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Finally…. Hit & Run Cycling Victim, Paul Livingston is on the Road to Justice
On June 12, 2011 Paul Livingston, an avid cyclist in the Los Angeles area, rode from Hollywood to the beach as he often did four or five times a week. On his way home, at approximately 6 pm he rode his bicycle through Beverly Hills. Just before City Hall on Santa Monica Boulevard., he was hit from behind by a car.
April 11, 2013
Call to Action: No Justice for Cyclist in Beverly Hills Hit and Run Suggests Pattern of Contempt.
Last summer Paul Livingston, an experienced cyclist of 15 years, was commuting along Santa Monica Blvd heading east through Beverly Hills. He began slowing as he approached a stale red light. Relaxed, it was about 6pm on a clear skied Sunday afternoon and his lane - the right lane - was clear. He was estimated to be moving at about 8 miles per hour. Suddenly his world changed forever. Witnesses describe an impatient and unpredictable driver racing in and out of pockets heading east towards the soon to be green light that Paul was approaching. Paul had no chance. He was smashed from behind and thrown. It was reported that the driver never braked but instead accelerated to get away after impact.
August 17, 2012
Better Bike Beverly Hills in the Los Angeles Times
(The following letter by Mark Elliott, Streetsblog famous for his work with Better Bike Beverly Hills, appeared in today's Los Angeles Times. It appears here with the author's permission.-DN)
June 4, 2012
Beverly Hills Unified School District Files CEQA Suit Against Westside Subway
(Editor's note: A full copy of the legal petition can be found here.)
May 30, 2012
Fearless Prediction: Metro Will Approve the Westside Subway Route under Beverly Hills High School
Update at 1 p.m.: As predicted, the Metro Board has voted 7-to-2 to approve the Constellation Station for the Westside Subway with a routing under Beverly Hills High School. More details at The Source.
May 24, 2012
New Video: Hill Folk Want to Stay Stuck in 1959
In advance of tomorrow's hearing at Metro headquarters over the Westside Subway, a group called L.A. on the Move released the above video on YouTube. The video graphically illustrates their concerns. Sometimes a video is so clear that commentary from Streetsblog writers is not necessary.
May 16, 2012
Fact Check: There Is No $38.7 Million Payout to JMB Realty in Westside Subway Plans
(Hello Beverly Hills Courier readers! Confused by allegations that Metro controls editorial decisions here at Streetsblog? To help clear things up, we've compiled a list of the connections between Streetsblog and Metro right here.)
May 15, 2012
Metro Approves Environmental Documents for Subway to La Cienega
The first of several major issue scheduled to be addressed by the Metro Board of Directors was the approval of the environmental documents for the Westside Subway. After the Beverly Hills City Council formerly requested a hearing earlier this week, Metro staff recommended that the Board split approval for the Subway into two parts so that part could be approved today and part could be approved after another hearing was held. The first part would cover the extension from the current Wilshire/Western stop to Wilshire/La Cienega. The route approved would be 3.9 miles of the 8.6 mile route that was proposed by Metro staff.
April 26, 2012