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Dupont-Walker, Community Press Metro on Surprising Changes Slated for Mariachi Plaza, Demand More Outreach
How can we ensure stakeholder input has value and is incorporated into planning? And, in so doing, help the community feel comfortable in trusting Metro to make sure that happens?
November 7, 2014
Boyle Heights Takes to the Streets for 5K and Munchkin Run
With the installation of the jogging path around Evergreen Cemetery in 2004 and the more recent rise of the Boyle Heights Bridge Runners (now celebrating their first year anniversary), Boyle Heights has become a much friendlier place for those who prefer to get their exercise by pounding the pavement.
October 14, 2014
Final Sixth Street Viaduct Model Showcased at Public Briefing; Expected Completion Date, Early 2019
"How was the meeting?" Juan asked as I came out of the multipurpose room at the Puente Learning Center.
October 7, 2014
The Ultimate First Street Guide to CicLAvia: Where to Eat and Who to Meet
CicLAvia! Bicycles! Hipster Invaders! Gentrification!
October 3, 2014
Ticketing of Ovarian Psyco Sparks Questions About How Group Rides Should Manage Safety
On Saturday's Clitoral Mass ride with the Ovarian Psyco-Cycles, one of the ride marshals had a run-in with the police.
August 21, 2014
Reclaiming Public Space for Marginalized Communities: Bikes Don’t Fix Everything, But They Can Help
The recent tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri, and here at home in South L.A. have served to underscore just how hostile the public space can be to people of color, particularly those of lesser means.
August 19, 2014
Fun and Food in Boyle Heights and South L.A. this Weekend
If you like to get out and about on the weekends, there are some really great events you might want to plug into.
August 14, 2014
CicLAvia Begins Outreach Process in Boyle Heights for Oct. 5th Event
“¿Conoce CicLAvia?” (Are you familiar with CicLAvia?) and “¿Sabe qué es una ciclovía?” (Do you know what a ciclovía is?) were two of the questions SBLA writers Erick Huerta and Sahra Sulaiman found themselves asking Boyle Heights residents and business owners while canvassing the area with representatives of CicLAvia recently.
August 4, 2014
Filed Under: (Mostly) Rad! Skate Park to Open Thursday in Hard-to-Skate-to Hazard Park.
Skateboarders are generally not the first people you think of when you think about livable streets.
July 23, 2014