L.A. Press Club Honors Streetsblog Los Angeles as Best News Blog in L.A.
It was another banner night for Streetsblog Los Angeles at the L.A. Press Club Awards Dinner. In addition to our win as the 2013 "best blog" award, Streetsblog team placed in three other categories, including two that were "medium-wide" meaning that we were competing not just against online media but all media. Our awards haul from last night included:
June 30, 2014
People St Plans Plazas and Parklets for the Fall, Next Project Round Could Be Pushed to 2015
Yesterday, the People St program unveiled its project list for 2014 at the City Council Transportation Committee. People St is the new program by LADOT that encourages communities to plan and pay for their own parklets, plazas, and bike corrals. LADOT will help with the permitting and final planning for the projects. The project list included three plazas and four parklets spread out throughout the city.
June 26, 2014
Council Transportation Committee Gives Enthusiastic Thumbs Up to Seleta Reynolds
When I covered the Transportation Committee Hearing for Rita Robinson to take the helm at LADOT in 2008, there were 10 people in the room who were not City Council staff, Council members, or Robinson herself.
June 25, 2014
Metro: We’re Not Opposed to North Figueroa Road Diet
Responding to coverage in Streetsblog of the May meeting held concerning the North Figueroa Road Diet, a spokesperson for Metro reached out to Streetsblog arguing that despite our characterization of Metro's position as "opposed to the Road Diet," Metro is not opposed to reducing mixed used traffic lanes to create a buffered bike lane.
June 23, 2014
The Week in Livable Streets Events
Things tend to slow down this time of year. But while the Week In... is sparse, it doesn't mean that the two meetings on Wednesday and Thursday aren't some of the most important of the year.
June 23, 2014
Vote Local at Bergamot Arts Center
Experience artist Brian Goeltzenleuchter’s olfactory artwork, “Sillage,” and other exhibitions on view.
June 21, 2014
Santa Monica Kidical Mass
The theme is “4th of July.” Wear your red, white and blue. Best dressed wins a prize!
June 21, 2014
Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee
The City Council meets to discuss People St and a new LADOT General Manager. Read the agenda, here.
June 21, 2014