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110 Freeway Off-Ramp Project Threatens Historic Church, MyFigueroa
Tonight, Caltrans is hosting a meeting to gather input on a new freeway off-ramp that would funnel 110 Freeway traffic onto Figueroa Street just south of downtown Los Angeles. The meeting takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Orthopedic Institute for Children, 403 West Adams Boulevard in South Los Angeles.
February 23, 2016
Ride4Love Rides Again: More than 200 Cyclists Roll for Unity, Love in Watts
"This is such a great turnout!" was something I must have heard come out of my own mouth somewhere between 20 and 30 times during the East Side Riders' Ride4Love last weekend.
February 19, 2016
No Más Deaths!: Stakeholders Demand Curren Price Support a Bike Lane for Central Avenue ahead of Mobility Plan Hearing
"Bottom line is, citizens want to be involved, they want to be engaged in the process of figuring out how we reprogram our streets, how we reprogram our communities, making it more livable, making it more desirable, making it safer."
February 10, 2016
South L.A. Art News: The Tenth Wonder of the World is No More
While South L.A. does have its share of incredible murals, it doesn't have much in the way of public art, as a general rule.
January 20, 2016
Well-Intended Proposal to Shame “Johns” Using License Plate Readers Could End up Shaming Entire Communities in South L.A., Valley
In the excitement of seeing the City Council rescind its vote on an amended Mobility Plan 2035 and re-adopt the plan in its draft form just before Thanksgiving, I managed to miss another item on the Council agenda from Councilmember Nury Martinez: a motion requesting that "the City Attorney report on issuing John Letters to the registered owners of vehicles that are seen driving around in high-prostitution areas in the City."
December 1, 2015
City Council Votes to Rescind/Re-Adopt Mobility Plan 2035; Substantive Amendments to Be Discussed in 2016
Midway through a rather uneventful City Council meeting -- minus the dude pacing the aisle in what looked like a Klu Klux Klan hood made out of a pillowcase -- the council took the next steps forward on Mobility Plan 2035.
November 25, 2015
South L.A. Residents Deliver Message to Curren Price Ahead of Vote to (Re)Adopt Mobility Plan 2035
Tuesday afternoon, a special joint meeting of the Planning and Land Use Management and Transportation Committees will be held to, first, "consider a Motion to rescind the August 11, 2015 Resolution adopting the Mobility Plan 2035 as amended by the City Council," and, second, "adopt a Resolution adopting the draft Mobility Plan 2035 as considered and recommended by the City Planning Commission and the Mayor on May 28, 2015 and June 5, 2015, respectively." [Full text of motion is here.]
November 9, 2015
Equity Advocates Discuss Needs of “Invisible” Cyclists on HuffPost Live
Last week, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University published a story declaring that "Most Cyclists Are Working-Class Immigrants, Not Hipsters."
November 4, 2015
The Rail-to-(Almost)-River Project Gets Boost with $15mil TIGER Grant
"[Let's give] a big round of applause for Victor Mendez. He brought money," quipped County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Mark Ridley-Thomas. Turning to Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mendez, he continued, "Come back soon and come back often!"
October 30, 2015
South L.A. Town Hall Ends in Protests but Residents Hope Dialogue with Mayor Is Just Beginning
Really? A helicopter??
October 21, 2015
