About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
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Transportation Archive
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LA Times: Westside subway plans move forward
Posted on September 3, 2008 | 1 CommentLA Times: In a surprising and ambitious move, local transportation officials said Tuesday that they would pursue planning for two subway lines to the Westside, with one train along Wilshire Boulevard and a shorter leg partially following Santa Monica Boulevard before diving south to meet... -
Transit woes in Los Angeles
Posted on July 9, 2008 | 6 CommentsSo after reading about how even stubbornly car-driving Angelenos are finally making the switch to public transit, I thought that maybe I could attend my Friday 7 pm show at the Glasshouse in Pomona by taking some sort of public transit out there. After all,... -
Shanghai’s booming subway
Posted on August 29, 2007 | No CommentsIf there’s one thing that I love to imagine, it’s how much more liveable Los Angeles would be if there was a decent transportation system. Turns out, the future of LA’s public transportation might be in Shanghai: Los Angeles Times: In 1990, four years after... -
California transportation woes
Posted on May 15, 2007 | 2 CommentsOn his blog, Daniel Hernandez notes that there have been a couple really neat proposals for a proper subway system for LA. The first one, designed by Numan Parada, would put a subway stop at 26th and Wilshire, about 2 blocks from my parents’ house.... -
Transportation Issues in my Hometown
Posted on September 3, 2006 | No CommentsLos Angeles Times; August 27, 2006: But experts say the biggest culprit in rush-hour traffic snags is a boom in Westside commercial development that has lured and created jobs. Job growth has transformed the area into the region’s premiere commercial hub, second only to downtown...
