Damien Newton

Now that the holidays are in our helmet mirror, the sausage making of transportation policy resumes with Metro Board Committee meetings. We're also putting out save-the-dates for two Streetsblog events coming up in February.

Michael Fleming has been advocating for LADOT's Commuter Express bus service to add a stop to service Beverly Hills for years. When LADOT gave him the best New Year's present of all, a bus stop just blocks from his office, he excitedly snapped this picture to share with the world.

Nearly two months ago, on November 12, Mayor Eric Garcetti stood with Councilmembers Mike Bonin and Joe Buscaino and Controller Ron Galerpin at the road repaving project at Barrington Avenue and National Boulevard. The Mayor announced that, thanks to new revenue, the city would now be repaving 200 additional miles of roadway, above and beyond its regular repaving budget every year.

For the first time since we combined the staff/board vote and reader vote into one award, there are no changes from the final poll results on Streetsblog and the winners. Read on to see the 2014 Streetsie Winners and look forward to celebratory events soon. Click individual links for poll results and descriptions of honorees' accomplishments. 

The New Year is started and that means "The Week in Livable Streets Events" is back. While we do our best to make this comprehensive, there's always something we're missing. Don't be offended, just let us know! There's some fun events on the calendar for this weekend and a potentially big meeting in Boyle Heights.

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/745207342241364/?ref=56&unit_ref=suggested_events

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