Music and dance for transit marketing

Published / by Richard Masoner / 3 Comments on Music and dance for transit marketing

Most public transportation promotions seem to highlight the practical, money saving virtues of using mass transit. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (“VTA”) in California tries something a little different with a series of videos with decent production quality. The first effort reaches out to the South Asian population who make up about 8% of […]

South Bay and Santa Cruz traffic news

Published / by Richard Masoner / 4 Comments on South Bay and Santa Cruz traffic news

The Santa Cruz cyclist who was killed by a reckless driver last Saturday has been identified as musician and librarian Josh Alper. My condolences to his friends and loved ones, of which he apparently had many. Stanley Roberts (the “People Behaving Badly” guy) observes California stops in Santa Clara, California.

Cyclist killed by Tesla in Santa Cruz County

Published / by Richard Masoner / 20 Comments on Cyclist killed by Tesla in Santa Cruz County

Update: Cyclist identified as Josh Alper of Santa Cruz. He was a librarian at UC Santa Cruz with a love for music and comedy. My condolences to his friends and loved ones. A 40 year old Santa Cruz resident was killed after he was hit in a head on collision with a Tesla Model S […]

Police tweets and bicycles

Published / by Richard Masoner / 1 Comment on Police tweets and bicycles

Friday was apparently some kind of worldwide police tweet-a-thon, in which over 200 police agencies around the world hashtagged their activities with #poltwt. I first noticed the #poltwt hashtag on tweets from some of the local agencies I follow. Notably, I saw mention of Motorcycle Officer Cang, who watched for cell phone violations on El […]