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Metro To Consider Adopting Transit-to-Parks Strategic Plan
Metro's Transit to Parks plan includes various initiatives that Metro and other local agencies could do to improve transit access to parks
June 24, 2019
Community Celebrates Opening of Milton Green Street Project
The newly-completed Milton Green Street connects communities and cleans water.
February 2, 2018
SGV Connect 2 – President Trump and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Welcome to the latest episode of SGV Connect, Streetsblog Los Angeles' podcast covering the San Gabriel Valley, featuring hosts Damien Newton and Brian Velez. SGV Connect's new episode includes a series of interviews conducted by Brian Velez on the pending report by the U.S. Department of the Interior examining whether or not previous administrations followed proper procedure in creating national monuments.
June 28, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Griffith Observatory Parking Lot and Shuttle Line
Parking fees and increased shuttle service are solving congestion issues in Griffith Park
April 3, 2017
Griffith Observatory DASH Shuttle Service Expands Next Week
Starting next week, Griffith Park will use new parking revenue to provide DASH Observatory Shuttle service seven days per week.
March 16, 2017
Metro Making Plans to Use Transit to Connect Communities with Parks
Nearly two years ago, President Obama noted the need for greater and more equitable park accessibility while speaking at the San Gabriel Mountain national monument designation ceremony:
July 21, 2016
New Griffith Park Traffic Plan Promising But Flawed
The L.A. City Department of Recreation and Parks has released a new "Griffith Park Action Plan" [PDF] designed to deal with car congestion primarily from Hollywood Sign visitors. Last night, DRP and City Councilmember David Ryu hosted a community meeting to receive public feedback on the proposal. Nearly 200 people attended the forum, where DRP and Ryu received over an hour of public testimony critical of many aspects of the proposal.
January 21, 2016
City Nears Purchase of Key Parcel for L.A. River Revitalization
A big property acquisition is underway that will set the stage for planned large-scale revitalization of the Los Angeles River. The City of Los Angeles is expecting to complete the purchase of a former railyard site that Mayor Eric Garcetti and others describe as the "crown jewel" of any large-scale restoration of the river.
August 25, 2014
The 2014 Los Angeles River Kayak Season Is Open!
I got a chance to do a preview kayak tour of the Los Angeles River yesterday. The tour was part of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps Paddle the L.A. River program. It took place in the most natural stretch of the 51-mile-long L.A. River: the Sepulveda Basin. The river runs through the middle of the 2000-acre Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, located in the middle of the San Fernando Valley, near the intersection of the 101 Freeway and the 405 Freeway. The Sepulveda Basin is easily accessible via the Metro Orange Line; both the Woodley Avenue and the Balboa Blvd. stations are located there.
June 10, 2014