Damien Newton
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Union Station’s Pilot Program Aimed at Moving the Homeless, But Does It Create Two Classes of Transit Rider?
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Earlier this week, Metro announced a new “pilot program” to restrict access to the public seating area except for those holding passenger tickets to Metrolink or Amtrak trains that would be departing within the next two hours. The policy is aimed specifically at the homeless, many of whom sleep and rest in Union Station’s seating […]
Help Us Help You: What Should We Be Looking for in an L.A. Writer
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As we approach the close of the application process for the L.A. and Sacramento writers for Streetsblog; I thought it would be a good time to ask all of you what you think we should be looking for in a regular, daily, writer for the Los Angeles position. We know what a Sacramento writer’s skill […]
We Can Tell You How to Get, How to Get to People St
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“Thank you for liberating our streets,” City Council Transportation Committee Chair Mike Bonin greeted LADOT staff last week. While LADOT staff may not be used to a hero’s welcome, Assistant General Manager Dan Mitchell and Assistant Pedestrian Coordinator Valerie Watson weren’t there to present a typical transportation project, or even to talk about why some […]
Getting Closer and Closer to Broadway’s Dress Rehearsal.
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This summer, the city and the “Bringing Back Broadway” coalition announced an exciting program to recreate the physical layout of the historic theatre district on Broadway between 1st and 11th Streets. Phase I, or the appropriately named “dress rehearsal” involved the creation of semi-permanent infrastructure to create plazas, barrier planters, and other traffic calming and […]
Have You LongBeachized Today?
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For anyone that’s missed it, after month’s of planning and a week of social media fun, yesterday marked the re-launch of LongBeachize, a popular source for news and views on the Long Beach Transportation scene. LongBeachize ceased publication in March of 2012 before yesterday’s re-launch. While Brian Addison, the Long Beach writer for Streetsblog Los […]
LASD Sheriff Strikes and Kills Cyclist in Bike Lane with Police Cruiser
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Milton Olin Jr., former chief operating officer of music-sharing site Napster and Hollywood Attorney, died Sunday when his bicycle was struck by a Sheriff’s Deputy’s patrol car at the 22000 block of Mulholland Highway. LASD confirms that Olin was in the bicycle lane at the time of the collision. Both the driver and bicyclist were traveling […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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Weekends are so packed, and weekdays/nights are so light, that I’m starting to think we should do this on Friday’s. Two transit groups have holiday parties, a chance to give back or go caroling, Transportation Committee and more… Monday – Santa Monica city staff will present an update on the Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway. The project will […]
Pop Up MANGo Meeting
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With the potential to be LA’s first neighborhood greenway, the Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway represents an excellent opportunity for Santa Monica to create a safe, low-traffic route to get from the Bergamot area to downtown Santa Monica. This would allow Pico neighborhood kids to get to the new Tongva Park and the beach, would help create a […]
The Transit Coalition Dinner Meeting w/ Metro CEO Art Leahy
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Hear Metro CEO Art Leahy tell details about P3 / Measure R++ Dec. 12 @ 6 pm The Transit Coalition Thursday, December 12, 2013 from 6:01 PM to 8:55 PM (PST) Los Angeles, CA Sign up for the meeting at EVENT BRITE.
Southern California Transit Advocates Holiday Banquet
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The Annual Southern California Transit Advocates Holiday Banquet will be held Saturday Dec. 14, 2013 beginning at 5 p.m. at Taix French Restaurant, 1911 W. Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles (just east of Alvarado). This location is served by Metro routes 2 and 4 plus 200 and 603 cross Sunset at Alvarado; DASH Pico Union/Echo Park crosses Sunset at […]
Eyes on the Street…L.A.’s First Protected Bike Lane
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Last night, Los Angeles got its first protected bike lane last night when a series of plastic dividers went up in the Second Street Tunnel between Figueroa and Hill Street. Currently, the physical separators are only up in the tunnel despite bike lanes existing on either side. In total, the bike lanes extend from North Spring […]
Jon Kirk Mukri Chats with City Council on LADOT Staff and Multi-Modalism
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On his third day in the office, Interim LADOT General Manager Jon Kirk Mukri appeared in front of the City Council Transportation Committee to discuss the future of the Department. After an opening statement that included several nods to multi-modalism, Transportation Committee Chair Mike Bonin cut right to the chase, asking Mukri how he would […]