7th Street Improvement Project
"The project approvals for the new Wilshire Grand Center included $9.175 million in offsite streetscape improvements geared toward enhancing pedestrian and multi-modal access on the project's key corridor: 7th Street from the 110 freeway east to Olive Street, and the Wilshire Boulevard bridge.
January 26, 2015
Walk This Way LA – pedestrian wayfinding working group meeting
Los Angeles Walks is creating a pedestrian wayfinding system called Walk This Way, LA that gives information on walking times between different destinations, to show connectivity between neighborhoods and change perceptions that many places are too far away to walk.
January 25, 2015
Westside Urban Forum: SHIFTING GEARS, Bicycle Mobility on the Westside
SHIFTING GEARS: Bicycle Mobility on the Westside
January 25, 2015
The Week in Livable Streets Events
There's been a lot of excitement over Seleta Reynolds since she assumed the head spot at LADOT. If you haven't had a chance to hear her in person, there's a chance this Thursday night when Reynolds speaks in Tarzana. Listen and be prepared to applaud profusely. There's also an exciting joint MCM-LACBC program on Saturday to engage more women in bicycle advocacy.
January 20, 2015
Transit and Intercity Rail Funding: Upcoming Workshops
State agencies are seeking input on one more program that will receive funds from California’s cap-and-trade system. Guidelines for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program [PDF] were released in December. Two public workshops will be held next week to gather feedback, one in Los Angeles and one in Sacramento.
January 20, 2015
Women Bike, Women Lead
The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) and MCM are partnering on a women-led series of bike rides and workshops starting this Sat. Jan 24th and continuing on through April. These workshops are designed to encourage women to build their networks and grow their capacity for transforming their communities through active transportation, namely biking.
January 20, 2015
SBLA/LACBC/LA Walks CD 4 Candidates Forum
The race to replace Los Angeles City Councilmember Tom LaBonge, who is leaving office after 12 years in office because of term limits, is a crowded race. Over a dozen candidates are vying to replace the colorful LaBonge who has been something of a staple here at Streetsblog.
January 20, 2015