Laura Nelson - The Los Angeles Times' Laura Nelson is now a three-time Streetsie nominee - will this be her victory year? Nelson has brought much-needed stability and professionalism to the Los Angeles Times transportation beat. She digs deep into matters from Metro to ride-hailing, and presents them in a clear, thorough, and timely way. Her Twitter feed is also highly recommended.
Steve Scauzillo walks in L.A.
Steve Scauzillo - Scauzillo works the San Gabriel Valley's environmental and transportation beats at Los Angeles News Group, where his byline appears often at the Pasadena Star News and San Gabriel Valley Tribune. He brings an urban sensibility to what can be a somewhat suburban readership. His coverage of 710 Freeway, Gold Line, and San Gabriel River issues has been excellent.
UCLA Institute for Transportation Studies hosted Transportation Camp last October
UCLA Institute for Transportation Studies / UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies / UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs - Well, UCLA's transportation think-tanks are not quite journalists, but they do publish Access Magazine, plus lots of informative urbanist articles, or should we properly say, research studies. In any case, UCLA's transportation thinkers have had a hand in plenty of this year's valuable livability explainers, from the eye-opening L.A. parking study to the excellent APTA review of Metro. They also get the word out via conferences including Transportation Camp, recurring Complete Streets conferences, and more.
Honorable Mentions:CiclaValley by Zachary Rynew is becoming a consistent and valuable bike news outlet. Steve Hymon is still The Source for clear timely ongoing Metro news. They don't consider themselves journalists, but throughout 2015 the advocacy nonprofits Investing in Place and Move L.A. have maintained very informative websites.
Past Winners: Nathan Lucero On My Bike in L.A., Alissa Walker, Ted Rogers Biking in L.A., and Brigham Yen
LAPD got approval from the Police Commission to extend their BolaWrap pilot on Metro in August, but hadn't advised Metro of their plans until after the fact.