Overwhelming Support for #VisionHyperion, Other Livability Issues at CD 4 Livable Streets Candidates Forum
Last night's Livable Streets Candidates was more of a political rally for bicycle safety and bicycle lanes than anything else. The only true moments of conflict came when a heckler booed Tara Bannister for expressing concern for putting bicycle lanes on streets with high traffic, high speed streets and when Steve Veres sat alone with his arm in the air, signaling he was the only candidate who had ridden a bicycle in the past week.
February 6, 2015
Can’t Make the CD 4 Livable Streets Forum Tonight? Watch it on LiveStream
[UPDATE: It turns out we won't be able to Livestream the forum tonight. Apologies for the inconvenience. Check back later for updates on how it went.]
February 5, 2015
Metro Presents: The Mudbug Brass Band
Celebrate Mardi Gras at Union Station with The Mudbug Brass Band. Louisiana-rooted but Los Angeles based, the 8-piece New Orleans Jazz band is dedicated to the Second Line tradition, drawing from New Orleans traditional jazz, R&B, funk and Mardi Gras. In a Los Angeles twist on the New Orleans roving block party-like tradition, the group will lead a Second Line procession through Union Station. Break out those sashes and parasols.
February 5, 2015
The Week in Livable Streets Events
There's a lot of fun stuff out there this week if you like transportation policy. Of course, the highlight for us is our Candidates Forum for CD4 on Thursday. See you there!
February 2, 2015
Happy Birthday, Streetsblog Los Angeles
It's party time! Well, on February 21 it's party time.
January 29, 2015
Excitement Builds for Livable Streets Candidate Forum for CD 4 Candidates
With nine days left until the Livable Streets Candidates Forum at Hollywood United Methodist Church, excitement for the event is rising. Social media is buzzing. Rides are being planned. Many people are pitching in beyond the original sponsors.
January 27, 2015
The Week in Livable Streets Events
Things always start to pick up in late January and there's a full schedule of events coming up this week. We're also happy to announce our 7th Birthday Party! for Streetsblog Los Angeles later next month!
January 26, 2015
Bike the Vote/Wolfpack Hustle Ride to Livable Streets CD4 Forum
Mass Ride to the debate starts at Mornings Night Coffee at Sunset and Griffith Park. We need to show the candidates that we matter. Do NOT SLEEP. This matters.
January 26, 2015
Night on Broadway: Celebrating 7 Years of Bringing Back Broadway
Night On Broadway (www.NightOnBroadway.la) will feature innovative, multi-cultural entertainment programming in more than a half dozen of Broadway’s historic theatres, open to the public especially for this event, in celebration of the 7th anniversary of Councilmember José Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway – a 10-year plan for Broadway’s revitalization. It has been decades since this many of Broadway’s … Continued
January 26, 2015