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Fox Business Tries and Fails to Capture the Dorothy Rabinowitz Magic
Might the talking heads at Fox Business turn their gaze to the Plaza Hotel's lawsuit against a nearby Citi Bike station and sneer at the frivolous litigation tying up our courts? Of course not.
October 18, 2013
NYC’s First Speed Cameras Will Go Into Effect When Kids Head Back to School
Mayor Bloomberg joined Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and NYPD Chief of Transportation James Tuller outside a Crown Heights high school this morning to announce the impending launch of the city's first automated speed enforcement program. Cameras issuing fines for drivers who exceed the speed limit by 10 mph or more will begin operating on September 9, when students head back to school, though for the first few weeks the program will only send violators warnings.
August 27, 2013
Meet Streetmix, the Website Where You Can Design Your Own Street
Last fall, Lou Huang was at a community meeting for the initiative to redesign Second Street in San Francisco. Planners handed out paper cutouts, allowing participants to mix and match to create their ideal street. Huang, an urban designer himself, thought the exercise would make for a great website. Now, after months of work beginning at a January hackathon with colleagues at Code for America, it is a great website.
August 13, 2013
Meet Tyler Hakomori, the Newest Editor of Streetsblog LITE
For the next couple of months, you might notice a difference at Streetsblog LITE. For the first time since last summer, we have a volunteer intern who will be running our tumblr...so say hello to Tyler Hakomori.
July 19, 2013
Streetsblog Wins Two Awards from L.A. Press Club (Update, 4:40)
When we first decided to submit for Los Angeles Press Club Awards, I was just hoping we would place in the top three once or twice. Not that I didn't think we had some great stories, from Sahra's photography and groundbreaking "Listening to the Streets" series, to Kris Fortin's vivid profiles of the Ovarian-Psycos Bicycle Brigade to some of my own "slightly more opinionated pieces," I thought we had a solid set of entries.
June 24, 2013
Notes About Streetsblog: Sahra’s Promotion, Streetsblog Summer Series, New Ads, Tomorrow’s Schedule
Every now and then, we like to update readers on a couple of internal things both because you all seem to like what's going on and because we value transparency. So, without further adieu...
June 13, 2013
Your Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane Photo Contest Winner Is…
Glen Primm, the author of Postcards from L.A. and a professional photographer in his own right, is the winner of the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane photo contest. Grimm's piece is actually the masthead of said blog, and it earned $300 more than the next closest picture at Saturday night's fundraiser.
April 30, 2013
LA 2050 – Some of the Best Ideas for Los Angeles’ Future Livability
A couple of weeks ago, GOOD and the Goldhirsh Foundation announced a series of ten $100,00 grants to people, organizations and non-profits that have an idea and plan to make Los Angeles a better place. The applicants submitted their plans last week in eight different categories: arts & cultural vitality, education, environmental quality,health, housing, income & employment, public safety, and social connectedness.
April 2, 2013
Call for Interns! Looking for Young, Bright, Livability Advocates for Some Summer Fun
If you’re young, and smart, and motivated, and interested in promoting the idea that “Streets Are for People,” then Streetsblog Los Angeles is looking for you. We have three different types of internships available designed for people of different skill sets…just because you’re not a writer doesn’t mean we can’t work together. Do you want to spend your summer with Streetsblog? Let us know.
February 11, 2013
Coming Next Week: Streetsblog Chicago
After setting up transportation news sites covering New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and national policy, next Tuesday Streetsblog will be expanding for the first time in four years with the launch of Streetsblog Chicago.
January 17, 2013