Damien Newton
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CicLAvia South L.A.
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CicLAvia makes its first journey to South LA on December 7. The South LA route will connect beautiful Leimert Park with historic Central Avenue, traveling along Martin Luther King Boulevard. Participants will be able to enjoy the sights, music, food and culture that makes South LA such a vibrant part of Los Angeles. If you […]
LACBC Open House
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We hope you’ll join us our Annual Open House to learn about what we’ve been up to this year, bid farewell to our executive director Jen Klausner, mingle with your bike buddies, and look forward to 2015. We’re excited to announce that we have music from DJ Starskee Suave, drinks from Angel City Brewery, appetizers from […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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Advisory committees, happy hours, meetings about oil fields. It’s a full week as we head into the holidays. Tonight – LongBeachize hosts its first ever happy hour at the Blind Donkey (149 Linden Ave, Long Beach) with specials sponsored by New Belgian Brewing. Love those guys. The happy hour kicks off the LongBeachize fall pledge […]
City of L.A.: Pedestrian Advisory Committee/SRTS Community Advisory Committee
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City of Los Angeles Pedestrian Advisory Committee/SRTS Community Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda November 20, 2014, 2:00 – 4:00 PM Cal t r ans Bl dg. 100 South M ai n Street 90012 Conf er enc e R oom 01. 040B 1. Br i n g t o O r de r Deborah Murphy 2. Self Introductions Sign In & Roster Update All 3. Approval of September 18th Meeting Minutes All 4. LADOT Update & SRTS LADOT Strategic Plan Vision Zero People Street Projects Margot Ocañas/Valerie Watson Seleta Reynolds 5. SRTS Community Advisory Committee Infrastructure Projects – Engineering Non-Infrastructure Projects – Education/Enforcement & Safety Assessments Margot Ocañas/Valerie Watson 6. Update on other Critical Projects and Issues Council District Appointees Issues, Projects, Concerns Holly Harper CD1 Jay Beeber CD2 Jennifer Charles CD4 Andrew Pennington, CD5 Max Podemski CD6/Pacoima Beautiful Yvette Lopez CD7 Ryan Johnson CD9 Randal Henry CD10/Crenshaw Walks Miguel Luna CD13 Allen Compton CD14 Heather Anderson CD15 …
Caltrans BAC District 7
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Via Email from Caltrans: Currently, I have the following potential items: – ATP Program Update – Angeles Crest Highway Test Section update (Test Ride scheduled for Friday, November 7, 2014, 10:00 am) – Rice Avenue Interchange
Small Business Saturday Pop-up Mar Vista
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On Saturday, November 29th, from 1-4pm, Mar Vista will be the place to be! The Mar Vista Chamber of Commerce encourages everyone to Shop Local and Shop Small at the first-ever Small Business Saturday Pop-Up Mar Vista event. Over 35 businesses along Venice Blvd will be participating; welcoming customers shopping for Holiday gifts, enjoying art galleries, […]
1st LongBeachize Happy Hour at the Blind Donkey
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Longbeachize is over a month and a half away from the one year anniversary of its re-launch last year. To celebrate, we have a fun new partnership with New Belgian Brewing and The Blind Donkey at 149 Linden Avenue to bring a series of happy hours for Longbeachize readers. The first will be on 11/17 […]
Boyle Heights Shared History Workshop
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Please join students from Cal Poly Pomona’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning for an interactive workshop focused on neighborhood history! Shared History Workshop Sunday, November 23rd Timeline Activity: 11 am – 1 pm Facilitated Discussion: 1pm-2pm Metro Property, Corner of Cesar Chavez Blvd. & Matthews Street
Garcetti, City Leaders, Promise Hundreds of Repaired Streets Every Year
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Flanked by elected and appointed city officials, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a handful of initiatives and reforms that would increase city revenue for road repaving by nearly $50 million a year at the “under reconstruction” corner of National and Barrington Boulevards in West Los Angeles. “All told, we are going to pay another 200 miles […]
Tomorrow: Urban Land Institute Presents ToLA2014, Active Transportation for Healthy Cities
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Highlights from last year’s conference, Transit Oriented Los Angeles. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has been a long-time supporter of the Urban Land Institute. The global non-profit group focuses its research and public relations on creating sustainable cities. It’s a home to progressive transportation and urban planners and real estate experts, groups sometimes referred to […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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This week gets off to a slow start, but what do you expect when there’s a holiday on Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, things really start to pick up. Wednesday – Mayor Eric Garcetti will join ULI Los Angeles, a District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), for Transit Oriented LA – ToLA – an interactive event unveiling dramatic changes in transportation. At last […]
METRO AND CALTRANS HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON HDC
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To continue informing the public about one of the most comprehensive transportation plans ever proposed for north Los Angeles County and San Bernardino County, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will host a series of public hearings to receive input on a Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental […]