Communities
Streetsblog LA
L.A. City Wins Fix the City Lawsuit Against E Line Development Plan
“We urgently need more housing and we should put it close to public transit to reduce traffic congestion. This victory is an essential step in dramatically reimagining how Angelenos live, work, shop and play.”
December 28, 2021
SGV Connect 88 – Looking Forward and Backwards with the Streetsblog Editors
Melanie Currie and Joe Linton offer their insights on the big stories that shaped Streetsblog coverage in 2021 and predictions for 2022
December 28, 2021
Metro’s Student Fareless Pilot Gathering Momentum a Couple Months In
Even with a difficult roll-out - and a program that falls well short of universal fare-free transit - Metro and its partners are providing much needed free trips to many students through L.A. County.
December 23, 2021
Downtown Culver City Just Got More Walkable, Bikeable, and Transit-Friendly
MOVE Culver City features improvements for pedestrians, transit riders and cyclists: dedicated bus lanes, protected bike lanes, curb extensions, and more.
December 17, 2021
Six SGV Projects Awarded $20 million in State Parks Grants, to Bring New and Expanded Parks to the Area
Alhambra, Baldwin Park, Covina and unincorporated West Puente Valley will receive money to create new parks, or expand/renovate currently existing ones
December 16, 2021
Much of Metro’s Latest 710 Freeway Messaging Sounds All Too Familiar
Stay tuned - probably for another decade - to find out if Metro's latest community messaging is sincere, or just another iteration of the past couple decades of lip service to a community-driven process.
December 9, 2021
Reimagining a Healthy and Sustainable Streets in Monterey Park/Alhambra Hands-on Place It Workshop
Monterey Park and Alhambra’s commercial streets are a physical and mental assault to the human body. People don’t enjoy walking or using public transit on them. The solution to this problem has traditionally been for people to buy bigger cars and these cities widen the roads exacerbating the problem.
December 8, 2021
Seven-City East SGV Project Recommended for $15 million for Bike/Ped, Bus, and First-Last Mile Measure M Funding
The East San Gabriel Valley Sustainable Multimodal Improvement Project would span Azusa, Claremont, Covina, Glendora, La Verne, Pomona, San Dimas
December 2, 2021
More Progress on the New Sixth Street Viaduct
Nearly all of the 20 iconic arches now appear complete
November 30, 2021
Eyes on the Street: New Bus Lane on Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A.
The new southbound Grand Avenue bus lane extends just over one mile - from Hope Place to Pico Boulevard. It forms a couplet with a northbound bus lane on Olive Street.
November 29, 2021
