It’s Finally Happening. Damien Will Appear on John and Ken Tonight at 5
Tonight at 5 p.m., I'll be appearing on the John and Ken show to talk about bicycling, the city council and the all-powerful bike lobby. Tune your radio to 640 AM, or point your browser to the KFI website, or visit I Heart Radio on your smartphone.
February 12, 2015
Los Angeles Introduces Citywide Hit and Run System
LOS ANGELES— Councilmembers Mitchell Englander and Joe Buscaino will join the Los Angeles Police Department, the Department of Transportation to announce the implementation of a hit-and-run mass notification system within the City of Los Angeles. This system will use existing technology platforms such as Nixle, Twitter and Facebook to broadcast to localized communities in the … Continued
February 8, 2015
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