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Hail-A-Cab Coming to Downtown and Hollywood?
Once the Council Approves, Visitors to Hollywood Could Hail Taxis
May 29, 2008
Council Celebrates Bike Week by Reforming Advisory Committee
Bike activists have long complained about the city’s official Bike Advisory Committee (LABAC). In fact, I’ve never heard anyone that wasn’t on the committee say something nice about the committee. Today, those complaints will be heard and amplified when the City Council’s Planning and Land Use Committee hear a motion to reform the LABAC.
May 13, 2008
Thomas Starr King Middle School to Get Pedestrian Upgrade
This Google "Street View" Shows Some Challenges in Walking to Thomas Starr King Middle School
April 21, 2008
Community and Cyclists Clash on Ballona Creek Trail Gate
Photo of Entrance by Will Campbell
April 4, 2008
Rosendahl To Hold Meeting on Ballona Creek Entrance Closure
For those of you following the controversy surrounding the potential closure of the Ballona Creek Bike path along Culver Drive between Purdue Avenue and Sawtelle Boulevard, alert Streetsblog commenter Greg passes along the following message from the Councilman's office:
April 1, 2008
LAPD Ticketing Pedestrians Near Metro Center
Back in February, Curbed reported that police in Koreatown were ticketing pedestrians crossing the intersection of Wilshire and Vermont if they crossed after the signal starting flashing orange. Tickets, which were given to pedestrians even if they made it safely across the street before the flashing signal became a solid one, ranged between $200 and $300.
March 31, 2008
LADOT Questions Metro’s Bus Cuts
Last month, the Metro Board passed a resolution requiring staff to prepare a memo outlining total service cuts from 2007 and expected cuts for 2008 and 2009. Board Members wanted to put the proposed bus service changes for this June into a larger context to better understand the impact on local economies and Metro's ridership.
March 20, 2008