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Equity, the Mobility Plan, and the Myth of Luxury-Loving Lane Stealers
It's hard to take some of the hysteria surrounding the City Council's approval of Mobility Plan 2035 this past August very seriously.
September 14, 2015
Man is Shot and Killed by the Officers He Called to Help Search for Stolen Bike. Is it a Livable Streets Issue?
Several months ago, I asked that a link to a story on the beating of Clinton Alford by LAPD officers be included in our daily headlines.
July 17, 2015
A Changing South Park Plans for “Livable Alleys”
Through cinematic distortion, alleys are seen as hubs where criminals engage in drug dealing, whacking, and even murder.
January 6, 2015
The Other Lesson of Our #LA2050 Listens Events. We Need to Get Younger People More Involved.
Wider sidewalks, bike paths, fewer car lanes, park space.
May 13, 2014
Events: 2 Hit and Run Court Appearances, Finish the Ride, #Fig4All #LA2050 Visioning Workshop
Just as the week before Easter/Passover is usually a light one, the week after is usually a heavy one. And this one is heavy. Court appearances, committee hearings, educational events, a Streetsblog L.A. event with the Bike Oven, two amazing sounding events on Sunday. It's a packed house.
April 21, 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
We Can Tell You How to Get, How to Get to People St
"Thank you for liberating our streets," City Council Transportation Committee Chair Mike Bonin greeted LADOT staff last week. While LADOT staff may not be used to a hero's welcome, Assistant General Manager Dan Mitchell and Assistant Pedestrian Coordinator Valerie Watson weren't there to present a typical transportation project, or even to talk about why some five-lane street in The Valley needs to have its speed limit increased.
December 11, 2013
Op/Ed – Before Garcetti Can Be the Hero, He Needs to Slay the Zombies
Yesterday's announcement that a planned pedestrian bridge for most of the corners of Lankershim Boulevard and Universal Hollywood Drive would cost $27 million, instead of the originally announced $19 million, was more bad news for those striving to make Los Angeles' streets a better place. When Streetsblog last reported on this project, the cost was only $19 million, which seemed an expensive alternative to improving the intersection to facilitate pedestrian traffic.
October 15, 2013
MyFigueroa! Plan for LA’s First Protected Bike Lanes Clears Environmental Review
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning released the Final Environmental Impact Report for the South Figueroa Streetscape Project (MyFigueroa!). The $20 million MyFigueroa! Project will bring Los Angeles its first protected bike lanes and a transit-only lane while removing some street parking and mixed-use travel lanes.
August 8, 2013
Recounting Sunday’s Justice For Trayvon March, Taking to the Freeway, & Thoughts on Urbanism & Racial Inequities
On the Sunday morning of July 14th I caught word of a rally and march calling for justice for Trayvon Martin on twitter to take place at 4:00pm meeting at Crenshaw Blvd. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. I came out to see and hear what people had to say, and I wanted to feel the reality on the ground as it truly exists, unfiltered by the truncated flyover coverage that accounts for so much of broadcast news.
July 19, 2013