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Podcast: Meet Elise Roy, One of the Speakers at this Year’s #PedsCounts
Roy will be the opening speaker at PEDS COUNT 2018, which is hosted by California Walks.
September 19, 2018
As L.A. Ramps up Efforts to Get People off the Streets, a Young Man Struggles to Stay Housed
Before the connection cuts, I hear the plea underlying the panic that pushed him to this point: "Officer, I don't have nowhere else to go."
September 7, 2018
Muted Applause as Long-Awaited MyFigueroa Officially Opens
From legacy project to a mixed reaction...
August 30, 2018
Metro Board Directors Tie “Rosa Parks/Willowbrook” Station Overhaul to Community Development at Groundbreaking
Construction begins in earnest in January, as do closures between 103rd St and downtown Long Beach
August 24, 2018
Bill Legalizing Sidewalk Vending Statewide Moves Through Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature
Here in Los Angeles, the work of the L.A. Street Vendor Campaign has been key to bringing these issues to light and helping give vendors the confidence to come out of the shadows.
August 22, 2018
Armed with Good Information and Compassion, West Hollywood Makes the Most of Its Community to Battle Homelessness
The City of West Hollywood is known for being a unique place in America. Founded in 1984 out of land that was then unincorporated Los Angeles County, West Hollywood was literally built to be a city known for its compassion. It is widely considered one of the most prominent “gay villages” in the United States, and presents itself as a place where people can be themselves even if they’ve been spurned by friends, families, churches, or workplaces somewhere else. While many people associate that compassion as support for people shunned by family and communities because of their sexual identity, it extends to people experiencing homelessness.
August 22, 2018
What Can We Learn from the Brutal, Wildly Ineffective Effort to Recall Mike Bonin?
It's finally over.
July 11, 2018
State Awards $97 Million in Local Transportation Grants
California's Low Carbon Transit Operations Program just announced grants to 152 local transportation projects throughout the state. The awards include programs to provide free and reduced fares, expand transit service, purchase zero-emission buses, and improve bus stops.
July 11, 2018
These Are the American Cities Where Transit Access to Jobs Is Getting Better
How many jobs are within reach if you take the bus instead of driving? The answer says a lot about the transit system and economic opportunity in your region. If people can't rely on transit to get to work, they're either going to drive, or they'll be shut out of employment opportunities altogether.
July 10, 2018
Rallygoers Demanding Justice for Hit-and-Run Victim Frederick “Woon” Frazier Crash Community Meeting on Safe Streets
Staff from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) had already packed up their Vision Zero maps and materials and headed out the back of the Mark Ridley-Thomas Constituent Service Center by the time the "Justice for Woon" rally attendees arrived last Thursday evening.
July 3, 2018