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I love the people that listen to KCRW! Creative, talented and obviously very smart….
Meet Frank.*
If you don’t live in Los Angeles AND listen to KCRW, this song will likely mean nothing to you. But their traffic reporter has an unusual name that is just plain fun to say: Kajon Cermak (KAY-zhawn SER-mack). She comes on every day as I’m heading for the freeway with the traffic report that’s oh so critical to my quality of life, at least as far as commuting goes. Or if I’m riding my …

The Glow Art Festival Santa Monica – Big Blue Bus Detours and Street Closures

The Glow art festival will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2010 from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. in Santa Monica. To accommodate the event, which includes stretches along Santa Monica Beach, the Santa Monica Pier and Palisades Park, all Big Blue Bus routes will be detoured around downtown Santa Monica starting at 6 p.m. on September 25.

This detour will offer service to within 11 blocks of the event, and will keep buses running according to …

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I’ve asked some of my co-workers at KCRW to share what they hate about driving…Aaron writes this for Shortcuts’ Pet Peeve Off. Whats yours!?
“When Kajon asked me to write a little blog post about traffic pet peeves, I thought what am I gonna write about? Fortunately for me, I was actually in traffic while I was thinking about this, just inching along the devil’s freeway, you know it as the 405.
“What’s going on! Ahhh, come on people!! I’m sooo glad I don’t have a gun.” these thoughts ran across my brain …

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I’ve asked some of the people at KCRW to share what they hate about driving for the Shortcuts Blog Pet Peeve Off. Whats yours!?

I have memories from early childhood that recall a positive, even righteous image of men in uniform. I’m sure many can identify with such innocent portraits in retrospect – back when school children would relish opportunities to experience an exchange with a fire man, or a police officer. Such moments could be sublime to a young child.
Some time after the inevitable dissolve of sweet childhood ignorance, I …

A lot of  LA commuters spend 2 to 3 hours a day more or less sitting in traffic. It’s no wonder we all don’t have road rage. Road rage comes from a kernel of truth. A feeling that a violation has been done to you, and that there is no justice. Plus that person that just cut you off  has the nerve to drive off with his arm sticking out of the window, and displaying a rude hand gesture. And to top it off, this guy actually has a big smile on …

Sepulveda Pass project for the holiday weekend. Thank you !!!
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1) Did you get a DUI?
2) Do you pick up your date on that?
3) Big Lance Armstrong fan?
4) But you own a car, right?
5) Must suck when it rains, huh?
6) Do you know my friend? He does Critical Mass.
7) Aren’t you terrified in traffic?
Does it take you a long time to get to work?
9) Do you ride with all those hipsters at night?
10) Do you know my friend? He does that triathlon stuff.
11) Do you think Lance will win the Tour de France?
12) Are you a big environmentalist
13) …

Photo from L.A. NOW
If you are one of the estimated 300 thousand  commuters that drive the 405 on the west side, check this out!
Commuters are invited to participate in a Wednesday, May 26 lunchtime chat on metro.net to learn more about the project and to hear about how it will affect their daily commutes.
http://www.metro.net/news/simple_pr/may-26-next-live-chat-metronet-discuss-i-405-sepul/
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Metro Line 2/302 Detoured Due to Construction Work on I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project
Sunset bus route detoured between Westwood and Brentwood
Metro Bus Line 2/302 (Sunset Boulevard) between Westwood and Brentwood has been detoured to avoid street closures resulting from I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening project work.
Westbound buses leaving Westwood Village now turn north on Veteran Avenue, west on Sunset Boulevard and then return to their regular route.
Eastbound buses coming from Brentwood now turn left on Church Lane, right onto Sepulveda Boulevard, and left onto Montana and then continue on their regular …

Traffic can mean so many things. People engaging in trade with each other. Trafficking goods, that’s good. Trafficking drugs, that’s bad. Human trafficking, my God, that’s horrible. Data traffic, that’s cool. Satellite traffic, network traffic, a very good thing. So much traffic, and we haven’t even mentioned cars or freeways.

The word traffic was used to describe moving goods and people. Unless you’re talking cybertalk, today traffic usually refers to a bunch of vehicles – all being stuck in between each other. All those mufflers spewing toxic gas at you, while keeping …