Photo Exhibit Brings Human-Scale Public Art to Olympic Blvd. in Boyle Heights
Take a ride along Olympic Blvd. in Boyle Heights, and you will be struck by how unwelcoming it can feel to humans.
January 24, 2014
So, Ground Has Officially Been Broken for the Crenshaw Line. What Does That Mean for People in the Area?
To say change is afoot in the Crenshaw/Leimert area might be the understatement of the year.
January 22, 2014
As 1st St. Undergoes Transformation, Pedestrians in Other Areas of Boyle Heights Wonder When Their Moment Will Come
"Are you just visiting?" a woman asked as she watched me take pictures of a decrepit bench on Cesar Chavez.
January 17, 2014
“They Never Do Things Like This in My Neighborhood!”: New Park Along Vermont Ave. Surprises, Delights Residents
He was surprised when they put the bike lane in a while back, he said. But then this?
January 16, 2014
West Adams Neighbors Come Together to Oppose the Drillers Next Door
"So, those are not water trucks we see coming through the neighborhood?" asked an older gentleman enjoying the sunny Saturday afternoon with friends outside one of the men's homes in the West Adams neighborhood.
January 14, 2014
Governing Board of the AQMD Adopts Amendment Imposing Stricter Emissions Controls on Lead-Acid Battery Recyclers
"Se me murió mi señora, se me murió mi cuñado... yo no quiero que muera más gente. Esto es lo que pido de ustedes."
January 10, 2014
When One Well Closes, God…er…Oil Corporations Open Another
While the city may be busy doing what it can to see AllenCo's oil wells just north of USC permanently closed, neighbors have turned their attention to fighting another corporation's bid to drill several wells to the west of the campus.
January 8, 2014
Reflections on Reflectors: Should They Be Updated Now That More People Are in the Streets?
Although the shortest day of the year has come and gone (FINALLY), we've only gained an extra six and a half minutes of daylight since the solstice.
January 6, 2014
Why I Ride: Connecting with My City
I looked at the two scruffy ticket scalpers crossing Figueroa near the Staples Center and wondered if my eyes deceived me.
January 2, 2014
Holiday Food for Thought: A Better Way to Bike Share?
Gesturing toward the new bicycles that he and Eagle Scout Diego Binatena had just locked up to the rack at one of PATH's residential facilities, the LACBC's Colin Bogart noted that the bikes represented the ultimate in self-sufficiency.
December 20, 2013