Via Curbed LA , a new art installation is going in at LACMA: Not only is this sculpture every little kid's dream- seriously, thou...

Which probably means I'm right. Mr. Walker, the guy behind Human Transit, just posted a stunningly pictorial version of my argument he...

It's a reality for many Americans, as reported by The Energy Trap : Jeff Grant is an ER technician and a paramedic. He lives in Waldobor...

I've lamented previously on the blog about how truly awful intercity transportation is out here on the West Coast. Trains are daily, if...

2010-12-23 12.23.35 , originally uploaded by plattypus1 . While stopping by my parents' bank on the way to San Francisco, I noticed (and...

You know I had to. Here's a look back on Riding in Riverside's second full year of raging against a very specific machine. In Januar...

So, last week I posted that I was going to get back into the habit of blogging. Finals week caught up with me and knocked that idea straight...

With the impending cessation of UCR's fall term, I find myself suddenly less busy. You all know what that means- more blogging! My retur...

I'm a little late with this, but there's still time! Operation Safehouse , a local charity that provides services for at-risk youth ...

I've written before about the transportation inequities just within our own city. While cars get plentiful infrastructure (varying in m...

The Deuce , originally uploaded by plattypus1 . (You can also catch parts 1 and 2 of my Vegas travelogue, which mostly consist of me gripi...

I mentioned in the first part of my travelogue that there's no good way to get to Vegas. Today, I'll go over what happens when you ...

There is no good way to get to Las Vegas from Riverside. There used to be- Amtrak's Desert Wind once made daily departures from Los Ang...

Crazy Evangelical at University/Lemon: "The gays, they just like to flaunt it. You'd never see a straight couple, for example, kiss...

A defence attorney in Santa Monica learns to overcome the stigma and get on the bus, and finds the ride smooth and pleasant. From the SM Dai...

From Volkswagen (yes, the car company) comes a great idea for injecting fun into subway stations: Too bad somebody in the US would get hurt,...

I'm writing you all from aboard the Metrolink OC Line, on my way home from a whirlwind vacation. First, I hit the Bay Area via Amtrak to...

Readers of this blog need not be reminded of the direct connection between our nation's automobile obsession and the oil that is current...

Wired ran a great post entitled " Why Progressive Transportation Policies are Good for Gearheads " back on Earth Day. I think they...

CJ Maloney, Daily Kos: I’m in the burbs, though not by choice, sitting in a backyard surrounded by grass and bugs and sunshine. My son wings...