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3 Streetsblog Los Angeles Pieces Finalists for Awards from Los Angeles Press Club
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It’s been a good year for Streetsblog Los Angeles when it comes to receiving awards. In May, the City Council recognized Streetsblog Los Angeles for our service to the community on our 5th Birthday and the American Planning Association – Los Angeles Chapter awarded Sahra Sulaiman the “journalist of the year” and Streetsblog Los Angeles […]
Your Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane Photo Contest Winner Is…
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Glen Primm, the author of Postcards from L.A. and a professional photographer in his own right, is the winner of the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane photo contest. Grimm’s piece is actually the masthead of said blog, and it earned $300 more than the next closest picture at Saturday night’s fundraiser. I asked Glen […]
Damien on KPFK Today at 2:30 Talking HOT Lanes.
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Just a quick programming note. Damien Newton and Stephanie Wiggins, the woman overseeing Metro’s ExpressLanes implementation, will be on KPFK 90.7 F.M. from 2:30 to 3:00 pm later today discussing how the ExpressLanes one-year pilot program is working. The duo were interviewed this morning by Laurie Kaufman and Howard Blume for Deadline L.A. You can listen […]
Full Audio from Streetsblog’s Interviews with the Mayoral Candidates
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For those of you that can’t get enough of our Mayoral Candidate Interview Series, we bring you the nearly unedited audio from our interview with each of the five candidates. Each interview went on for roughly ten minutes, but Shireen Alihaji and Kris Fortin edited them down so that just the answers to the questions […]
The Mayoral Candidate Video Series: Wendy Greuel
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Filmed, directed, and edited by Shireen Alihaji and Kris Fortin Produced by Damien Newton for Streetsblog Los Angeles Questions from: Bus Riders Union, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Los Angeles Walks, Occidental College UEPI, Southern California Transit Advocates and Streetsblog Los Angeles. Previous Video: Emanuel Pleitez , Kevin James, Jan Perry, Eric Garcetti or see all the films together. […]
Friday Job Market
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Looking to hire a smart, qualified person for a position in transportation planning, engineering, IT, or advocacy? Post a listing on the Streetsblog Jobs Board and reach our national audience of dedicated readers. Looking for a job? Here are this week’s listings: Web Developer, NextBus, Emeryville, CA NextBus is looking for a web developer to do HTML/CSS/JavaScript […]
The Mayoral Candidate Video Series: Jan Perry
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Filmed, directed, and edited by Shireen Alihaji and Kris Fortin Produced by Damien Newton for Streetsblog Los Angeles Questions from: Bus Riders Union, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Los Angeles Walks, Occidental College UEPI, Southern California Transit Advocates and Streetsblog Los Angeles. Previous Video: Emanuel Pleitez , Kevin James “This is a perfect example of my vision […]
The Mayoral Candidate Interview Series: Kevin James
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Filmed, directed, and edited by Shireen Alihaji and Kris Fortin Produced by Damien Newton for Streetsblog Los Angeles Questions from: Bus Riders Union, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Los Angeles Walks, Occidental College UEPI, Southern California Transit Advocates and Streetsblog Los Angeles. Previous Video: Emanuel Pleitez Following our interview with Emanuel Pleitez, Streetsblog L.A. visited […]
The Mayoral Candidate Interview Series: Emanuel Pleitez
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Filmed, directed, and edited by Shireen Alihaji and Kris Fortin Produced by Damien Newton for Streetsblog Los Angeles Questions from: Bus Riders Union, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Los Angeles Walks, Occidental College UEPI, Southern California Transit Advocates and Streetsblog Los Angeles. Streetsblog L.A. is proud to kick off our interview series with the five […]
Friday Jobs Market
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Looking to hire a smart, qualified person for a position in transportation planning, engineering, IT, or advocacy? Post a listing on the Streetsblog Jobs Board and reach our national audience of dedicated readers. Looking for a job? Here are this week’s listings: Project Manager, Reconnecting America, Washington, DC The Project Manager will work closely with a range […]
The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Presents-All-City Bike Prom
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TIME TO GET FOOTLOOSE FOR A TOTALLY GNARLY BIKE PROM! Did you skip your actual prom? Are you glad you did or wish you hadn’t? Do you long for the Eighties? Or do you wonder what they were like AND what an 80s prom even means? Well, now’s your chance to do it up right… […]
Say Hi to the Pink ‘Stache – Lyft Ridesharing Comes to L.A.
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As part of its Los Angeles launch, Lyft led a parade of cars donning fluffy pink mustaches on their front bumpers through the streets of Santa Monica during the lunch hour today. Launched by SF-based Zimride, a provider of white-label online ridematching services, Lyft markets itself as an alternative to a cab and positions itself […]