Jason Islas
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Save the Date: “Live.Ride.Share,” Los Angeles’ First Shared-Use Mobility Conference
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The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) has partnered with several local and national nonprofit organizations, including the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), for Live.Ride.Share, Southern California’s first ever shared-use mobility conference on February 23. The conference, which will be held in Downtown Los Angeles, will focus on the shared transportation […]
Three Years Later, Is Santa Monica’s Bike Action Plan Working?
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In November 2011, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously — and enthusiastically — adopted the Bike Action Plan (BAP), an ambitious 300-page document that seeks to transform the bayside city into one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country. The BAP, the culmination of years of work by City Planning staff, local bike advocates, […]
Santa Monica Poised to Have First Bike Share System in L.A. County
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It’s finally happening! Santa Monica could move forward with plans for a 500-bicycle bike share program at this Tuesday’s City Council meeting. After more than two years of planning and waiting, the City Council will decide whether to approve a contract with CycleHop, LLC for the purchase and operation of the new system, which would […]
More Housing, Less Sprawl: Tackling Los Angeles’ Affordable Housing Crisis through Smart Growth
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It is no secret that Southern California is currently facing one of the worst housing crises it has faced in more than half a century. That’s the point Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti drove home Wednesday at the Los Angeles Business Council’s annual Mayoral Housing, Transportation, and Jobs summit. While it isn’t a revelation to […]
Video: Meet Bobby Shriver, Candidate for L.A. County Supervisor, 3rd District
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[Editor’s note: This is the second of two video interviews with the candidates for L.A. County Supervisor. You can see our interview with former State legislator Sheila Kuehl here. Videos are directed and edited by Saul Rubin.] Former Santa Monica Mayor – and nephew of late president John F. Kennedy – Bobby Shriver is one […]
Video: Meet Sheila Kuehl, Candidate for L.A. County Supervisor, 3rd District
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[Editor’s note: This is the first of two video interviews with the candidates for L.A. County Supervisor. Check in tomorrow for our interview with former Santa Monica Mayor Bobby Shriver. Videos are directed and edited by Saul Rubin.] Veteran State legislator Sheila Kuehl is one of two candidates running to replace Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev […]
Hit the Brakes. Santa Monica Votes to Lower Some Speed Limits
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While debates on a proposed major development and the bungled hiring and firing of a public relations director, the City Council also quietly made a step towards becoming a more progressive city. The Council voted unanimously, and with little debate, to reduce motor vehicle speed limits on a half-dozen stretches of roadway. The staff report, […]
Santa Monica City Council Scuttles Plans for Bergamot Transit Village
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The Santa Monica City Council put to rest Tuesday night what has become one of the single-most divisive development projects Santa Monica has seen in decades when it voted 4-1 to rescind its approval of the Bergamot Transit Village development. After months of acrimonious debate, a successful referendum drive, and several rallies by a coalition […]