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The Streetsie Awards: Vote for Your Favorite Streetfilm of the Year!
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It's time to watch all the nominees and vote at the bottom for your favorite Streetfilms production
The Streetsie Awards 2022: The Biggest Bummers
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A lot of great things happened in the movement to end car dependency in 2022, but we'd be lying if we said it was all sunshine and roses. For a little year-end catharsis, let's take a look back at the biggest bummers of the year.
The 2022 Streetsie Awards: Policies Worth Applauding
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After a three-year hiatus we're bringing back our year-end Streetsie Awards — and we're starting with some good news.
Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, Gil Cedillo, and Ron Herrera Must Resign
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Streetsblog joins with numerous organizations, elected officials, and individuals calling for the immediate resignations of all four of the participants on the call. It's time to resign, Nury Martinez, Kevin de León, Gil Cedillo, and Ron Herrera
Save the Date: Streetsie Awards Reception with Supervisor Holly Mitchell on October 12
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Mark your calendar: Streetsblog will honor Supervisor Holly Mitchell on Wednesday October 12 at at Mercado La Paloma from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Happy Juneteenth Day
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The staff of Streetsblog is off today to mark the Juneteenth national holiday, the celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865.
Streetsblog will be back publishing in full tomorrow, Tuesday, June 21.
THE BRAKE: Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Zoning
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What if any American could tell at a glance how her unique local land use policies influence the way she and her neighbors get around, without having to dig through a mountain of arcane jargon to get there?
How to Paint Your Own Crosswalk In Your Neighborhood (Hypothetically)
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A secretive group is painting crosswalks in Los Angeles where they say the city has failed to provide basic infrastructure to protect walkers — so it's worth noting the wealth of resources available to would-be tactical urbanists.
America’s Best Bus Stops Round 1: Public Art Meets Public Transit
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An artful bus stop can transform a wearisome wait into an inspiring visit to a micro-museum — and these stops are true masterpieces.
The Brake: What It’s Like to Be a Woman in Transportation (And Why It Matters)
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A new zine from a top transit nonprofit explores why the needs of women need to be at the center of U.S. transit planning — and what it's like for gender-marginalized people who are working to change the status quo
America’s Best Bus Stops 2022, Round One: Stops that Do Double Duty
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After years and years of sending up sorry stops across America, we're turning our attention to wonderful waiting areas for once.
Streetsblog L.A. Endorses United to House L.A. Initiative
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United to House L.A. would build and preserve affordable housing in L.A. City via a new tax on high-end property sales, generating an estimated $8 billion over ten years