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At the end of 2012, LA/2B, the project to revamp the Mobility Element of the General Plan for L.A, announced they had narrowed down the feedback gathered during more than a year's worth of public engagement to six draft goals and their corresponding policies.

Well, it's time to close the books on 2012 with our last round of Streetsie Awards. As always, I have my say, and you'll have a chance to have yours.  I always miss people, both nominees and award winners, when I do this. Leave my mistakes in the comments section

Just before the Christmas holiday, the Department of City Planning released the Preliminary Drafts of the New Community Plans for South and Southeast Los Angeles. The plans, along with those for the West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert Park area, together comprise the approximately 45-square mile South L.A. Planning Region. It is an area that Principal City Planner Faisal Roble acknowledged to Curbed in May 2012 had long been neglected with regard to planning (with the Crenshaw Corridor being the key exception).

Worst Story of the Year: As we outlined yesterday, 2012 was a banner year in a lot of ways for Livable Streets in Los Angeles. That being said, there were some dark moments as well that are outlined below. No matter how well thing went in 2012, there are still two major challenges that a future mayor has to face, two challenges that undercut all the good work that the city is doing: our sidewalks continue to deteriorate and our rates of hit and runs is a national disgrace. The Nominees: City's Sidewalks Continue to Deteriorate, City's Hit and Run Epidemic Continues Unabated Editor's Choice: How do you choose between two ongoing catastrophes? If I had to pick one, and I do, I would say the city's complete lack of a plan on how to deal with its repair bill for city sidewalks takes the cake for bad urban everything.

Best Innovation: Every now and then, Los Angeles comes up with some pretty cool ideas ahead of everyone else. This category honors some of the best creative ideas for the area. The nominees: Sunset Triangle Plaza, Santa Monica Bike Campus, New Parklet Design for East, Northeast L.A., 50 Parks Initiative, Bike Center Editor's Choice: Santa Monica Bike Campus

Dear LA Streetsblog readers, partners and friends,

While hiking in Griffith Park, my friend remarked that he found it refreshing to be surrounded by so much wildlife.

Friends, Angelenos, Streetsbloggers,

"To me, the single most fascinating element of politics is the alchemy by which something becomes an issue," said Chris Hayes, MSNBC host and moderator of the commissioners' panel on the politics of transportation at the October NACTO Designing Cities conference.