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Metro Seeks Input on Design Options for Segment A of Rail-to-River Bike/Pedestrian Path
Last Thursday, Metro and Cityworks Design held two meetings to lay out the design options for Segment A of the Rail-to-River project for the community and to solicit feedback.
January 31, 2017
The Women’s March, the “It’s Not Your Time” Doctrine, Urban Planning, and You
The divide between the communities I write about and the people who seek to plan or advocate on their behalf has never felt deeper.
January 26, 2017
Leimert Park Village Hosts Third Design Charrette Saturday
Launched in 2014, the 20/20 Vision Initiative was born out of the desire of area stakeholders to harness both the change and the opportunities expected to accompany the 2020 opening of the Crenshaw/LAX Line and the new Leimert Park station.
January 5, 2017
Preview Some of the Design Options for the Slauson Segment of the Rail-to-River Bike/Pedestrian Path
In a year that has been mostly terrible from start to finish, it is nice to end on a positive note with happy drawings of how a blighted corridor might be transformed in a deserving neighborhood.
December 22, 2016
The Arctic Gets Protection from Drilling but L.A. Residents Still Have to Contend with the Drillers Next Door
Polar bears might be able to breathe a little easier, but neighborhood drilling around Los Angeles continues to be a problem.
December 21, 2016
Committee Debates Framework for Sidewalk Vending Ordinance; Vending Takes Step Closer to Legalization
The authorities confiscated her friend's goods this past Saturday, an emotional Caridad Vasquez told the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee yesterday.
December 13, 2016
Rail-to-River Route Through Huntington Park, Bell Emerges as Best Candidate; Community Meeting December 8
Spoiler alert: of the four options Metro is considering, the Randolph Street option (B4) has ranked the highest. Not only would it help connect residents to more schools and other important community destinations, it would be able to provide residents with the safest way to reach those destinations. Best of all, it would add over four miles to the bike/pedestrian path and connect users to the river and the existing bike path there.
December 2, 2016
What Constitutes Good Development? Luxury REEF Project Approved over South Central Residents’ Fears of Displacement
“To be honest, sometimes, we feel abandoned…” William Flores, a community engagement coordinator at CD Tech, told the PLUM committee on November 1. “This is an intimidating type of a position [for residents of South Central] to be in.”
November 22, 2016
Election Reflections: “Law-and-Order,” the Resilience of White Supremacy, and You
"Where do things stand now?" I asked Adonia Lugo as we organized potential discussion themes ahead of this Sunday's Untokening event.
November 9, 2016
My Figueroa Breaks Ground, Opening Anticipated June 2017
Today city of Los Angeles leaders celebrated the groundbreaking for the long awaited My Figueroa complete streets project. Construction is getting underway this month. The facility is anticipated to open in June 2017.
October 26, 2016