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Form (and Speedy Implementation) over Function Yields Semi-Obsolete Street Furniture in Boyle Heights
When the butterflies, flowers, and decorative benches first started popping up along 1st Street in Boyle Heights last year, reviews were mixed.
August 12, 2015
Hundreds Gather for Women and Women-Identified Ride Led by Ovarian Psycos
Looking out over the growing group of women and women-identified folks gathering on the grassy knoll behind Olvera St. for the Ovarian Pscyo-Cycles 4th Annual Clitoral Mass ride, I realized that, despite having attended the previous three events, I only recognized a handful of the riders.
August 4, 2015
New Pedestrian Bulb-outs Make Crossing St. Louis More Pleasant but Leave Some Scratching Their Heads
I've sat and observed the intersection of St. Louis and Cesar Chavez in Boyle Heights several times since the modified curb extensions started going in last month.
July 28, 2015
Filed Under: Hidden Gems in Fact Sheets. A Protected Bike Lane for the Sixth Street Viaduct
It is now nearly the end of July.
July 23, 2015
How a More Inclusive Bike Week Can Help Move Us Toward “Bike Life”
"I can honestly say my faith in humanity has been restored today," Joey said Wednesday as we popped his back tire back on his bike and I packed up my patch kit. "If I ever see you in the street again, I promise I'll pay you back somehow."
May 15, 2015
Testing Around Exide Plant Continues, Community Voices Frustration over Lack of Clarity in Results
"I still don't have a clear picture of what the results [of the lead testing in the Expanded Assessment Areas] are," said a representative of Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard.
May 12, 2015
At What Point Could this Have Been Stopped?: Community Celebrates Exide’s Closure, Seeks Full Accounting from New DTSC Director
"We won, folks. We won!" Monsignor John Moretta addressed the crowd that had gathered at Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights to hear about the process by which the closure of Exide Technologies' embattled lead-acid battery recycling facility would begin. "Siempre adelante. Siempre adelante." [Always moving forward.]
April 14, 2015
Metro Takes Another Step Forward in Effort to Build and Preserve Affordable Housing at Transit Hubs
In case you haven't heard, we're in a bit of an affordable housing crunch.
April 2, 2015
Boyle Heights Youth Research Community Challenges, Find Proposed TOD Solutions Don’t Go Far Enough to Help Neediest
"So..." I begin, looking around the table at CALO YouthBuild students Abigail Navarro, Irvin Plata, Stephanie Olwen, and Eric Aguayo.
March 19, 2015
Streets and Justice Advocate Maryann Aguirre Featured in Video for International Women’s Day
A few months ago, we featured the story of the extraordinary Maryann Aguirre as part of our #streetsR4families series. The series looks at the experiences of parents trying to move their families safely through the streets of Los Angeles via transit, bicycle, or on foot. Speaking as a single mother from the working-class Latino community of Boyle Heights, Aguirre made it clear that she believed that streets around her would only truly be safe when her community, as a whole, was healthy and thriving.
March 13, 2015