Damien Newton
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Help Streetsblog and L.A. Walks Earn an L.A. 2050 Grant
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Los Angeles Walks and L.A. Streetsblog are teaming up to earn an “L.A. 2050” Grant to make Los Angeles the “Healthiest Place to Live” by 2050. Our grant focuses on the creation of a “Vision Zero” plan and campaign for Los Angeles and two of our surrounding cities. L.A. 2050 is asking people to vote […]
Game Changer: L.A. Walks to Dodgers Game
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Join us for the most rewarding walk of the summer. We’re taking on the walkability of Dodger Stadium! We’ll be walking from the Chinatown Gold Line up to Dodger Stadium along the way we’ll be joined by guest speakers and explore some of the issues that keep Angelenos from taking transit and walking to home […]
Eastside Bike Club: Dodgertown Ride
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The EASTSIDE BIKE CLUB is hosting their Annual “DODGERTOWN BIKE RIDE” Come join ESBC on a BIKE RIDE to DODGER STADIUM and watch the DODGERS VS BREWERS evening game. We have secured a section at the DODGER STADIUM for the Cyclists and their families. TiCKETS ARE $20 Each and can be purchased through CARLOS MORALES […]
DTLAB :: WILL WRIGHT READS
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WILL WRIGHT READS with Peter Darchuk, Chip Godwin, J. Ryan Stradal, Linda Immediato, Margaret Wappler and Alissa Walker. – local writers reading their latest works – Monday, July 28 (7pm) DTLAB @ TRAXX 800 North Alameda Street, #122 Los Angeles, CA 90012 RSVP at willrobwright@gmail.com Featured Writers/ Performers include: Peter Darchuk – http://www.peterdarchuk.com/ Nat Gale & Tariq Kamal […]
LaGrange’s Brentwood Grand Prix: Expo Ride
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The Expo Ride is a non-competitive community ride associated with the Brentwood Grand Prix criterium bicycle race. The tour will visit the future Metro EXPO Line Phase 2 Stations in Santa Monica including Bergamot Art Center and the Terminus at 4th and Colorado, We will make a brief stop at the new Tongva Park for refreshment […]
Is Reynolds the Antidote to L.A.’s Defeatist Attitude on Transportation?
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Should Mayor Eric Garcetti have hired someone with more Los Angeles experience to run Los Angeles’ Department of Transportation? With San Francisco’s Seleta Reynolds chosen as the incoming department head, there’s been a small buzz that only someone with direct experience with our region can handle making L.A. a better place to live. It has […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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A mix of a hugely important Metro Board meeting, some great bike events, a Streetsie party and some news from some other Westside cities. Monday – Does a Pacoima Pedestrian Plaza qualify as “P3”? Attend and give your input for the planned People Street Bradley Avenue Plaza. Meeting tonight! Get the details, here. Tuesday, Wednesday, […]
Santa Monica – Big Blue Bus Hosts Community Workshops to Share Proposed Expo Service Plan
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All Community Members interested in local transit planning related to upcoming light rail service on the Expo Line are invited to attend. Big Blue Bus staff and consultants from Nelson/Nygaard will make a presentation and be available for questions related to service planning integration. WHAT: Community Workshops Open to the Public WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, July 22; 6-8pm […]
Culver City Bike-Walk-Scoot Festival
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When: Saturday, July 26; 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: Culver City Middle School- 4601 Elenda Street, Culver City, CA 90230 (map) Join Walk ‘n Rollers for a fun day learning how to bike and walk safely in your community. All ages welcome and we’ll even have bikes and helmets for those without (helmets are required on the […]
40% of Proceeds from ExpressLanes Going to Active Transportation
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While much of the attention on yesterday’s Metro Board committee hearings was on the showdown over active transportation in the Short Range Transportation Plan, some good news emerged in the Congestion Reduction Committee tasked with overseeing Metro’s ExpressLanes Program. Over $26 million in funds collected by variable toll lanes on the I-10 and I-110 were […]
Cartoon Tuesday: Transit = Jobs
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Today’s submission isn’t really a cartoon, as much as an infographic. Via our friends at Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy comes this graphic from LAANE’s Jobs to Move America campaign. The handsome image clearly and simply explains how a stronger investment in transit is good for everybody in a community, not just those that […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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Usually our events calendar ends with parties. This week it starts with one. A major Metro meeting looms in the middle of the week. Monday – Celebrate Damian Kevitt’s birthday with a fun party and concert that benefits Finish the Ride, tonight at 7 p.m.. See the Facebook event for more details. Wednesday – Angelenos Against Gridlock presents radio […]