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Oakland Proposes Parking-Protected Bike Lanes on Telegraph Avenue
The City of Oakland has released preliminary design options [PDF] for a redesign of Telegraph Avenue, which include parking-protected bike lanes, improvements to speed up AC Transit lines, and pedestrian safety upgrades. Planners will hold open house meetings to collect input on the design options starting next week.
April 18, 2014
TransForm to Host Third Transportation Choices Summit in Sacramento
TransForm, an organization that advocates for sustainable transportation, smart growth, and affordable housing throughout California, will host its third annual summit next week to discuss the state's transportation priorities. The Transportation Choices Summit will take place in Sacramento on Tuesday, April 22, and feature speakers from advocacy organizations including the Greenlining Institute, Move LA, and Safe Routes to Schools, as well as state legislators and representatives from state agencies.
April 16, 2014
NACTO’s “Cities for Cycling” Road Show Comes to Oakland
Today and tomorrow, Oakland will host the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Cities for Cycling Road Show, which brings experts on NACTO's Urban Street Design Guide to Oakland to meet with city planners, engineers, and elected officials.
April 10, 2014
Community Voices on LA Mobility Plan – LAEV’s Arkin, Bikesanas’ Hernandez
Streetsblog L.A. is continuing coverage of Los Angeles' draft Mobility Plan 2035. The draft plan is out for comment; SBLA profiled it here. The public is encouraged to submit comments via email, or at a series of Planning Forums taking place through April 12th. The next forum is this Saturday March 29th, 9 a.m. to noon, at Boyle Heights City Hall, 2130 E. First St., L.A. 90033.
March 26, 2014
City Leaders Shepherding MyFigueroa Stakeholders Toward Consensus
The long-anticipated MyFigueroa project made another appearance at the Los Angeles City Council's Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) committee yesterday. With more than a hundred supporters in attendance, a great deal of staff work, political leadership, and a stakeholder summit process underway, it appears that MyFigueroa may be on track to break ground some day in the not too distant future.
March 26, 2014
If Cleanliness is Next to Godliness, Surely it Should Also be a Component of “Complete”-ness, No?
As folks were preparing to cut the cake in honor of the Complete Streets Day motion put forth by Councilmember Jose Huizar at City Hall last week, I was getting geared up to volunteer at a high school located in his district, around which many of the streets are decidedly incomplete.
March 10, 2014
It’s Complete Streets Day!
Assuming the City Council doesn't miss perhaps the easiest public relations win since nearly all of them managed to avoid having their pictures taken with Toronto's crack-smoking, bike hating, misogynistic, homophobic mayor earlier this week, today will be the first official Complete Streets Day in Los Angeles.
March 5, 2014
Streets and Creeks, Part 1: Why Fish Need Bicycles
Given all the coverage and advisories about Los Angeles receiving heavy rains today, Streetsblog is kicking off an occasional series that makes the connections between rain, streets, creeks and people.
February 28, 2014
The Movement Against the Highway Friendly Redesign of Hyperion Grows
Garcetti, LaBonge and O'Farrell promote the redesign and ask for public comment.
October 8, 2013