Damien Newton
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Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember José Huizar, Council District 14 and the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering invite you to a Public Briefing on the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project. Monday, October 6th, 2014 from 6:00-7:30pm at PUENTE Learning Center (Mulitpurpose Room) 501 S. Boyle Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033 *Park in […]
New Urbanism Film Festival
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Announcing New Urbanism Film Festival Second Edition November 6-9, 2014 Introducing New Urbanism Film Festival returning in its second year to Los Angeles For immediate release: Los Angeles, CA – September 11, 2014 – New Urbanism Film Festival returns to the heart of the city for four days of illuminating documentary films, interactive […]
The Gamification of Transportation: How Mobile Apps and Social Media Incentives Change the Way We Travel
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A Social Media Week Los Angeles Panel Wednesday, September 24th 6:00-8:00 pm In historically transportation challenged Los Angeles (where urban sprawl has been known to keep residents confined to their respective neighborhoods), a new breed of mobile apps and social media-enabled programs – that reward urban explorers for…well, being more mobile, and challenge commuters to […]
Congratulations, Melanie! Protected Bike Lanes Story a Finalist for Major Award.
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We just got word from California State University’s Center for California Studies that Melanie Curry is one of three finalists in the “blog category” in their 20th Annual Journalism Awards. Curry is earning recognition for “Protected Bike Lanes Grow in CA as Cities Face Down Old Concerns.” Published in July during the midst of hearings on […]
Celebrate Park(ing) Day at the Park or at Your Desk
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While it may be missing much of the fanfare of previous years in Los Angeles, Park(ing) Day is still one of the happiest days on the Livable Streets Calendar. Across the world, people will gather in car parking spaces, feed the meter and turn publicly subsidized personal property storage into a public mini-park. In Santa […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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A couple of events fighting displacement. Fun bike events. Metro Board Committee meetings. Ya know. The usual. Tuesday – North East L.A. Alliance will be hosting “Testimonios” – a flash mob procession and public performance commemorating the histories of displacement of peoples that has taken place on the land in and around L.A. Union Station. See Facebook […]
Meet Seleta Reynolds, the Safe Streets Advocate Running LADOT
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(If you want to skip the article and the editing and just listen to our half-hour conversation, click here. – DN) If you spend some time with the newly minted General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, you would think she was an LADOT lifer not a recent transplant from the San Francisco […]
Activarte: Detouring Displacement
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Via Facebook: You Are Cordially Invited to Join Local Boyle Heights Youth, MacArturos (Latin@ MacArthur Fellows), local residents, & Organizers at a very special Creative Lab! Beginning at 6pm, Mariachi Plaza will be converted into a creative lab where local artists will be paired with “MacArturos” across a spectrum of disciplines to create instant workshops with […]
Car Free SFV
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Car Free SFV EVENT MEDIA ALERT San Fernando Valley residents celebrate International Car Free Day on September 21, 2014 www.carfreeSFV.com WHAT: Car Free San Fernando Valley, Sunday, May 21, 2014 is an event to empower the community to go Car-Free (or even car-light) just for a day. By choosing to walk, bike, carpool, or take […]
Federal Employer Investment in Transportation and Job Connections Program: Improving Access to Jobs in the Los Angeles Region
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The Federal Employer Investment in Transportation and Job Connections Program: Even as the LA region makes ambitious investments to provide communities and business with a more efficient, affordable, and economically competitive transportation system limited transportation options are significant barriers to connecting many workers and employers. The resulting congestion and lack of connectivity dampen economic growth and hamper our […]
Job Opening: Paid Internship for South L.A. Student-Journalist
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Streetsblog L.A. Looking for Student Leader from South L.A. As part of our grant from the California Endowment, Streetsblog Los Angeles is looking for a student-journalist, age 17-21, who was born or lives in South Los Angeles for a four-month paid internship that would begin in early- to mid-October. The winning candidate will work with Joe Linton, […]