Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Westwood

SOHA No elevated trains flier - via SOHA website

Sherman Oaks Nimbys Bash Sepulveda Rail Plans, Push Unrealistic Freeway Monorail

By Joe Linton | Jul 30, 2019 | 12 Comments

Sherman Oaks Nimbys criticize the Sepulveda line project coming and going. Trains are too expensive - and less expensive aerial alternatives are "UNACCEPTABLE."

UCLA has a new bikeway - also used by e-scooter riders. All photos by Scott Epstein

Eyes on the Street: New Green Bikeway at UCLA

By Scott Epstein | Nov 29, 2018 | 2 Comments

UCLA recently added a 0.6-mile bikeway on Charles E. Young Drive - with a green bike lane and green-backed sharrows

Federal approval means that construction can proceed on the third phase extending the Metro Purple Line. Photo: Wikimedia

Metro Receives Key Federal Approval for Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3

By Joe Linton | Sep 20, 2018 | 9 Comments

The federal government finally OK-ed L.A. Metro to proceed with construction of the $1.3B Westside Purple Line extension section 3.

Westwood's new neighborhood council could help catalyze more progressive initiatives there

Political Earthquake in Westwood

By Ryan Snyder | May 25, 2018 | 2 Comments

A new neighborhood council should help Westwood become the interesting, progressive neighborhood that it ought to be.

The proposed boundaries for the new neighborhood council is shaded in blue, surrounded by the current boundaries governed by the WWNC.

UCLA Students Push to Create New Neighborhood Council, Citing Lack of Representation and Obstructionist Policies

By Jason Islas | Nov 9, 2017 | 11 Comments

On the heels of the Westwood Neighborhood Council’s (WWNC) decision to oppose plans for more student housing on UCLA’s campus, a group of students announced their intention to create a new neighborhood council

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