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Sometimes, You Just Need to Set Aside the Data and Explore an Area by Bike
There's a cool new group on the move in South L.A. called the Mobility Advisory Committee.
May 23, 2013
Infrastructure, Access, and Passage: Neighbors in West Adams Debate Fate of 4th Ave. Pedestrian Bridge
"We've all stopped and wondered, 'What kind of poop is this?'" a man said of the surprises the 4th Ave. pedestrian bridge sometimes holds for residents of Jefferson Park and Arlington Heights.
May 22, 2013
For Many Angelenos, Every Day is Bike-to-Work Day
Stop any cyclist in South L.A. and ask them their thoughts on bike-to-work day and I can almost guarantee you'll get a snort, a dismissive hand wave, and an, "Aw, man, I do this every day!"
May 17, 2013
A Tale of Two Communities, Part II: LAPD Finds it Stirred Up Hornets’ Nest by Profiling USC Students of Color
"We do not believe at this point that there is any indication that this [incident] was race-based,” Capt. II Paul Snell of the LAPD Southwest Division told 1000 attendees at a forum last Tuesday night to address the mistreatment of black students by the LAPD when shutting down their party on May 4th.
May 13, 2013
Politicians Raise Awareness about Blight by Sticking their Signs on Every Vacant Lot in CD 9
If there is a lot in CD 9 that is vacant, foreclosed, abandoned, or in severe disrepair, you can bet either Ana Cubas or Curren Price (especially Price) has found it and stuck a sign on it, like this lot (above) on Broadway and 48th.
May 3, 2013
A Tale of Two Communities: New Security Measures at USC Intensify Profiling of Lower-Income Youth of Color
"What you got on you?" the 15 year-old girl says the cops pulled up alongside her asked as she walked along Vermont one night.
April 30, 2013
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes and Continental Crosswalks from Wilshire to Cesar Chavez on Figueroa
An anonymous reader points out that bike lanes are being installed on South Figueroa Street between Wilshire Boulevard and Cesar Chavez, a cool 1.1 mile stretch of road. While he asked for anonymity, he/she did add:
April 29, 2013
Area Streetsblog Writer Struggles Mightily with Planner-ese with LA/2B Staff and Planning Students from UCLA
I am not a planner.
April 24, 2013
For Some Riding in CicLAvia, it is about More than Just Having Fun (Although Fun is Allowed)
With each iteration of CicLAvia comes the stress of trying to figure out what new things can be written about it besides, "People rode bikes. And it was good."
April 22, 2013