Seleta Reynolds
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Not Your Parents’ LADOT
One of the nice things about shopping for food and eating in France is that the quality is assured by rigorous government regulation. While some boulangeries are better than others, in general, consumers can find a good quality baguette in any bakery.
March 20, 2015
ULI FutureBuild2015 Recap: Peeks at Future Transportation and Parking
Streetsblog L.A. was a media sponsor of yesterday's Future Build Los Angeles 2015 conference which showcased "trends, people and forces remaking the built environment." The event was hosted by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) L.A. in partnership with VerdeXchange.
January 28, 2015
No Pitchforks as LADOT GM Seleta Reynolds Addresses West SFV Forum
I was a little worried that there might be pitchforks at last night's transportation town hall. The event was hosted by L.A. City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and held at the Tarzana Recreation Center.
January 23, 2015
LADOT’s Bold New Strategic Vision: Eliminate L.A. Traffic Deaths By 2025
Today, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) released its new strategic plan, entitled Great Streets for Los Angeles.
September 30, 2014
Thanks For a Great Reception for LADOT GM Seleta Reynolds Last Night!
Last night's capacity crowd reception honored the city of Los Angeles Transportation Department's new General Manager Seleta Reynolds. Not only is Reynolds a champion for safety and for great places, but she even committed to scheduling this reception though it coincided with her birthday.
September 24, 2014
Meet Seleta Reynolds, the Safe Streets Advocate Running LADOT
(If you want to skip the article and the editing and just listen to our half-hour conversation, click here. - DN)
If you spend some time with the newly minted General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, you would think she was an LADOT lifer not a recent transplant from the San Francisco MTA.
September 15, 2014
Five Things I Learned at This Week’s L.A. Transportation Committee
Here are the top five things I learned listening in to this week's Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee meeting. The public meeting took place Wednesday, August 27, at Los Angeles City Hall. If you're nimble and/or having trouble sleeping, catch the full audio here.
August 29, 2014
New LADOT GM Reynolds First Transportation Committee Meeting Report
Seleta Reynolds started last Monday, August 11, as the General Manager of the city of Los Angeles Transportation Department (LADOT.) Reynolds made her first GM report to the city council's Transportation Committee yesterday, though she had already appeared before the committee during her confirmation process. Reynolds had championed pedestrian safety as a manager at San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency before accepting Mayor Garcetti's invitation to lead LADOT.
August 14, 2014
Council Transportation Committee Gives Enthusiastic Thumbs Up to Seleta Reynolds
When I covered the Transportation Committee Hearing for Rita Robinson to take the helm at LADOT in 2008, there were 10 people in the room who were not City Council staff, Council members, or Robinson herself.
June 25, 2014