Category Archives: Transportation

Wargaming the Newhall Pass

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Jeff

Further to SCVTalk reader Todd’s comment this morning (in which he basically threw up his hands in reaction to the latest citrus truck disaster in the Newhall Pass), SCVTalk has developed this friendly and helpful infographic to assist the City … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Traffic, Transportation | 18 Comments

The SCV’s Parking Entitlement Problem

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Jeff

Vis a vis Tim’s link to an SCVNews story about the impending outrage over inconvenient parking at local high schools due to new solar panels, I can’t resist a link to an excellent LA Mag article about parking. Dr. Donald … Continue reading →

Posted in Traffic, Transportation | 12 Comments

Crack down on, then embrace, the need for speed

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Jeff

Speed kills. As SCVTalk has documented far too many times in the past several years, speeding on our local highway-like streets and canyon roads inevitably leads to more deaths of adults and more stumps in the Youth Memorial Grove at … Continue reading →

Posted in Traffic, Transportation | 41 Comments

Passive voice and the Free Agency of SCV Cars

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Jeff

In car-friendly and ped-hostile SCV, driving people never collide with walking people, instead, walking people are simply hit by cars, which have their own agency and free will. To wit: Two women hit by a car outside Mimi’s Cafe in … Continue reading →

Posted in Complaint Dept., Transportation | 51 Comments

Bus Tales : Sudden Terror at 55mph

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jeff

I used to ride a bike to work. Now I take a bus. These are my stories. Riding the bus from work to home in the afternoon is always a treat. I’m tired, have a lot on my mind, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Transportation | 11 Comments

Santa Clarita drivers suck – Allstate Insurance

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jeff

All those 55mph roads plus the lack of patience and distractions can take their toll in the suburbs: The Allstate Insurance Company (NYSE: ALL) today released its seventh annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report™.” The report ranks America’s 200 largest cities in … Continue reading →

Posted in Traffic, Transportation | 12 Comments

Bus Tales : The Savage in every Santa Claritan

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Jeff

On my way into work a few weeks ago, our Transit bus was stopped in traffic on a San Fernando Valley street for about 1 hour. Turns out the railroad arms on the nearby train tracks refused to raise, so there … Continue reading →

Posted in Traffic, Transportation | 15 Comments

Marsha McLean wants to singlehandedly stop California High Speed Rail

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Jeff

She can’t be this dippy, can she? Santa Clarita Mayor Marsha McLean wants to fix the state’s existing trains and railways with money already allocated for high-speed rail. This week, she asked Congressman Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, whom she … Continue reading →

Posted in Traffic, Transportation | 9 Comments

The Future of Lyons Avenue

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Jeff

The City posted an interesting video in which two Lyons Avenue business owners reflected on what they liked and disliked about the SCV’s only straight-as-an-arrow street: I was struck by two things the business owners said that related specifically to … Continue reading →

Posted in Traffic, Transportation | 50 Comments

Waiting on Green

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Jeff

An article appeared in a San Francisco paper last week about bicyclists (and even motorcyclists) having a tough time triggering a traffic light to change from red to green: People who ride two-wheelers do some pretty strange things trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Traffic, Transportation | 4 Comments