It is time to vote for your choice in the fourth 2016 Streetsie award: Journalist/Writer/Media of the Year. This Streetsie category is defined pretty broadly to include not just traditional media, but various ways of getting livability messages out from vlogging to research.
Voting starts today and will close on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at noon. Reader voting accounts for one half of the scoring this year, with one quarter going to SBLA staff voting, and another quarter going to the SBLA steering committee vote. Last year we had a lot of apparent robo-votes coming in in large quantities from a few IP addresses, so we now have some safeguards to try to separate individual human votes from bionic ones.
Hillel Aron - Hillel Aron writes a varied news beat for the L.A. Weekly, and in doing so, brings the Weekly back to some of its more progressive roots. His 2016 output included excellent coverage of Michael Weinstein, Measure M, Metro parking, and more. His 2012 long-form history of how CicLAvia got going remains an excellent read.
Kerry Cavanaugh on Measure M
Kerry Cavanaugh - Kerry Cavanaugh has been nominated for a Streetsie before for her work on the editorial pages of the L.A. Times. Among her 2016 bylined highlights are important pieces on Measure M and politics.
Zachary Rynew's CiclaValley
Zachary Rynew - Zachary Rynew blogs at CiclaValley where he ably sheds light on various aspects of bicycling, from facilities to safety to racing. Rynew also works for the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition coordinating communications and volunteers, including writing features for families getting around by bike.
Steve Scauzillo writing for the SGV Tribune
Steve Scauzillo – Second-time Streetsie nominee Scauzillo works the San Gabriel Valley’s environmental and transportation beats at Los Angeles News Group, where his byline appears in 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 San Gabriel Valley Measure M, rail, bicycling, and transit-oriented development has been excellent.
Transit ridership and freeway funding are up. $14 million for MicroTransit was postponed. South Bay C Line extension draws both controversy and support. Law enforcement, Taylor Swift, bus lanes, and more!