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TripMaster: No Truth in Advertising

By Eric Richardson — February 01, 2005
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I know I’ve already beat up on the MTA’s new TripMaster software over at my blog, but they make it where I can’t stop. Today they made it the default for all trips, not just advanced searches. I’m going to make this blunt: Dear MTA, Your new TripMaster software is incredibly bad. Please make it go away until you can get it to work...


LADOT: More F Service; But This Time F Means Good

By Eric Richardson — February 01, 2005

If I wouldn’t have been on the LADOT site for something else, I would never have noticed that DASH F service is (as of yesterday) now every ten minutes. LADOT is pleased to announce that effective Monday, January 31, 2005, we are adding an additional bus to the DASH F weekday service. Service on this route will now operate every ten minutes from 6:30...


If You Don't Like the Answer, Try Again

By Eric Richardson — February 01, 2005

Following up on my mention a week ago that Cultural Affairs had voted against the LAPD Headquarters plan, interested parties should note that the plan will once again be on the agenda when the Commissioners meet this Thursday. From the agenda PDF: The following project was presented at the January 20th, 2005 meeting of the Commission. A Motion to approve in...


Another Look at Parking

By Eric Richardson — February 01, 2005

Just in the last week the CRA (whose website is all Flash… is that legal under Section 508 rules?) put up the initial reports from their Downtown Parking Study. Today the LA Business Journal follows with a piece titled ”L.A.’s Downtown Renaissance Resulting in Parking Shortage.” The report, based on interviews with residents, business owners...


Breaking News: New Downtown Residents Affluent

By Eric Richardson — January 31, 2005
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Unless I’m making things up, the Downtown News article titled ”Meet Your New, Rich Neighbors just posted today and doesn’t appear in the print edition. It contains the results of a survey by DCBID given to residents of new residential complexes. The results aren’t exactly surprising, but as the article says, “The study provides hard...


LABJ Talks Joe's Parking

By Eric Richardson — January 31, 2005

The LA Business Journal’s current issue takes a look at Downtown parking. The article, ”Parking Lot Titan Prepares to Build Up,” focuses on Joe Lumer, of Joe’s Parking. Between the two operations, Lumer estimates the companies have about 10,000 parking spaces, which would give him control of roughly 10 percent of all downtown’s parking...


It's Only 10:40am, but I'm Hungry

By Eric Richardson — January 31, 2005
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The LA Times today has an article titled – wait for it… – ”The New Plate Techtonics.” After you finish groaning at their humour you’ll find a decent piece about mid-range restaurants taking a good look at Downtown. The Daily Grill will be a few blocks from a new IHOP and from the site of a future Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion...


LA Times talks About the Town Crier

By Eric Richardson — January 29, 2005
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In the LA Times magazine this weekend is a piece on LA’s Town Crier, Don Garza. It’s a bit of a short piece, but a good one. Don’s also been known to write some on his blog and take good Downtown pictures. I spent Wednesday afternoon walking around City Hall with Don getting details out about the Town Crier competition mentioned in the article...


A Call for Art

By Eric Richardson — January 29, 2005

This got posted as a comment, and generally I’d consider commercial announcements there spam… But it is actually good Downtown info, so I’m making it into a post. In the future, though, just email me your info instead of posting into comments for a post on DASH service. Anyway… Los Angeles Center for Digital Art is having a “TOP...


Taking a Good Look at the DASH

By Eric Richardson — January 27, 2005

People Downtown are very familiar with the DASH, the little buses that wind their way all over the Downtown area. Probably less know that there are actually two DASH systems in LA; Community DASH is right now nearing the end of an Needs Assessment Study, while the Downtown DASH will get the same treatment starting later this year. Reading through the Community...