Our recent storms across the Southland Basin have brought above average amounts of rain, hail, and snow which are atypical to the Southland. That fact, begets the title of this story: With all the recent [...]
If the recent weather reports are accurate, tomorrow and Saturday will bring more rain to the LA Basin. After the last go around a few weeks ago, and with more rainfall on the way, it [...]
Imagine hopping on a High-Speed Train from Los Angeles, and dining in a hot, trendy restaurant in San Francisco, within a couple of hours. No fuss, muss, or hassle. You just purchase your ticket and [...]
Going "green," or becoming more eco-friendly, seems to be a hard selling point these days. People are having a difficult time paying their bills or looking for work, let alone pitching in to create energy [...]
Many people have reduced their driving to a minimum. There are some who intentionally don’t drive at all or are “car-light,” meaning they only use their car occasionally. Does this sound appealing? For me, this [...]
As taught in any art history class, each art movement was based on the previous ones. This metaphor is an important component when it comes to the transition of automobiles from all gasoline based power–to [...]
As the gift-giving season has been, once again, bestowed upon us, nothing could be better than giving a gift that keeps on giving. Indeed, it isn’t a bad idea, not a bad idea at all. [...]
In these times of economic, political, and energy instability and change, a new eco-friendly form of transportation is starting to emerge—the policy and program, called Bike Sharing. It’s starting to develop at, and under the [...]
Yesterday, I received an email from Mark Abraham of Design New Haven, an open civic forum, blog, and resource about design and urban affairs in Downtown New Haven, Connecticut. He introduced me to a new [...]
Both Los Angeles (scroll down to page 129) and Santa Monica City Zoning laws require additional space for bike parking for every new commercial building, signaling the beginning of a newly emerging trend both here [...]
Rain is in the air. I know, I know, if you feel it coming soon and are also talking about it with your friends, you wouldn’t be alone in doing so. Indeed, it’s been quite [...]
If you you haven’t been to the beach in awhile, you should, because there’s always so much to do and see by the seaside–for instance, just a few days ago I went walking on the [...]
A few days ago, Santa Monica’s City Council surprised many people by voting to not build any new parking spaces. Instead they want to better utilize existing parking facilities. By doing so, the local government [...]
One might think that washing your car at home is more eco-friendly than going to a big, large, and impersonal carwash. Seems like a reasonable conclusion, after all, the Car Wash is so large and [...]
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