The week starts off slow. But once Wednesday hits, there's something for everyone. Pedestrian symposiums, bicycling roundtables, and climate change meetings. Oh, my!
Wednesday - Metro hosts a nearly all-day symposium on pedestrian planning. The meeting starts bright and early, 8:30 A.M. in the Metro Board Room. There's a lot of buzz words in the promotional materials, so it will be interesting to see how much weight the discussion has after the meetings are over.
Wednesday -Two hours after the symposium ends, the Metro Board Room will feature the second Metro Bicycle Roundtable. I hope they have time to clean the room in between. i haven't seen a copy of the agenda yet, but reports out of the first roundtable were positive. For more information, click here.
Thursday -Remember the discussion on capping the 101 Freeway to make a giant park? This Thursday at 4, a community meeting will be held in the Downtown to update interested parties on the progress. We'll have a lot more on this project in the next couple of days, but in the meantime, you can get some of the basics here.
Friday - Green L.A. hosts a panel with the tongue-tieing title of "A Changing Climate for Climate Change," which will examine the efforts to roll back the state's groundbreaking climate change legislation. The event starts at 9:30 at 1000 N. Alameda Street. To RSVP, contact szabanal@greenlacoalition.org
Saturday - At 10:00 on the UCLA campus, the League of Cycling Voters hold its first organizational meeting before the June primaries. You can get all the info at Ted Rogers' Biking In L.A. blog.
It's a good time to take a peek at how sustainable transportation and related topics are showing up on legislators' priorities. Here's a very NON-comprehensive list.