Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Nithya Raman

L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman, LACBC Executive Director Eli Kaufman, and other participants on 4th Street during Saturday's ride. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Bicycling L.A. with City Councilmember Nithya Raman

By Joe Linton | Jul 6, 2021 | No Comments

"My dream for this district and for the city as a whole is that we can make it safer and easier for people to be able to move around outside of their cars: have it be not just possible, but a pleasant and beautiful experience to get around this city."

The city's Riverside Drive Bridge project renderings show bike lanes, but the finished version omitted the lanes, substituting sharrows instead. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Another L.A. City Bridge Project Approved Bike Lanes but Omitted Them: Riverside/Zoo Bridge

By Joe Linton | May 10, 2021 | No Comments

Honey, we forgot the bike lanes

KItown for All presenting a large check mocking the city's inability to take broad advantage of federal funding for Project Roomkey. Photos by Joe Linton

Activists Urge L.A. City Expand Project Roomkey Via Unlimited Federal Funds

By Joe Linton | Mar 4, 2021 | No Comments

The FEMA is offering 100 percent reimbursement, but L.A. City is having difficulty finding up-front funding to use hotels as homes for unhoused neighbors

Garcetti Funds Extension of Roomkey for 1,200 Rooms, but Council Wants City to Think Bigger

By Damien Newton | Feb 11, 2021 | No Comments

Bonin: "They say where there's a will there's a way; In this case, there has to be a way." Raman: "We need to be ambitious; I've heard the word 'hundreds' but we need be hearing 'thousands' [of new rooms to be added to Roomkey]."

L.A. City Councilmember Elect Nithya Raman. Photo via Raman website

Some Actionable Transportation Ideas for L.A. City Councilmember-Elect Nithya Raman

By Joe Linton | Nov 25, 2020 | No Comments

Some ideas to help flesh out Councilmember-Elect Raman's call for more bus lanes, better design for walking, and more protected bike lanes