Damien Newton
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Community Meeting, the Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles
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The Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles is a new health and wellness chapter that will be included in the Framework Element of the General Plan. The Framework Element outlines guiding policy principles for the General Plan, which is known as the City’s planning constitution. As part of the City’s guiding planning document, the Plan […]
California High Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting
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California High-Speed Rail Authority Board Meeting Agenda October 14, 2013 10:00 AM Metro Board Room One Gateway Plaza, 3rd Floor Los Angeles, CA PUBLIC COMMENT For this meeting, an opportunity for public comment will be provided at the outset of the public session of the meeting. Those persons who wish to comment on agenda and […]
CicLAvia: Chinatown Route Will Be Open on Sunday
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After two days of discussion, CicLAvia announced this afternoon that the spur through Chinatown will be open on Sunday, but could see hours cut short if traffic to the Dodgers playoff game proves to be overwhelming the local street grid. Flying Pigeon L.A. reported that the hub could be cut completely, but that was not […]
Advice for CicLAvia VIII: Heart of L.A., Go Out, Have Fun
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I started writing four different guides for CicLAvia VIII this week. One focused on the growth of the event from the inaugural 10/10/10 CicLAvia, one was on WalkLAvia padding through Boyle Heights, one was an event roundup for happenings throughout the day, and another was about city politics entitled “We Need Another CicLAvia Turnaround.” In […]
Today’s Headlines
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Rest of the Poll: Slim Majority Wants to Halt HSR, But Huge Majorities See Benefits (WNYC) L.A. Has the Worst Roads in the Country for a City (LAT) Could the Riverside-Figueroa Bridge Become a Highline Park? (KCET) Brown Signs Bill Allowing Undocumented Immigrants to Get Driver’s Licenses (Daily News, LAT) Traffic Light Installed at Intersection […]
LADOT: Spring Street Re-Paint Will Be Completed by CicLAvia
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In response to yesterday’s story on the Spring Street Bike Lane, LADOT reached out to assure me that the repainting of the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane will be completed by Saturday. Some readers informed me this morning that there was some new paint on the ground (“It looks horrible,” more than one of […]
Streetsblog’s CicLAvia Scavenger Hunt…Part II
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After everyone had such a good time with our CicLAia scavenger hunt back in June, we’re back with ten things to look for on Sunday during the “Heart of Los Angeles” CicLAvia. Some of these things are repeats, but some are new. Happy hunting. Here’s what you’re looking for. The picture has to be taken […]
Council Member Tom LaBonge Responds to Streetsblog’s Bike Licensing Story
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Yesterday, Council Member Tom LaBonge called to follow-up on our bicycle licensing story from Monday. Labonge took issue with a couple of parts of the story, both that we reached out for comment several times (it seems to be a communications issue between me and their office team) and that outreach for the proposal is […]
It Never Would Have Taken This Long…If Villaraigosa Were Still in Charge
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By the time I hit Spring Street, I was in a bad mood. My plan for the afternoon was to ride Metro and my bike up to Colorado Blvd. to take pictures of the new buffered bike lanes before heading downtown to ride the repainted Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane and then visit the […]
City Remains Vigilant on Bus Only Lane Parking Scofflaws
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To its credit, the City of Los Angeles is working hard to keep the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes (Bike OK!) open for business. Dana Gabbard grabbed this picture yesterday of parking enforcement hard at work. Wilshire, south side of street between Coronado and Carondelet this morning at about 7:51 a.m. The car had a disabled […]
Let’s Get Ready to License, Council Members Want to Re-Examine City’s Bike License Program
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Back in 2009, a discussion of the city’s bicycle licensing program was at the core of any Livable Streets discussion. Two members of the Los Angeles City Council have introduced a motion to bring that discussion, if not the licenses themselves, back. At the time, the LAPD had two police stations in the entire city […]
“The Times’ Editorial Page Is Pro-Bike.”
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This weekend, the Los Angeles Times formally launched “Roadshare,” a specialized opinion page that focuses on bicycling, bike culture, and the controversy over creating safe space on the street for all road users. It announced this new web venture with an editorial, “Sharing the Road and an op/ed piece by Robert Greene entitled “Cycling in […]