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Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Announcing the Livable Communities Task Force
Editor’s note: Today we have a guest post from Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who has represented Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District since 1996. He is the lead sponsor of the House’s “CLEAN TEA” climate legislation and founded the Congressional Bicycle Caucus. Rep. Earl Blumenauer. Photo: Airdye.com With much excitement, today we are launching the Livable Communities … Continued
October 19, 2009
Watch This Video: Livable Streets Visionaries Gather in NYC
With all the remarkable recent livable streets improvements in New York, it's no surprise the tenth annual Walk21
Conference chose the Big Aplle. Visitors and attendees
salivated over new pedestrian infrastructure and public spaces,
including tours of the recently opened High Line and a special visit to the soon-to-be-restored High Bridge.
Featuring a plethora of speakers, design charrettes and walking
workshops, the three-day event drew experts from the UK, Austria,
Japan, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Italy, and Australia, among other places.
October 15, 2009
Are We Smarter Than a Third Grader? On Livable Streets, Maybe Not.
The inspiring and, in a way, infuriating story of Elli Giammona popped up on the Streetsblog Network over the weekend.
October 14, 2009
Byrne-ing down the house: A Lively Discussion on Bikes and Livability
In the end, it really wasn't about David Byrne.
October 7, 2009
LaHood’s Twelve-Word Definition of ‘Livability’
The White House's effort to promote sustainable communities has prompted serious (and inadvertently humorous) hand-wringing
from conservative pundits who fear the concept of livability will
translate into governmental edicts on lifestyle choices. What's the
best way to counter such tactics?
October 5, 2009
Long Beach’s Leap Toward Livability – Part 1 of 2
(There's a lot of great bike and walk improvements happening in Long
Beach, so L.A. StreetsBlog will cover it in two parts, for now. Today's
article features the past and present; next Friday will feature
exciting plans for the future.)
October 2, 2009
Eco-Village Reclaims Bimini Pl. with Street Party and Road Painting
Last weekend the Eco-Village sponsored a weekend of events designed to empower the residents within and surrounding the Eco-Village and reclaim their streets. On Friday night, they hosted Portland architect and activist Mark Lakeman, founder of the City Repair movement, who encouraged those listening to think of themselves as villagers empowered to take control of their streets instead of vassals to the bureaucracy known as local government and DOT's. On Saturday, they took his words to heart and went to work on their own street at Bimini Place.
September 15, 2009
The Victory Boulevard That Could Have Been
On Wednesday evening, I received a phone call from my sister-in-law. She was calling because she noticed that the road right outside her driveway was re-striped and she thought the outline could change the road from a four-lane arterial street with left hand turn lanes to a two-lane street with bike lanes on either side and a bus-only lane down the middle.
August 7, 2009
Eco-Village: Save Our Neighborhood from LAUSD Parking Lot
The Los Angeles Eco-Village is continuing its battle with the the Los Angeles Unified School District over the LAUSD's plans for a 137-space parking lot to be located across the street from the main apartment building of the Village. If the LAUSD goes forward with its current plan, it would literally add hundreds of vehicle trips to a street that the Eco-Village has worked for years to make as car-reduced as possible.
June 17, 2009
Pilot Programs v Standards, the Quest for Complete Streets
Earlier today, the City Council Planning Committee heard how the City is addressing the state mandate to bring "Complete Streets" planning to Los Angeles. For those of you who don't remember, last fall Governor Schwarzenegger signed A.B. 1358 into law which required municipalities to construct streets that are safe and accessible for all users when municipalities redo their general transportation elements.
June 16, 2009