KYMBERLEIGH RICHARDS'
PUBLISHED VIEWPOINTS ON
LOS ANGELES TRANSIT
"Prop. 91 still needed to shield transit funds"
(Op-ed article, Daily News, January 30, 2008)
"Union's position all out of gas"
(Op-ed article, Daily News, July 18, 2007)
"The bill for public transit"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, March 1, 2007)
"Worth the trade-off"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, December 18, 2006)
"Taxes are for roads"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, September 19, 2006)
"No reason to gripe"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, August 24, 2006)
"Rapid bus line"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, June 29, 2006)
"MTA fares"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, May 14, 2006)
"Extending the subway"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, March 3, 2006)
"Railing about his take on our trains and buses"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2006)
"Bus service not cut"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, December 1, 2005)
"City knew long ago about bus line cut"
(Letter to the editor, Glendale News-Press, August 8, 2005)
"Proposed fare hike"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, May 13, 2005)
"Robbed at the pump"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, April 26, 2005)
"Self-appointed experts rail about crash"
(Op-ed article, Daily News, February 7, 2005)
"Less congestion"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, December 8, 2004)
"Orange Line fight wastes time, money"
(Op-ed article, Daily News, August 26, 2004)
"Politically charged"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, June 2, 2004)
"Public doesn't have choice in walkout"
(Op-ed article, Daily News, November 12, 2003)
"Growth and Gridlock"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, June 14, 2003)
"It will get better"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, April 25, 2003)
"Vehicle license fee"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, March 21, 2003)
"Take Two on Filming Downtown"
(Letter to the editor, Downtown News, March 17, 2003)
"MTA's sectors plan puts people first"
(Op-ed article, Daily News, October 3, 2002)
"Richards' response"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, August 20, 2002)
"Politics could jam transit operations"
(Op-ed article, Daily News, August 4, 2002)
"MTA Compliance With Consent Decree Has Cost the Valley Better Service"
(Op-ed article, Los Angeles Times, April 15, 2001)
"Missing Points on Transit Zone Feasibility"
(Op-ed article, Los Angeles Times, January 7, 2001)
"Forget Valley transit zone and improve MTA"
(Op-ed article, Daily News, October 13, 2000)
"Full Disclosure Now Before Busway Is Built"
(Op-ed article, Los Angeles Times, August 27, 2000)
"Missing the Bus on the Route to Better Transit"
(Op-ed article, Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2000)
"Rail's Condemnation May Haunt Us"
(Op-ed article, Los Angeles Times, June 13, 1999)
"Running MTA by decree ignores reality"
(Op-ed article, Daily News, March 14, 1999)
"Failure's a Given When Solution Doesn't Fit the Problem"
(Op-ed article, Los Angeles Times, January 24, 1999)
"Outrage over MTA missing"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, January 13, 1999)
"Buses vs. rail transit"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, November 13, 1998)
"Critics try to derail anti-subway measure"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, October 24, 1998)
"Valley transit zone"
(Letter to the editor, Daily
News, October 6, 1998)
"Fare strike unlawful"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, September 1, 1998)
"Valley transit agency"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, July 15, 1998)
"Transit Talk Ignores the Riders"
(Op-ed article, Los Angeles Times, June 14, 1998)
"MTA land sale"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, March 4, 1998)
"Transportation in the Valley"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, November 30, 1997)
"Opportunities, risks seen for Valley transit zone"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, November 8, 1997)
"MTA Board Appointment"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, October 26, 1997)
