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At-Grade Crossings along Metro Blue Line Will See $30 Mil in Pedestrian Safety Improvements
"In the interest of time," Greg Kildare, Executive Director of Metro's Enterprise Risk, Safety, and Asset Management team, began his address to the Board on July 23, "I will just say that staff believes that the [Metro Blue Line] pedestrian gating project is an extremely important safety improvement to our oldest rail line and consistent with [Metro CEO] Mr. Washington's vision of reinvestment in our aging infrastructure, the state of good repair, and a safety-first orientation. That concludes my presentation."
August 7, 2015
East Side Riders’ Dreams of a Bike Co-op Finally Materializing in Watts
It may have been a hot and sticky Sunday afternoon, but it didn't keep the East Side Riders from firing up the grill and cooking for the community in front of their new bike co-op on Central Ave. in Watts.
July 21, 2015
Man is Shot and Killed by the Officers He Called to Help Search for Stolen Bike. Is it a Livable Streets Issue?
Several months ago, I asked that a link to a story on the beating of Clinton Alford by LAPD officers be included in our daily headlines.
July 17, 2015
Open-Air Bike Tune-Up Session Brings Community Together in Leimert Park
"I know you!" I laughed, pointing at soon-to-be 9th grader Cortez Wright. "You were the reason the [King Day] parade got stopped!"
July 13, 2015
Today in Two Steps Backwards: USC Discontinues Rideshare Subsidy Program for 3000+ Employees; Offers Parking Passes as Consolation
The letter sent to the more than three thousand faculty and staff that participated in USC's Rideshare Subsidy Program this past June 16th started off happily enough.
July 10, 2015
Great Streets, Tactical Urbanism, and the Challenge of Flipping the Traditional Planning Process on its Head
When, in mid-May, the Mayor’s Office put out a call for proposals offering up to $20,000 in Great Streets Challenge Grants for applicants seeking to foster community via imaginative uses of public space, I’ll admit my heart sank.
July 9, 2015
Leimert Park People St Plaza Opens; Stakeholders Debate Building a Cultural Center
"Don't tell anybody I'm using these," Councilmember Herb Wesson said of the blue art scissors he wielded as the moment came to cut the ribbon on Leimert Park Village's People St Plaza project this past Saturday.
July 1, 2015
Saturday! Leimert Park Celebrates 2nd Annual 20|20 Vision Charette with People St Plaza Launch
It is noon on a Monday.
June 26, 2015
Ron Finley’s Da FUNction Kicks Off Effort to Transform South L.A. Food Landscape
Support for the transformation of the state of South L.A.'s food landscape seems to be gaining some traction.
June 12, 2015
Activist Profile: Tafarai Bayne
South L.A. community organizer and streets advocate extraordinaire Tafarai Bayne was often seen exploring the vast landscape of Los Angeles on “The Flash,” his recently retired bicycle.
June 9, 2015