Damien Newton

Think of this as a mini version of Stair Trek, concentrated on L.A.'s most stairway-rich neighborhood: over 50 stairways on a 10-12 mile route. We keep to our traditional 3:1 ratio of stairs climbed to descended. Though it is physically challenging, the compact geographic range of this walk will make it easy for folks to leave/join throughout the day.

Alex Baum passed away this weekend. Baum was a giant in the promotion of cycling as a sport and a lifestyle in Los Angeles, the US, and internationally. His memorial is being planned for Wednesday, March 4th at 1:30 PM.  Services to be held at the Santa Monica Synagogue, 1448 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA  90404.  … Continued

The cities of Cudahy, Bell Gardens, Commerce, and Vernon are looking for input on how to make these cities better places to bike, walk, and access transit. Join LACBC and the LA River Revitalization Corp for our first Southeast L.A. cities ride along the L.A. River through Cudahy! RSVP to bryan@la-bike.org or here.

New Belgium Brewing Presents a Traveling Slow Ride Sideshow, 

What was once an empty alley near the busy intersection of Magnolia and Lankershim Boulevards in the heart of the North Hollywood Arts District is now a public plaza with tables, chairs, green polka dots on the pavement, and sun shade.

Saturday night's Streetsblog Los Angeles Birthday party saw over fifty people pack into the house of Amy, Jack and Jonathan Weiss to celebrate the 7th anniversary of our first article in Los Angeles.

Westwood Village Improvement Association (WVIA) Town Hall Meeting Monday, February 23, 2015, 5:00pm 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Lobby Level Conference Room

CicLAvia will make the San Fernando Valley its home on March 22 when Metro Presents CicLAvia – The Valley takes place from 9am–4pm. The first CicLAvia of 2015 represents the inaugural visit of LA’s renowned open streets event to the Valley. Participants will be able to travel between North Hollywood and Studio City on car-free streets, using foot, pedal and non-motorized wheel power.

When Streetsblog Los Angeles first published in 2008, L.A.'s mood was a lot different than it is today. Now, Joe, Sahra, and the rest of the team are mostly focusing on moving the ball forward instead of "playing defense." So, I write this to hopefully make you laugh a little and reflect and, of course, to plug our fundraiser tomorrow. Hopefully, next year at this time, we'll have added to the list "stopped stupid helmet/reflective clothing law." So without further adieu, here is our list of seven ways transportation planning in L.A. would be stupider if Streetsblog weren't around.

After you have spent the weekend celebrating Streetsblog Los Angeles' 7th birthday party, you'll probably be too exhausted to go to work. If that is the case, consider attending Live.Ride.Share, a conference on the future of mobility in the "share economy." The all-day conference is currently at maximum registration, but you can find the RSVP information at the end of the story.