Metro board committee meetings, Park(ing) Day, Culver City walking and bicycling meeting, Global Climate Strike, and more.
Monday 9/16 - Tonight Culver City will host a joint meeting of the City Council/ Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee at 7 p.m. at City Council Chambers at 9770 Culver Boulevard. Agenda items include municipal bike-share, downtown-Expo bike connection, Higuera Street Bridge, and more. Details at meeting agenda.
Wednesday-Thursday 9/18-19 - Metro board committees will meet to discuss and decide items in advance of next week's full board meeting. Agendas and staff reports at Metro meetings page.
Thursday 9/19 - The city of Los Angeles Pedestrian Advisory Committee will meet from 2-4 p.m. at the offices of Alta Planning+Design, 2nd Floor Conference Room, at 617 West 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. Details at meeting agenda.
Friday 9/20 - Park(ing) Day is an annual international event where various independent groups temporarily convert parking spaces into mini-parks. Several Park(ing) Day parks are planned in Southern California:- Mid-City West Neighborhood Council will host three mini-parks, located at Toasted and Roasted (co-hosted by the Melrose Business Improvement District) at 7311 Melrose Avenue, Roji Bakery at 807 S. La Brea Avenue, and L.A. Chankla at 5354 Wilshire Boulevard. Details at Facebook event.- IBI Group will host a park from around 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of their downtown L.A. offices at 315 West 9th Street.- City of L.A. departments/bureaus - City Planning, Transpotation (LADOT), Sanitation, and Streets L.A. are hosting a mini-park at 530 W. 7th Street near Bottega Louie - from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.- Westwood Village and UCLA are hosting three parks - details at Century City Westwood News.Any other L.A.-area folks hosting parks? Submit time/location/description/link (email below), and SBLA will share and update this post.
Friday 9/20 - Activists are calling for a Global Climate Strike to demand transformative action be taken to address the climate emergency. Various Southern California climate strike events listed at The Action Network.
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