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Cyclists Needed for Project to Monitor Air Quality in Southeast L.A. and on Eastside
Environmental justice advocate seeks help tracking particulate matter in residential areas bordered by industry, freeways
December 4, 2018
Metro PSAs Target Vendors, Make Other Missteps in Effort to Teach Transit Etiquette
“Wait, did they just deport the vendor?”
September 26, 2018
When an Accidental Planner Brings Intentionality to Her Work: A Conversation with Monique López of Pueblo Planning
“Once you change the city planning process," says Monique López, founder of the participatory planning and design firm Pueblo Planning, "you're going to change the city in a manner that's more equitable, that's more sustainable, that's more human, and that's more just."
May 25, 2018
County Board of Supervisors Approves Condemnation of Vermont/Manchester Lots, Moves Forward on Eminent Domain
The fact that the community has spent nearly 26 years waiting for this project to materialize is just one of many reasons that the County's vote to condemn the lots came as no surprise today.
December 5, 2017
LADOT And BlueLA Partner For Low-Income Electric Car Share
Today the city of Los Angeles and BlueLA launched a new program to provide electric-powered car-sharing for low income communities.
June 9, 2017
Gateway Cities COG Walks Away from Active Transpo Commitment; EYCEJ, Urban Health Strategies Say, “Not So Fast…”
The report is much more than just a discussion of the region's active transportation needs. It's a call to arms - a plea to the Southeast cities to take a leadership role in investing local return dollars from Measure M in infrastructure that serves the area's most vulnerable road users.
June 1, 2017
Victory For Vision Zero, Sidewalks, Bikes at Today’s Transportation Committee
The L.A. City Transportation Committee approved a plan to dedicate nearly all Measure M local return funding - $66M annually - to Vision Zero, including funds for sidewalks and bike facilities.
March 29, 2017
Committee Debates Framework for Sidewalk Vending Ordinance; Vending Takes Step Closer to Legalization
The authorities confiscated her friend's goods this past Saturday, an emotional Caridad Vasquez told the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee yesterday.
December 13, 2016
Justice-Oriented Mobility Advocates to “Untokenize” Active Transportation Movement at November Convening
He was so glad I had "talked about people of color committing violence against other people of color," the man gushed, shaking my hand.
September 20, 2016