Damien Newton
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Streetsblog TV: The Full Presentation by Gabe Klein Last Week at City Hall
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In case you weren’t able to attend last week, or watch our Live Broadcast on Streetsblog TV, Streetsblog has put together a playlist of the entire presentation by former Chicago and Washington, D.C. DOT chief Gabe Klein. In addition to discussing bike share and some of the changes that occurred in both cities under his […]
O’Farrell Dedicates New Virgil Ave. Bike Lanes
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On Saturday, Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell hosted a bike lane dedication for a half-mile of new north-south lanes on Virgil Avenue between Santa Monica Blvd. and Melrose. The project includes all new pavement, bike lane and Continental Crosswalk striping, as well as removal of peak hour parking restrictions. The lanes connect to Santa Monica Blvd. bike lanes […]
People St Launches: Plazas, Parklets and Bike Corrals on the Way
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LADOT People St Flyer After months of promise, the LADOT formally launched the “People St” website moments ago. All of the documents a community group needs to apply to create a plaza, parklet or bicycle corral in their own community are available online. An introductory project application period will open on March 3 through April […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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It’s a short week, but there’s some big stuff on the agenda. Tonight – The Expo Construction Authority gives an update on the construction of the new line in Santa Monica. An L.A. update is coming next week. There will be no update on construction of the bike path as they still aren’t actually constructing […]
Expo Phase 2 Update Meetings
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The Exposition Construction Authority invites you to a construction update community meeting for Phase 2 of the Expo Line project. Stakeholders will receive information on upcoming construction activities and timelines. The format will include a short presentation followed by an Open House session to facilitate dialogue and community input. Santa Monica Construction Update Tuesday, January 21, 2014 6:30 […]
Bev. Hills Blue Ribbon Commission Votes on Bike Lanes for Santa Monica Blvd.
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Read the agenda, here: http://www.beverlyhills.org/cbhfiles/storage/files/7843220881104313757/01-22-14Agenda.pdf The City of Beverly Hills will break ground on the Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction Project in the spring of 2015 to rebuild the deteriorating roadway, upgrade the century-old drainage system and include other much-needed street repairs. This reconstruction project includes only North Santa Monica Boulevard along the entire stretch within Beverly Hills. The Beverly Hills City […]
LA Metro Bus Operations Tour
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Happy New Year YPTers! We are kicking 2014 off with an amazing event – and you should be there! On Saturday January 25, YPT LA is taking a tour of LA Metro Bus Operations Control! Don’t miss this chance to see behind the scenes of one of the largest fleet of buses in the nation. […]
Some Holiday Links from Santa Monica Next and LongBeachize
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Streetsblog will not be publishing today, but for anyone looking for some Livable Streets Reading Material, we offer some of the best work in 2014 from Santa Monica Next and LongBeachize: Bike Friendly Mayor Leaves Out Bike/Ped Mention in Last State of City The End of the Super-Sharrow? Bringing Back 2nd and PCH from the […]
Reminder, We’ll Be Broadcasting This Afternoon’s Speech by Gabe Klein at Streetsblog TV
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Later this afternoon we’ll be Live Streaming the presentation by former Chicago and Washington D.C. DOT boss Gabe Klein, live at 1 pm from City Hall. You can watch the presentation here. Sometimes Live Streams can be a bit choppy, and City Hall isn’t exactly known for high quality wi-fi, so we’ll be recoding the […]
More Eyes on the Street: 2nd Street Protected Bike Lane Damaged in Crash
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Some time in the last couple of days, the 2nd Street protected bike lane was damaged when a car crashed through the pylons into the side of the 2nd Street Tunnel heading into Downtown Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman snapped this picture yesterday and reports that at least three of the barrier pylons were removed, a […]
Streetsblog TV: We’re Live Streaming Tomorrow’s Presentation by Gabe Klein
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Tomorrow afternoon we’ll be Live Streaming the presentation by former Chicago and Washington D.C. DOT boss Gabe Klein, live at 1 pm from City Hall. You can watch the presentation here. Sometimes Live Streams can be a bit choppy, and City Hall isn’t exactly known for high quality wi-fi, so we’ll be recoding the videos […]
Eyes off the Street: Expo Tracks in Northvale Trench
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On Tuesday, Jonathan Weiss snapped this picture of the Expo Line tracks being placed in the Northvale Road trench. The trench runs along the southern end of Cheviot Hills and the track’s arrival is considered a construction mile stone by rail fans. For comparison’s sake, check out this picture by Carter Rubin of the trench […]