Bike Corrals for the City of Los Angeles
A bike corral on York Blvd. Rendering by Matt Schodorf Due to Los Angeles City Council leadership and community advocacy, bike corrals may soon be coming to Los Angeles. The April 14th meeting of the...
View ArticleMayor’s Office Rescues 10% Set-Aside for Bicycling and Pedestrian Projects in...
Photo: Chris Camargo via Green L.A. Girl As someone who has been pushing hard for a "bicycling and pedestrian set aside" for Measure R funds from before it was called Measure R, I have mixed feelings...
View ArticleA Transportation Look at a Contentious Race in CD14
Martinez placed this billboard late last year, right in the heart of Broadway. Photo:Blog Downtown The race for the CD14 City Council seat has been a contentious one between two former friends. The...
View ArticleParklet Party in Downtown Los Angeles
There were lots of cameras, but only one outlet broadcasted the parklet opening live. It felt like a political rally. “Don’t Stop Thinking about Tomorrow” was blaring from the speakers. One speaker at...
View ArticleEastside Access Project Breaks Ground with Bailey Street/Mariachi Plaza...
Bailey WEB In November of 2009, I took a bike ride with Carlos Morales and other members of the Eastside Bike Club, not to be confused with the Eastside Riders, and Browne Molyneux of the Bus Bench to...
View ArticleHuizar: Bike Lanes on Colorado Will Go Forward. Fox 11 Is Shocked.
Los Angeles Local News, Weather, and Traffic Good news out of Eagle Rock. Last night, a public meeting on a proposed bike lane for Colorado Boulevard drew out supporters and opposition, but in the end...
View ArticleShowdown or Compromise? All’s Quiet in Advance of Tomorrow’s Hearing on the...
Tom LaBonge (white shirt) leads a ride down the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane as part of Tour LaBonge. (An earlier version of this story featured a picture we believed showed an image from a...
View ArticleUtility Relocation Costs Not a Death Sentence for Downtown LA Circulator
A funny thing happened on the way to a downtown Los Angeles streetcar. According to the Los Angeles Times, the initial cost estimate of $125M excluded the costs of utility relocation, which could total...
View ArticleA Changing South Park Plans for “Livable Alleys”
Unless otherwise noted, all images are from Green Alleys South Park Visioning Report prepared for the South Park Business Improvement District Through cinematic distortion, alleys are seen as hubs...
View ArticleApplause for Bonin-Huizar L.A. Council Motion to Rein in LAPD Ped Stings
2013 LAPD pedestrian stings. Photos via Brigham Yen/DTLA Rising Last Friday, May 1, Los Angeles City Council livability leaders introduced a motion [PDF] to get the city family to examine the...
View ArticleTonight! Eagle Rock! Streetsies! Huizar! Lucero!
Tonight! We’re riding and celebrating in Eagle Rock with two of our 2014 Streetsie winners: Elected Official of the Year Jose Huizar and Journalist of the Year Nathan Lucero. Councilmember Jose Huizar....
View ArticleThe Butterfly Effect: Privileging Form (and Speedy Implementation) over...
A butterfly bike rack perches on 1st St. in Boyle Heights. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A. When the butterflies, flowers, and decorative benches first started popping up along 1st Street in Boyle...
View ArticleWhittier Boulevard to See Up to $1 Million in Streetscape Improvements
Trash and debris accumulates under the 60 Freeway along Whittier Blvd. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A. Complaints about the condition of Whittier Boulevard are common among youth that regularly walk...
View ArticleDTLA Pedestrians Get Expanded Head Start Signals
Red light plus walk signal means a Leading Pedestrian Interval. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A. Downtown L.A. is getting a little safer for walking with some new traffic signals that give...
View ArticleCouncilmember Jose Huizar Promotes a More Bikeable Downtown L.A.
Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar is excited about the future of bicycling in downtown Los Angeles. At a press event yesterday, Huizar took a test spin on one of Metro’s bike-share bikes....
View ArticleDowntown L.A. Celebrates New Protected Bike Lanes On Los Angeles Street
Deputy Mayor Barbara Romero and LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds take a celebratory ride in the Los Angeles Street protected bikeway. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A. Downtown L.A. now...
View ArticleL.A. Council Planning Committee Again OKs Affordable Housing Linkage Fee
For the third time, the Los Angeles City Council Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee approved the city’s proposed Affordable Housing Linkage Fee (AHLF). If approved by city council, new...
View ArticleProposed Rule Meant to Curb Stink from Animal Rendering Plants
Last night, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) held a meeting regarding a proposed rule meant to curb the rancid-cat-food-slash-sewage smells that often waft over the southern half...
View ArticleHuizar Breaks Ground on El Sereno Alhambra Avenue Improvements
This article supported by Los Angeles Bicycle Attorney as part of a general sponsorship package. All opinions in the article are that of the author, and do not necessarily reflect those of LABA. Click...
View ArticleHuizar Cuts Ribbon on El Sereno’s Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements
This story sponsored by Los Angeles Metro to remind readers of traffic pattern changes resulting from Purple Line Construction. Unless noted in the story, Metro is not consulted for the content or...
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