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Move L.A.’s Measure R2 Draft Proposal, Including Their Rail Fantasy Map
By Joe Linton |
Last week, Move L.A. convened its annual transportation conversation conference under the banner of “Imagining Measure R2.” The daylong conference was profiled in the L.A. Times and at the Source. Today SBLA takes a look at Move L.A.’s “strawman” R2 proposal presented that day. It’s a draft for purposes of discussion, very likely to change […]
CicLAvia Open Thread: It Was a Great Day for South L.A.
By Sahra Sulaiman |
“I am such a terrible reporter,” I texted my boss as I left Leimert Park around 4 p.m. yesterday. “All I did was talk to everyone I’ve ever met in the last three years…” It was true. Instead of just taking in the event or snapping photos of happy participants, I went from pit stop […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
By Damien Newton |
The devastating local impact of fracking might be one of the most important, and least discussed, major environmental issues in Southern California. Sahra Sulaiman covered a recent meeting between Baldwin Hills residents and the government agency allegedly overseeing the fracking going on in local oil fields. To say she was dissapointed and concerned is an […]
Community Gets Ready for Sunday’s CicLAvia: “It’s Going to Be a Good Day for South L.A.”
By Sahra Sulaiman |
It was exciting, said Community Health Council’s (CHC) Andres Ramirez Huiztek, that South L.A. would finally have the opportunity to “show [people] what CicLAvia can be” this weekend. If you’ve attended a CicLAvia event before — a festival that spans and connects communities by temporarily closing the streets to cars and opening them to people […]
L.A. Anti-Road-Diet Conspiracy Trolls Trying to Go National
By Joe Linton |
Should Streetsblog be giving street safety denier crackpots more attention than they deserve?
The Week in Livable Streets Events
By Damien Newton |
Public hearings for Metro rail projects and the city’s bike plan roll on. We also have some interesting public events at the end of the week, including a fundraiser for L.A. Streetcar Inc. Monday – Wednesday – While both public hearings for the Westside Subway will have the same presentations; the Monday hearing in Beverly […]