Bev. Hills Blue Ribbon Commission Votes on Bike Lanes for Santa Monica Blvd.
Read the agenda, here: http://www.beverlyhills.org/cbhfiles/storage/files/7843220881104313757/01-22-14Agenda.pdf
January 20, 2014
Some Holiday Links from Santa Monica Next and LongBeachize
Streetsblog will not be publishing today, but for anyone looking for some Livable Streets Reading Material, we offer some of the best work in 2014 from Santa Monica Next and LongBeachize:
January 20, 2014
Reminder, We’ll Be Broadcasting This Afternoon’s Speech by Gabe Klein at Streetsblog TV
January 17, 2014
More Eyes on the Street: 2nd Street Protected Bike Lane Damaged in Crash
Some time in the last couple of days, the 2nd Street protected bike lane was damaged when a car crashed through the pylons into the side of the 2nd Street Tunnel heading into Downtown Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman snapped this picture yesterday and reports that at least three of the barrier pylons were removed, a trail of debris was left behind, and even a tire can be seen in the picture.
January 16, 2014
Eyes off the Street: Expo Tracks in Northvale Trench
On Tuesday, Jonathan Weiss snapped this picture of the Expo Line tracks being placed in the Northvale Road trench. The trench runs along the southern end of Cheviot Hills and the track's arrival is considered a construction mile stone by rail fans.
January 16, 2014
Today’s Headlines
Editorial: L.A. Should Be Allowed Local Hire Program for Measure R (LAT) Times Notes Conspiracy Theories Popping Up in Slow Olin Investigation (LAT) Zev, Krekorian, Introduce Motion That Could Lead to Orange Line Gating (The Source) Taylor Yards Bridge Plan On Track for Bike/Ped Access to Elysian (Curbed) Official News Release on Monday’s Red Line … Continued
January 16, 2014
City Councilmembers Want Rules for Ghost Bikes and Roadside Memorials
(Note: An earlier version of this story mis-identified the Council Member who introduced the motion as Mitch O'Farrell. It was introduced by Mitch Englander. Streetsblog deeply regrets this error.)
January 15, 2014