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The Hoover Triangle: Effort to Do Bus Riders a Solid Takes Away their Shade
Deeply imperfect as Triangle 1.0 was, it had had shade in its favor.
September 11, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Green Bike Lanes on Culver City’s Duquesne Avenue
Culver City has new "fresh kermit" green bike lanes, and more bike improvements on the way
September 8, 2017
Metro Bike Share Opens In Venice, Santa Monica
Metro Bike Share celebrated 165 bikes at 15 stations to serve the Venice community
September 7, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Angels Flight Running Again
Downtown L.A.'s historic Angels Flight railway resumed operations this morning.
August 31, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Vista Del Mar Returned to Desolate 4-Lane Highway
LADOT, responding to driver backlash, has returned Vista Del Mar to four lanes. The sad desolate stretch now practically invites speeding.
August 28, 2017
L.A. Planning Committee Approves Controversial Affordable Housing Linkage Fee
The L.A. City Council PLUM Committee unanimously approved a proposed new city Affordable Housing Linkage Fee. If approved by council, the fee would generate an estimated $100 million annually for the city's affordable housing trust fund.
August 23, 2017
New Video Showcases LAX People Mover
Watch a fly-through showcasing peoplemover connections with Metro, parking, rental cars, and LAX terminals
August 16, 2017
Councilmember Martinez Opens L.A.’s First 4-Way-Stop Scramble Crossing
This morning, Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez opened the city of Los Angeles' first four-way-stop scramble crossing intersection. L.A.'s first non-signalized stop-sign-controlled scramble is located at the intersection of Sylvan Street and Sylmar Avenue in the community of Van Nuys. SBLA readers may already be aware that L.A. has other diagonal scramble crosswalks at signalized intersections in Hollywood, and along USC and UCLA.
August 14, 2017
“Keep L.A. Moving” Organization Files Lawsuit Against Playa Del Rey Street Safety Improvements
Folks from neighboring cites have filed a lawsuit attempting to undo Playa Del Rey street safety improvements. The lawsuit includes exaggerated and false statements.
August 10, 2017
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Offers Window into History of Redevelopment, Legacy of White Flight
The new complex would be a far cry from the open-air mall first built there in 1947. But it’s not the first major intervention the site has seen, either. Nor is it the first time the city is looking to the mall as having the potential to give the area an economic boost.
July 28, 2017