Yikes... It's Them

January 19, 2005 by Eric Richardson

So I come into my Urban Transportation Planning class tonight (a few minutes late, thanks to traffic on Figueroa that made my 81 bus late) and find a girl from the Bus Riders Union presenting about an upcoming conference they're holding. Normally I'm pretty hesitant to express unequivocal dislike here, but I don't like the BRU. I ride buses all the time, and as of a couple days ago I guess I'm officially "transit-dependent", but when it comes to the BRU... well... I just don't like them. I'm sure they had a place back in the time of the consent decree, but the BRU these days is just a little nuts.

Taking a Closer Look at Flexcar

January 19, 2005 by Eric Richardson

I mentioned Flexcar briefly in my last post as one of the transit options I was looking into. Today I took the next step and signed up with them, so that I can try it out next month and see whether it seems like something that'll work effectively for me. Today I started a little more research into their service. — Continue Reading...

Assessing My Transit Options

January 18, 2005 by Eric Richardson

So yesterday I got in my first car accident. I hate writing about negative stuff like this; I'd prefer to always just be posting fun things like cool LA trips and bands you should go see. But well, sometimes the unpleasant parts of life are a reality, and I have to write about those too. Just to make sure it's above the fold: no one was hurt, so that's good. But now it's time for me to assess my options in regard to transportation. — Continue Reading...

Yesterday Evening's Events

January 16, 2005 by Eric Richardson

I yesterday mentioned my evening itinerary: gallery reception, dinner, and a movie. For once a plan went off exactly the way it was supposed to. It's far too nice outside for me to stay inside all afternoon, but I figured I'd stop by to fill you in on the details before I wandered back out. — Continue Reading...

A Full Evening

January 15, 2005 by Eric Richardson

Plan for the evening:

The earlier part of my day is up at blogdowntown.