Cartoon Tuesday: Hocus Pocus
The good news is, we're not alone, it's not just advocates that are frustrated with the slow pace of transportation funding reauthorization in Washington, D.C. Engineers, advocates, and professionals from across the spectrum are just as nervous.
July 1, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Dangerous Expo Bikeway Intersection Now Fixed
As cyclists eagerly await completion of the Expo Bikeway from Culver City to Santa Monica, some fixes are ongoing to the maligned-but-improving Phase I bike path.
June 30, 2014
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