Political Earthquake in Westwood
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A new neighborhood council should help Westwood become the interesting, progressive neighborhood that it ought to be.
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Westwood
UCLA Students Push to Create New Neighborhood Council, Citing Lack of Representation and Obstructionist Policies
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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
UCLA Launches 130-Bike Bruin Bike Share
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Earlier today, UCLA launched the newest bike-share system in L.A. County: Bruin Bike Share. UCLA’s powder blue bike-share bikes have eight speeds, a built-in lock, front and rear lights, a bell, and a front basket. UCLA’s bike-share system features 130 bikes and 18 hubs. For a smart-bike system, the hubs are a bit less critical than […]
CD5 Candidate Jesse Creed Calls for Safety Improvements for Westwood Blvd.
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By calling for safety improvements for Westwood Blvd., city council challenger Jesse Creed is drawing a clear distinction between himself and anti-bike-lane incumbent Paul Koretz.
New Bike Lanes Striped On Wilshire Boulevard In Westwood Condo Canyon
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The city of L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT) is putting the finishing touches on new bike lanes on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood. The new bike lanes run 0.7 miles from Selby Avenue to Beverly Glen Boulevard. They extend the existing Wilshire bike lanes that currently run 0.2 miles from Beverly Glen to Comstock Avenue. The new bike […]
Eyes On the Street: New Counterflow Bike Lanes at UCLA
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The UCLA campus now has what I am pretty sure is L.A. County’s first counter-flow bike lanes.* The one-block bike lane is on Dixon Court, formerly just a one-way street. Alta’s Ryan Johnson mentions: This was a major gap in the campus bike route network, leading from a popular commuter bike route to the Urban […]