Advocates Gather in Leimert Park to Hear about CicLAvia Route through South L.A. Planned for December
South L.A. residents and advocates gathered at the KAOS Network in Leimert Park last night to learn more about CicLAvia and how the 6-mile route planned through the area on December 7th, 2014, would affect the community.
July 17, 2014
Gentri-flyer or Gentri-folleto? Streetsblog Translates Story on Gentrification in Boyle Heights
"What? More gentri-flyer drama?" you ask upon seeing the infamous flyer pop up again.
July 15, 2014
City Planners Listen to Stakeholders Regarding Potential for Bike Lanes Along Boyle and Soto
As I pedaled my way up the hill towards Mariachi Plaza, I had to dodge a skateboarder coming straight at me at a rather significant clip.
July 11, 2014
The DOGGR Days of Summer: DOGGR Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Fracking Regulations
It's that time of year again.
July 9, 2014
Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project Takes Another Step Forward
At a press briefing yesterday morning, Councilmember Huizar and representatives from the Bureau of Engineering (BoE) and the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announced that "the planning and building" of the Sixth Street Viaduct is progressing "substantially."
July 3, 2014
Am I Hallucinating?: Public Art Pieces Appear in South L.A.
After a depressing day of photographing South L.A.'s trashed streets, I thought I was hallucinating when I stumbled across a man-sized Rubik's Cube.
June 27, 2014
I See London, I See France. I See L.A.’s Dirty Underpass(es).
A few weeks ago, a significant hullabaloo was raised when developer Geoffrey Palmer proposed a walkway over the 110 Freeway that would allow residents of his apartment complex to walk between the buildings without having to traverse the underpass and the homeless encampment there.
June 20, 2014
Exide’s Third Application for Permit to Handle Hazardous Waste Found Deficient
Just after I got word yesterday that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) had determined that Exide Technologies' third application for a formal permit to handle hazardous waste at their lead-acid battery recycling facility in Vernon was deficient, an email popped into my inbox from State Senator Ricardo Lara's office.
June 18, 2014
Weekend Memorial Events Highlight Continued Vulnerability of Cyclists
For those of us who pay attention to such things, it was a terribly mournful weekend.
June 16, 2014