Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Antonio Villaraigosa

The Villaraigosa Interview II: The Subway Mayor Triumphant

By Damien Newton and Veronica Hernandez | Jul 25, 2012 | 12 Comments

One of the major themes of Streetsblog’s recent interview with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was the timeline for transit expansion. Rather than an outline of when projects would be completed, we sought to chronicle the policy switch from moving cars to a true pro-transit agenda. Was it when Villaraigosa was elected to the City Council and […]

The Villaraigosa Interview I: Building a New Transportation System

By Damien Newton and Veronica Hernandez | Jul 24, 2012 | 10 Comments

The Mayor began our interview talking about a college student’s commute from Downtown Los Angeles to California State University Northridge. The student leaves home early in the morning on a bike. He soon hops on the Metro Red Line to North Hollywood. In North Hollywood, he transfers to the Orange Line. When he gets off […]

The Villaraigosa Interviews: Coming Tomorrow and Wednesday

By Damien Newton and Veronica Hernandez | Jul 23, 2012 | 4 Comments

Earlier this month, Los Angeles Streetsblog editor Damien Newton and Streetsblog Lite editor Veronica Hernandez sat down with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for what turned out to be a long, far-ranging interview on all things transportation in Los Angeles. Originally scheduled as a chance to talk about the Mayor’s three terms as Chair of […]

L.A. Removes Its Training Wheels

By Damien Newton | Jul 11, 2012 | 2 Comments

One of the sure signs that CicLAvia, L.A.’s bi-annual car-free party that just announced a new route for its October incarnation, is becoming more and more mainstream is that city leaders now embrace the event not just as a great time; but as proof that Los Angeles can change. After CicLAvia I on October 10, […]

Mayor Villaraigosa’s Remarks at Yesterday’s Forum by the Urban Land Institute

By Antonio Villaraigosa | Jun 8, 2012 | 7 Comments

(Note: Yesterday, Mayor Villaraigosa spoke at the Urban Land Institute’s 3rd Annual Summit on Transit Oriented Development. Several conflicts prevented our team from covering the conference, but to give you a flavor for what was discussed, we asked the Mayor’s Office for a copy of his prepared remarks. They are below.) Thank you Dean Knott, […]

Mike Antonovich’s Tortured Point and How the Mayor Should Have Reacted

By Damien Newton | Apr 20, 2012 | 15 Comments

Yesterday, at a meeting of the Metro Board of Directors Construction Committee, L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich became the first public official to throw cold water on Mayor Villaraigosa’s transit dreams by denouncing plans to place an extension of the Measure R half cent transportation sales tax indefinitely. Much of the coverage of Antonovich’s complaints have […]

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