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Re:code L.A. Comes to Boyle Heights Saturday to Talk Updates to Zoning Code
Re:code L.A. is holding a forum in Boyle Heights Saturday (TOMORROW) morning from 9 a.m. to noon to talk with the community about the city's $5 million, five-year effort to update its outdated zoning code.
April 15, 2016
Central Ave and Westwood Blvd Bike Lanes Preserved in Mobility Plan
At its meeting yesterday, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission unanimously re-affirmed keeping bikeway designations for Central Avenue and Westwood Boulevard.
February 12, 2016
Coalition Grows in Opposition to Proposed No-Growth Ballot Initiative
Communities United for Jobs and Housing, a growing coalition of affordable housing developers, community leaders, climate activists, transit advocates, and elected officials, has formed to oppose efforts by no-growth activists to pass a November ballot measure that would severely curtail, among other things, the city’s ability to address Los Angeles’ worsening housing shortage.
February 1, 2016
Doubling Down on an Unsustainable Future: Looking at L.A.’s “Neighborhood Integrity Initiative”
Los Angeles voters may once again have to go to the ballot box this November to determine the future of the city’s urban form.
January 21, 2016
Mobility Plan Modest Amendments Sail Through L.A. Planning Commission
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission approved a series of "modest" amendments to the city's multi-modal Mobility Plan 2035. Commissioners uniformly praised the plan, calling it "forward-thinking" and "multi-faceted", before approving it by a 7-0 vote.
December 17, 2015
City Council Votes to Rescind/Re-Adopt Mobility Plan 2035; Substantive Amendments to Be Discussed in 2016
Midway through a rather uneventful City Council meeting -- minus the dude pacing the aisle in what looked like a Klu Klux Klan hood made out of a pillowcase -- the council took the next steps forward on Mobility Plan 2035.
November 25, 2015
Mobility Plan Re-Approval Passes Joint Council Committee Meeting
The city of Los Angeles' progressive Mobility Plan 2035 was re-affirmed yesterday at a joint meeting of the City Council Transportation and Planning Committees.
November 11, 2015
L.A. City Council Plans Re-Vote on Mobility Plan 2035
Earlier today, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Mike Bonin, Jose Huizar, Felipe Fuentes, and Joe Buscaino put forth the procedural motion 15-0719-s11 [PDF] to rescind and re-approve L.A.'s Mobility Plan 2035. The motion comes in response to a lawsuit claiming, among other things, that plan amendments violated City Council procedures.
October 30, 2015
Streetsblog Talks Mobility Plan On KCRW’s Which Way L.A.? Tonight At 7pm
From 7 to 8 p.m. tonight, tune in to KCRW radio 89.9 FM to hear Streetsblog L.A. Editor Joe Linton weighing in on the recent L.A. City Council approval of Mobility Plan 2035.
August 13, 2015
L.A. City Council Approves New Mobility Plan, Including Vision Zero
After a lengthy and contentious debate, the full Los Angeles City Council approved the city's new Mobility Plan, the Transportation Element of the city's General Plan. Mobility Plan 2035 replaces the city's former transportation plan in effect since 1999. The final vote was 12 in favor, with only Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Gil Cedillo opposing.
August 11, 2015