Damien Newton
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Hyperion Hearing: It’s Not About Bikes, It’s About Communities and People
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If you were keeping score at home, something which would be impossible because of our failed attempt at Live Streaming, it was a blowout. Nearly fifty speakers took to the podium. Four of them spoke in favor of the current design. The rest made the case for a more Livable design, lower speeds, and better […]
Garcetti to Mobility 21: We’re Planning for the Next Measure R Campaign
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Video provided by the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti This morning, Eric Garcetti delivered a video message to the 1,000 attendees of Mobility 21’s 12 Annual Transportation Conference. The Mayor, in Washington D.C. to try and raise more funds for local and regional transit projects, stressed some familiar themes: America Fast Forward, Great Streets, Measure […]
We’re Hopefully Live, Right Now, at Streetsblog TV with the Hyperion Bridge Meeting
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Sorry folks, Livestream is a bust. We shall have video tomorow. If the Internet Gods are willing, we are not Live Streaming the hearing tonight on the Hyperion Bridge Redesign Project. Assuming all is working, you can watch the hearing here, on Streetsblog TV. Regardless of how smoothly the broadcast goes, we’ll be loading the […]
Bike Nation Lives…in Fullerton
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Reports of Bike Nation’s demise are at least somewhat premature. The Bike share company began station installations in Fullerton last Friday and over the weekend. The newly installed stations are at Fullerton’s City Hall, Transportation Center and the (South of Commonwealth) SOCO Parking Garage. Additional installations will be completed this week. This first round of […]
Reminder: We’re Live Streaming Tonight’s Hyperion Bridge Hearing…Internet Willing
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Just a reminder, we’re planning on Live Streaming tonight’s hearing on the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Redesign starting at 6:30. I’ll be the person behind the camera, so if there’s a problem with the connection, send a tweet @damientypes. We’ll be bringing a mobile hotspot with us, but there’s always a chance the Internet pickup won’t be […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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Did we mention there’s a hearing on the future design on the Hyperion Glendale Bridge Redesign? Because if we hadn’t mentioned it before, we really should have. Monday – I don’t know how much more we can write about the debate over the Hyperion Glendale Bridge Redesign. But I guess we’ll find out tomorrow. The […]
Save the Hyperion Bridge Mini-Walk
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The beautiful Hyperion Bridge between Silverlake and Atwater is threatened by plans to rebuild it as a 55-MPH structure; this iconic bridge would be retrofitted without pedestrian or bike lanes, a change that’s absolutely inappropriate for the kind of neighborhood scale we rely on to make Big Parade events happen. This short walk features a […]
Union Station Community Visioning Festival for Linkages Study
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The L.A. Provide input for the Union Station and 1st/Central Linkages Study at the upcoming Community Visioning Festival at El Pueblo on Saturday, November 2nd. Community Visioning Festival for the Linkages Study When: Saturday, November 2; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: El Pueblo Historical Monument, Placita de Dolores – 125 Paseo de la Plaza Los Angeles, 90012 More info. The festival will gather input […]
AIRPORT2PARK: Picnic in Clover Part, a “Creative Community Engagement Project” with James Rojas
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Airport2Park.org, the coalition formed to turn Santa Monica Airport into a park, has announced its next event: a potluck picnic in Clover Park (2600 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, adjacent to the airport, bring your own food, drinks and utensils), Sunday, November 3 from noon to 2 PM. The picnic will be a fun follow-up to Airport2Park’s first […]
Sunday Funday: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Ride
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I rang for a bike and when it came near Head badge said “fresh” with an LACBC sticker on the mirror If anything I could say that this bike was rare But I thought nah, forget it, yo homes to Bel Air! I pulled up to a bike rack about seven or eight And I […]
7th Street in Downtown Los Angeles Goes on a Diet
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Commuters into Downtown Los Angeles were surprised this morning to note that 7th Street had gone on a crash diet overnight. For .6 miles, between Figueroa and Main Streets, bicycle lanes were installed and a mixed-use travel lane was removed. The new lanes are a key part in making connections in Downtown Los Angeles. The […]
Opening Tonight: Ghost Bikes of L.A. Art Exhibit
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Ghost Bikes L.A., a local art show honoring a decade of art, advocacy and community opens tonight 7 pm at Red #5 Yellow #7 in the Hel-Mel Bike District in East Hollywood. “Through visually stunning art installations we aim to inspire viewers,” explains Nona Varnado, the curator of the exhibit. “We explore in depth the […]