Category Archives: Los Angeles
World’s best cities for business according to Mastercard Worldwide research
Earlier this week, MasterCard Worldwide released its annual survey of “the global economy’s most influential cities”. Read on… MasterCard Worldwide Research Highlights Growing Role of Asian and Eastern European Cities in the Global Economy London remains the global economy’s most … Continue reading
Japan’s cool trumps L.A’s, apparently…
From food to fashion to music, Los Angeles is seeing a wave of Japanese culture like never before — according to a recent cover story from the L.A. Times. Southern California is arguably the epicenter of Japanese cool in America, … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Food and Dining, Japan, Los Angeles
North Americans want high-speed rail
Make no doubt about it: In North America (and indeed globally), rail is hot. One need look no further than Metro Vancouver, and its three new commuter rail lines slated for the next decade, for proof. High-speed rail, at least … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, Los Angeles, Montreal, San Francisco, Tokyo, Toronto, Transportation
Vancouver Province column: Turnstiles are needed to turn transit into a better environment for travel
January 14, 2008 Ever since Kevin Falcon announced his desire to install turnstiles at SkyTrain stations across the Lower Mainland, the B.C. transportation minister has been on the receiving end of a predictably hot-headed response from some vocal adversaries. Falcon’s … Continue reading
Filed under Hong Kong, Law and Order, Los Angeles, Transportation, Vancouver, Vancouver Province Columns
The L.A. turnstiles debate
The downtown L.A. blog Angelenic takes an emotional stand in favour of bringing turnstiles to the city’s subway and light rail stations — an issue that has also been debated in Vancouver in recent memory: Has anyone considered the new … Continue reading
Filed under Law and Order, Los Angeles, Transportation
