Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Mark Ridley-Thomas

On October 12, protesters shouting "No resignation, no meeting!" ended up putting a halt to council proceedings that morning. Council president Nury Martinez resigned that afternoon, but councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo continue to resist calls for their resignations. Screengrab from council broadcast.

The Seething Anti-Blackness of Kevin de León and Other Takeaways from the Fed Recording

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 4, 2022 | No Comments

It had been just three days since KNOCK-LA and the L.A. Times published the racist recordings that emotionally ransacked the populace, and things were not going well at City Hall.

Renderings of the future of the Slauson corridor show shade trees, improved lighting, and safer crossings. Source: Metro

Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path Breaks Ground on Slauson; Officials Speak to Its Significance for Corridor

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 12, 2022 | No Comments

Construction was to have begun in 2018, but the community had been waiting for something to happen there for much longer than that.

A view of the courtyard of the SEED school looking northward. The lots the project will rise on stood vacant for nearly 30 years. It will open its doors to students in the fall of 2022.

Metro’s Transportation Boarding School Breaks Ground at Vermont/Manchester

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 28, 2020 | No Comments

"Groundbreaking celebrated without construction to follow had been the norm at a certain point," said Ridley-Thomas. "But no more."

Segment A of the Rail-to-River bike and pedestrian path will run along Slauson between the Crenshaw and Blue Lines; Segment B will run along Randolph towards the river. Source: Metro

Rail-to-Rail Bike/Ped Path along Slauson Delayed but Moving Forward

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 20, 2019 | No Comments

The first phase of the project was supposed to break ground in 2018

A young community activist-in-the-making led chants at the rally for the Florence Library this past September 5. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Florence-Firestone Stands Up for its Library, Lays Down the Foundation for a Movement

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 27, 2019 | No Comments

"What does [a resource like the library] mean to us?" Valadez asks, shaking his head. "It means everything. It means every single thing."

Crenshaw/Green operations alternatives. Chart via Metro staff presentation

Metro Approves Crenshaw/Green Line Operations Plan Pushed by Hahn, South Bay

By Joe Linton | Dec 6, 2018 | 4 Comments

Farther-flung suburban interests won the day, to the detriment of core urban riders

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