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What to Make of Last Night’s Election Results
By Damien Newton |
Apparently, Los Angeles’ voters think everything is going pretty well in Los Angeles right now. How else to explain the “clean sweep” that incumbent Councilmen, and in one case a hand-picked successor, enjoyed. Not even one of the races went to a runoff, meaning that even in crowded fields incumbents garnered over 50% of the […]
Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Political Contortions Forcing Unsafe Compromise Design
By Joe Linton |
Last night, the Citizens Advisory Committee for the design of the new Glendale-Hyperion Bridge met to discuss the city’s latest proposal. L.A.’s historic Glendale-Hyperion Bridge opened in 1927. It connects the Los Angeles communities of Silver Lake and Atwater Village. About ten years ago, city plans to renovate the bridge got underway. In 2013, the city […]
Who Do We Blame for the Next Death on the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge?
By Joe Linton |
In a unanimous 11-0 vote, the Los Angeles City Council approved the city Bureau of Engineering’s (BOE) single-sidewalk pedestrian-killer design for the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge. Though the item was not approved at the Public Works Committee last week, the City Council approved the item today with no public comment, after brief misleading characterizations by Councilmembers Tom LaBonge and Mitch O’Farrell. […]
A Tale of Two Future Bridges: New Bike/Ped Crossing on L.A. River, Fewer Sidewalks on Glendale-Hyperion
By Damien Newton |
It was sort of a surreal moment. Even as Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell stood at the podium discussing the benefits of a planned new bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the L.A. River, the Bureau of Public Works released its recommendation (PDF) that the new Glendale-Hyperion Bridge would actually have fewer feet devoted to […]
Labor Day Homework: Play the Tom LaBonge Transit Game
By Damien Newton |
Yesterday, the Daily News printed an odd opinion piece by 4th District City Councilman Tom LaBonge which outlined his views on how Metro should grow Los Angeles’ rail system in the coming years. I say “odd” because the former Metro Board Member has to know that Measure R transit funds have to be spent on […]
City Council “Passes” Cyclists Bill of Rights
By Damien Newton |
Stephen Box Discusses Cyclists Rights at the "Festival of Rights" It’s been an eventful 24 hours for those cyclists engaged in the battle for better recognition of cyclists rights. Last night was the "Festival of Rights," the third annual protest of the ban on bicycles during the Griffith Park Festival of Lights except on special […]