Carter Rubin
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Staying Shoulder to Shoulder with LA Streetsblog
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Dear Friends, Colleagues, Angelenos! As many well know, we at LA Streetsblog are undergoing something of a transition. Since July, we’ve been operating with an independent board of directors and doing all our own fund-raising, while retaining a close relationship with our Streetsblog affiliates. However, above all the big news really is our plan to […]
Summary of the Major Decisions from Today’s Metro Board Meeting
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Here’s a quick rundown of the major votes by today’s Metro Board. Each of these five motions were discussed at Streetsblog over the last couple of weeks, and links to those stories can be found at the end of each summary. Streetsblog will have links to all news reports on today’s meeting tomorrow. Westside Subway […]
LA Congressional Delegation and US DOT Voice Strong Support for 30/10 at Crenshaw Press Event
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On an atypically dreary day for October, Los Angeles County’s elected representatives from every level of government gathered with community members at Leimert Park to celebrate the receipt of a $546 million loan for the Crenshaw Light Rail project. The news had already broken on Friday. So above all, this was an opportunity for elected […]
Eyes on the Street: Eagle Rock Music Festival
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In which I plug the awesome street/music festival that I only attended for the first time two days ago, despite being fairly well attuned to the LA music scene… This past Saturday the northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock played host to its eponymous music festival for the twelfth consecutive year. With five blocks […]
Metro Westside Subway Talks Take a Different Turn in Santa Monica
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Note: If you choose to share your thoughts at the bottom of this article, I would also urge you to “make it count” and put it on the official public record by sending your comments directly to Metro by October 18th 2010. Instructions on how to comment can be found at the end of the […]
Move LA Fundraiser Attracts 30/10 Movers, Asks “What’s Shakin?”
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On Sunday morning, transit reform champions Move LA hosted a garden party to raise money for its campaign to support Mayor Villaraigosa’s 30/10 plan and to enlist Los Angeles’ stalwart political activists in its efforts. Held in the often traffic-swarmed West LA neighborhood of Brentwood, the event was organized by Streetsblog friend and Huffington Post […]
LA Beyond Cars: Now Playing, The Future
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Image via Rail L.A. So you’re sipping your coffee and reading the news on your web-enabled phone as you glide along the Expo Line, idly shutting it off as you descend into the downtown connector en route to Union Station. Your bullet train to Sacramento leaves at 9AM, but you’re not feeling too pressed for […]
Cyclist Who Filmed Critical Mass Attack Files Claim Against LAPD
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Friday afternoon at the Petroleum Building in Downtown Los Angeles, Manuel Gallegos and his attorney Hermez Moreno announced the filing of a legal claim against the City of Los Angeles and the LAPD for assault, battery, false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and intentional affliction of emotional distress. The full press release is available at […]
LA Bicycle Advisory Committee Convenes with LAPD as Tensions Run High
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The revolution would not be televised — or so we thought. Hushed by the darkened room, more than 50 bicyclists, police officers, members of the media, and community leaders turned toward the projector to watch a film clip that everyone had just confirmed, by a show of hands, that they had already seen. An overflow […]
The Week That Was: Last Week, Rampant Optimism for LAPD/Cyclist Relationship
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Remember this? (Carter and I had a long talk about what to do with this review of last week’s Caltrans Bike Advisory Committee meeting which featured a long presentation by the LAPD about how their changing their culture towards treating cyclists. We decided to run the piece as it was originally written as it’s very […]
Metro Rapid Service Coming to Venice Boulevard
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Rapid buses near Staples Center. Photo: LA Wad/Flickr Amidst the excitement of Bikeside Speaks (covered in great detail by Stephen Box here), Bikerowave’s own City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl dropped a juicy bit of information during his presentation. Starting next month, the MTA will roll out its Metro Rapid bus service on Venice Boulevard. Replacing the […]
Bike Week Day 3: 2nd Annual Downtown Bike Ride
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This group has just passed City Hall on the right with Caltrans/LADOT coming up on the left. Photo: Carter Rubin/Flickr Always wish you could participate in Critical Mass, Midnight Ridazz, or Crank Mob, but are more of a morning person? Then today’s Downtown LA bike ride was for you. At 8:30 this morning, roughly 100 […]