Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Pacoima

San Fernando leader break ground on a new bike/walk path along the Pacoima Wash. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

San Fernando Breaks Ground on New Pacoima Wash Walk/Bike Path

By Joe Linton | Mar 24, 2023 | No Comments

The initial 1.4-mile Pacoima Wash project will extends along the east side of the wash, and includes a new bike/walk bridge, native landscaping, fencing, lighting, and watershed features.

CicLAvia in front of the Pacoima Neighborhood City Hall. All photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

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CicLAvia Opens Streets in Pacoima, Arleta, and Panorama City

By Joe Linton | Jun 25, 2018 | No Comments

Four miles of Van Nuys Blvd were closed to cars, while people enjoyed skating, walking, bicycling and much more

Los Angeles' newest protected bike lane - on Van Nuys Blvd in Pacoima

Pacoima’s Van Nuys Blvd Celebrates L.A.’s Newest Protected Bikeway

By Joe Linton | Dec 16, 2016 | 5 Comments

This morning, Pacoima celebrated the city of Los Angeles' newest protected bike lanes on Van Nuys Blvd. The Van Nuys parking-protected bike lane extends 0.8-miles from Laurel Canyon Boulevard to San Fernando Road. This is the city's fourth protected bike lane facility, and the first in a predominantly low-income Latino community.

Pacoima’s Van Nuys Blvd To Receive Upgrade, Protected Bike Lane This Summer

By Joe Linton | May 5, 2016 | 1 Comment

A stretch of Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima will receive an extensive safety upgrade this summer. Under the leadership of Los Angeles City Councilmember Felipe Fuentes, Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Great Streets Initiative, and the L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT), the 0.8-miles of Van Nuys Blvd. between Laurel Canyon Boulevard and San Fernando Road will receive a […]

At the Crossroads: In Order to Create a More Walkable L.A., Start with the Basics.

By Max Podemski | May 5, 2015 | 7 Comments

(Max Podemski is the Planning Director of Pacoima Beauftiful…but you already knew that, right? – DN) In recent years, the media has been filled with stories about Los Angeles transformation into a more livable and walkable city. This has been spurred by recent developments such as CicLAvia, the expanding transit and bike network, and revitalized […]

Pacoima2050: Party at the Plaza, Envisioning the Community’s Future

By Kristopher Fortin | May 1, 2014 | 1 Comment

James Rojas brought his interactive planning workshop to Pacoima at a pop-up plaza event on April 19. Bradley Avenue was blocked off for the morning and early afternoon between Van Nuys Boulevard and the alleyway adjacent to the San Fernando Gardens housing. Volunteers decorated the wall of a nearby flower shop, Bikesanas del Valle bicycle cooperative […]

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