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Weekend Events Prove South L.A. Can Be an Amazing Destination, While Also Highlighting the Challenges that Remain to be Overcome
As I walked toward the new garden beds at the West Athens Victory Garden, I felt a little tap on my shoulder.
October 2, 2013
Park[ing] Day Installation in South L.A. Highlights Residents’ Desperate Need for Peaceful Green Space. And Plants.
The young man looked nervous.
September 24, 2013
There’s One Week Left to Tell LA/2B about Your Aspirations for Your Community
Planners working on prioritizing the programs that they will implement as part of the Mobility Element need your help.
September 23, 2013
Get Your Complaints Filed! The Neighborhood Repair Blitz is Coming Your Way
Is your street pothole-plagued?
September 19, 2013
By the Numbers: Counting Bikes and Pedestrians in Watts
As the cloud of sarin gas descended on the scene, party-goers once happily doing the Carlton dance were suddenly writhing on the ground in agony.
September 11, 2013
Hope on the Horizon?: The Crenshaw Line and the Question of Jobs
At the Ready-to-Work rally on Saturday organized by the Black Worker Center, L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas reassured the crowd of job hopefuls gathered in Leimert Park that the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Metro had adopted in 2012 would ensure a portion of the jobs for the Crenshaw Line would go to the disadvantaged.
September 9, 2013
How Green is Your Thumb?: L.A. Community Garden Council May Want you to Make a Presentation at Annual Gathering of Community Gardens
You're a gardening whiz.
September 4, 2013
L.A. Approves Cycle Tracks, But Council Motion Could Derail South Fig. Plans
At long last, it looks like the City of Los Angeles is ready to build some cycle tracks. Earlier this week, the City of Los Angeles certified the environmental documents for the South Figueroa Streetscape Project, known to social media buffs as MyFigueroa! The plan calls for reducing South Figueroa from five mixed-use travel lanes to four and adding cycle tracks, buffered bike lanes, improved sidewalks, better transit access and Continental Crosswalks.
August 30, 2013
Help City Planners Prioritize Mobility Enhancements and Programs
Over the last few weeks, emails from staff at LA/2B (the effort to integrate Complete Streets principles and community input into the Mobility Element of the City’s General Plan) have been popping up in my inbox, encouraging me to participate in prioritizing the programs proposed for the Mobility Element's Action Plan in their online town hall.
August 16, 2013