This Week In Livable Streets
Relámpago Wheelery, March Forth!, housing forum, Culver CityBus events – plus meetings: L.A. City Council Transportation Committee, People St and Metro.
- Monday 2/26 through next week Wednesday 3/7 – LADOT People St is hosting a series of 90-minute public information seminars for groups considering applying to create public plazas. The first session is tonight at 6 p.m. at the Valley Constituent Service Center at 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard. Meetings continue Tuesday 2/27 6:30 p.m. at the Mar Vista Library, Thursday 2/28 6 p.m. at the Hollywood LADOT District Office, Thursday 3/1 6 p.m. at Harbor POLA High School, and Wednesday 3/7 6 p.m. at the South L.A. Constituent Service Center. Details at LADOT People St website.
- Wednesday 2/27 – The Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee will meet to discuss Vision Zero, parking meters, South L.A. traffic, transportation demand management, and more. The meeting gets started at 1 p.m. in room 1010 at L.A. City Hall at 200 N. Spring Street – public entrance on Main Street – in downtown Los Angeles. Details at meeting agenda.
- Thursday 3/1 – The Metro board will meet and deliberate on a host of issues, including the proposed $6 billion widening of the 710 Freeway. The meeting gets underway at 9 a.m. at the third floor Metro boardroom at One Gateway Plaza, behind Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Details at Metro meeting site.
- Saturday 3/3 – L.A. City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield will host his 5th annual community bike ride. The free family-pace 10-mile ride gathers at 9 a.m. at Warner Ranch Park – off Califa Street – at 5800 Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Woodland Hills. Details at Blumenfield website.
- Saturday 3/3 – State Assemblymember Laura Friedman will host The Future of Los Angeles: Building A Better Tomorrow – a town hall featuring Senator Scott Wiener and other housing experts and advocates. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Camino Theater at L.A. City College at 855 N. Vermont Avenue in East Hollywood. Details at Facebook event.
- Saturday 3/3 – Culver CityBus will host its 90th Anniversary Celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4343 Duquesne Avenue. The event features giveaways, free food, caricature artists, music, bus photo booth, anniversary-wrapped bus, and more. Details at Facebook event.
Saturday 3/3 – Relámpago Wheelery will host La Quinceañera De Jocelyn: a night of music (including a performance by Very Be Careful!!) and karaoke, raising funds for the Bike!Bike! conference coming to L.A. this fall. The festivities get underway at 9 p.m. at 140 Bimini Place in Koreatown. Details at Facebook event.
Did we miss anything? Is there something we should list on future calendars? Email joe [at] streetsblog.org.
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