Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Gil Cedillo

Cedillo Insults Bikes as L.A. Gears Up for Metro 2015 Call for Projects

By Joe Linton | Dec 11, 2014 | 18 Comments

The Metro Call for Projects (the Call) competitively grants transportation funding to L.A. County cities to build various transportation projects. Metro’s next Call for Projects will take place in 2015, with cities applying in late January, and awardees announced by mid-2015. The Call takes place every other year. In the recent past, Metro’s Call was […]

Councilmember Cedillo Adds Stop Sign In Response To Fatal Hit-and-Run

By Joe Linton | Oct 10, 2014 | 8 Comments

On September 14, a hit-and-run driver killed 57-year-old Gloria Ortiz. Ms. Ortiz was walking in a crosswalk in the Northeast Los Angeles community of Highland Park. The hit-and-run crime took place at the intersection of Avenue 50 and San Marcos Place, adjacent to Aldama Street Elementary School. According to KTLA5, witnesses stated that the driver […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Neighborhood Council Meeting Bike Lane Bingo

By Joe Linton | Oct 7, 2014 | 2 Comments

It’s not quite a cartoon, but it is a clever, sad, ironic laugh. Friend of the blog Nathan Lucero posted his Bike Lane meeting bingo card at the Figueroa for All Facebook group. Not all neighborhood councils are the same; many have been very supportive of facilities for bicycling and walking. It does seem like […]

City Nears Purchase of Key Parcel for L.A. River Revitalization

By Joe Linton | Aug 25, 2014 | 25 Comments

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. While there’s a long lineage […]

Cedillo’s Folly: Council Adjourns in Memory of Veteran Killed Crossing North Fig.

By Damien Newton | Aug 22, 2014 | 32 Comments

On August 20, at the ironic request of Councilmember Gil Cedillo, the Los Angeles City Council adjourned in memory of 84 year-old Korean War Veteran, William Matelyan. Matelyan was crossing North Figueroa Street at Avenue 26 last month when he was struck and killed by a car. This area of North Figueroa was approved for […]

LA Times Editorial: Councilmembers Should Not Be Tinkering with Bike Plan

By Joe Linton | Jul 23, 2014 | 23 Comments

I was excited to read yesterday’s pro-bike Los Angeles Times editorial entitled Some bumps in the road on the way to a bike-friendly L.A. The piece calls out Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo for stopping the approved North Figueroa bike lanes. The Times supports the “worthwhile objective” of implementing bicycle infrastructure to make “the city safe […]

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