Month: April 2013
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Big Sunday Compton Creek Clean-Up with the East Side Riders and other Cool Folks
Come out for a day along Compton Creek! Join Heal the Bay and several other local community organizations as we celebrate Community around the Creek! Clean up the creek with the Compton High School Recycle Club, fix and ride bikes with the Hub City Teens, Rails to Trails, and the East Side Riders, or learn how to make your garden beautiful with TreePeople and the LEAPS Action Center. Fun for the whole family, and community service hours for those who help clean!
April 30, 2013
A Tale of Two Communities: New Security Measures at USC Intensify Profiling of Lower-Income Youth of Color
"What you got on you?" the 15 year-old girl says the cops pulled up alongside her asked as she walked along Vermont one night.
April 30, 2013
Does President Obama Have the Power to Influence Transportation Policy?
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy called for a federal transit funding plan. Two years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson took baby steps toward starting that program, but Johnson’s true transportation legacy was signing the bill that created the Department of Transportation, bringing all modes under one roof.
April 30, 2013
Your Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane Photo Contest Winner Is…
Glen Primm, the author of Postcards from L.A. and a professional photographer in his own right, is the winner of the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane photo contest. Grimm's piece is actually the masthead of said blog, and it earned $300 more than the next closest picture at Saturday night's fundraiser.
April 30, 2013
The Big Leap from Car-Lite to Car-Free
While owning a car is a massive financial burden, economic incentives can still get in the way of the transition from car ownership to living car-free, even if you already don't drive much.
April 30, 2013
Expanding Car-Share Beyond America’s Biggest Cities
The growth of car-share has helped people forgo the expense of car ownership in major cities like Washington and Seattle, where it's been widely adopted. But not every city has the market to sustain car-share services from companies like Zipcar or Hertz. In his book Walkable City, Jeff Speck writes that your city might not be "ready" for car-share if, when you stick out your hand downtown, a cab doesn't stop.
April 30, 2013
Today’s Headlines
Zev: Maybe 405 Widening Isn’t Totally Worth It (Daily News) Congress Members Hahn, Lowenthal: SCIG Needs Better Protections (Press-Telegram) Buscaino Sort of Sticks His Neck Out Defending Needed Bike Lanes in San Pedro (Daily Breeze) It’s Official: Obama Puts Forward Anthony Fox for USDOT Secretary (Streetsblog Cap. Hill) You’ve Seen the Video, Here’s the Rest … Continued
April 30, 2013
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes and Continental Crosswalks from Wilshire to Cesar Chavez on Figueroa
An anonymous reader points out that bike lanes are being installed on South Figueroa Street between Wilshire Boulevard and Cesar Chavez, a cool 1.1 mile stretch of road. While he asked for anonymity, he/she did add:
April 29, 2013
Community Workshop for Union Station Master Plan
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold a community workshop to unveil draft alternatives for the Union Station Master Plan on Thursday, May 2, and invites public participation and comment.
April 29, 2013