"Let voters decide validity of cross-Valley rail"
(Letter to the editor, Glendale News-Press, October 16, 1997)
"Freeway rail plan"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, October 1, 1997)
"Antonovich ignoring real San Fernando Valley rail options"
(Letter to the editor, Glendale News-Press, September 24, 1997)
"Real reform needed"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, August 15, 1997)
"Elect Members to MTA Board"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, August 12, 1997)
"Give MTA a break"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, August 11, 1997)
"Valley debate continues on surface rail vs. subway"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, July 12, 1997)
"Cross-Valley Rail Line"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, June 15, 1997)
"Additional transit views"
(Letter to the editor, Daily News, February 2, 1997)
"Bicycles on Metro Rail"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, February 2, 1997)
"Transit Centers Can Serve Valley Well"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, January 29, 1995)
"Existing Transit Plan Should Be Implemented"
(Letter to the editor, Los Angeles Times, December 25, 1994)
My transit rants (in the great tradition of my hero, Dennis Miller)
KYMBERLEIGH RICHARDS
QUOTED IN Daily News ARTICLES:
(Courtesy of The Free Library)
Traffic-Weary Westside Residents Make Push For Subway (May 30, 2007)
Subway to the Sea Meeting Tonight (May 22, 2007)
Subway, Bus Fares Doubling? MTA Hikes Needed to Balance Budget (March 24, 2007)
Accident on Coldwater: Crash Snarls Commute on 4 Freeways (March 14, 2007)
Busway's Parking Bonanza: Canoga Station Opens With Room to Leave 611 Cars (December 28, 2006)
Catoe, the MTA's No. 2, to Head Up D.C. Transit Agency (November 16, 2006)
Airport Backers Launch Coalition (October 14, 2006)
Busway So Popular, It's Nearing Capacity (June 10, 2006)
Orange Line Ridership Still on the Rise (April 15, 2006)
Depot Rehab Price Escalates: History Buffs Want 1896 Site Saved (March 13, 2006)
Riders are Still Eating Up Orange Line, Officials Say (January 14, 2006)
MTA to Reopen Three of 13 Lines: Valley Routes Not Among the Revived (December 13, 2005)
MTA Shutters Remaining Customer Service Center (October 18, 2005)
Buses Must Be On Time: Making Connections Key to Orange Line's Success (October 5, 2005)
Restoring the Past: Historic Train Depot Crumbles as MTA Weighs Preservation (August 29, 2005)
MTA Backs Off Planned Cuts of Valley Lines: Agency Cites Riders' Pleas (March 23, 2005)
Nonunion Hiring Eyed for Valley Busway (February 1, 2005)
Buses Outrun Stuck Cars: Autos Poke Along Without Right Lane (October 10, 2004)
Valley Likely to Lose Funds to MTA (October 4, 2003)
MTA Reducing Two Valley Bus Lines: Board Vote Calls for Late-Night Service Cuts, Keeping Most Other Runs Intact (October 2, 2003)
Van Nuys Rapid Buses Getting Ready to Rumble (June 26, 2003)
MTA Valley Panel Gets to Work (April 3, 2003)
Valley Panel Seeks Delay in Bus Vote: Advisory Council Nominees Want to Add Input on Routes (February 20, 2003)
Busway Funding at Risk: Extra Valley Routes Hinge on State Budget (January 2, 2003)
MTA Driven to Check Workers' Comp Fraud (November 4, 2001)
Making Valley Transit Better; Civic Leaders Say Local Control is Key (September 5, 1999)
OTHER KYMBERLEIGH RICHARDS QUOTES IN ARTICLES:
Second-Class Transit? - Bus Riders Union says riders get unfair treatment from the system (E: The Environmental Magazine, September, 2001 - republished by LookSmart)
MTA appeals to the Supreme Court (La Opinión, January 10, 2002 - translated from Spanish)
L.A. MTA to take safety campaign on the road (Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2002 - republished by the United Transportation Union)
Road rage revved by new bus route in LA (Chicago Tribune, January 1, 2006 - republished by Dallas Morning News)
MTA to Run Orange Line Busway to Chatsworth (Los Angeles Times, September 29, 2006 - republished by KTLA)
Promenade to LACMA in 14 Minutes? (Santa Monica Lookout, February 5, 2007)
Possible L.A. subway system in works (Daily Bruin, May 23, 2007)
(This is by no means a comprehensive list, since we are dependent on the republication of some articles in order to provide links to them.)
