect.

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://streetsblog.net/2010/03/15/does-your-city-have-ambitions/comment-page-1/#comment-2531 ubrayj02 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:37:01 +0000 http://streetsblog.net/?p=2477#comment-2531 LA is definitely all about isolating the individual, ignoring the interests of the masses, and kicking the little guy when he's down. It's written all over our politics and our landscape (notice where the freeways are routed if you ever come to visit). Our ethnic minority led city council has taken up the mantle of past generations of old white men, and has continued with LA's own special brand of classicism (in the place of it's olde timey mix of racism and segregation). Oh, and the weather is de-vine. LA is definitely all about isolating the individual, ignoring the interests of the masses, and kicking the little guy when he’s down. It’s written all over our politics and our landscape (notice where the freeways are routed if you ever come to visit).

Our ethnic minority led city council has taken up the mantle of past generations of old white men, and has continued with LA’s own special brand of classicism (in the place of it’s olde timey mix of racism and segregation).

Oh, and the weather is de-vine.

]]> By: smax http://streetsblog.net/2010/03/15/does-your-city-have-ambitions/comment-page-1/#comment-2529 smax Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:29:53 +0000 http://streetsblog.net/?p=2477#comment-2529 I live just north of the heart of Washington, DC. I believe that, when you subtract the main thing DC is known for - its politics and its role as the house of the federal government - the city has clear ambitions to restore a sense of vitality to many of its long forgotten or neglected neighborhoods. DC has some of the most beautiful neighborhoods in America, but many of them are off the beaten path for most visitors. DC has in recent years demonstrated a renewed commitment to those neighborhoods in the form of increased spending on multimodal transit options and efforts to entice people to move back into the city. Perhaps the best example of this is DC's efforts to reform their public school system, which after years of failure is beginning to make quantifiable improvements. I live just north of the heart of Washington, DC. I believe that, when you subtract the main thing DC is known for – its politics and its role as the house of the federal government – the city has clear ambitions to restore a sense of vitality to many of its long forgotten or neglected neighborhoods. DC has some of the most beautiful neighborhoods in America, but many of them are off the beaten path for most visitors. DC has in recent years demonstrated a renewed commitment to those neighborhoods in the form of increased spending on multimodal transit options and efforts to entice people to move back into the city. Perhaps the best example of this is DC’s efforts to reform their public school system, which after years of failure is beginning to make quantifiable improvements.

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