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Damien Will Appear on Huffington Post Live Today at 2:00 p.m.
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L.A. Streetsblog Editor Damien Newton will appear on Huffington Post Live today at 2:00 p.m. to discuss how local bus issues are impacting the national transit scene. You can watch at http://live.huffingtonpost.com/. Once the video is available for embedding, we’ll post it here on Streetsblog. (Update: Looks like Huffington Post Live doesn’t believe in embedding. […]
Odd Bike Tools and How to Use Them
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This class is to improve the knowledge base of dedicated co-op volunteers anywhere so if you are from Bikerowave, Bici Libre, the Bicycle Kitchen, Bike Oven, or Bikery come on down and get a class from Dan. If you are a complete bike nerd and feel that you can’t live without this class but are […]
Streetsblog Opens Shop in Long Beach
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Let’s be honest. When Streetsblog began its “community based reporting” plans for L.A. County, Long Beach was always in our sites. At long last, we’ve finally added “Long Beach” to “Eastside,” “South L.A.” and “Santa Monica” to our masthead. Regular Streetsblog coverage is coming to Long Beach, starting in a couple of minutes when I […]
Monday 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: Advocacy Campaign Manager, Bike-Walk Mississippi, Jackson, MS The Advocacy Campaign Manager will serve as the […]
Supporting a Bicycle Leader in Need: Shay’s Story
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(Note: The following e-mail and pictures were sent to everyone on Cyclists Inciting Change Through Live Exchange’s email list. On a personal note, I knew of CICLE and their dynamic duo “LizandShay” as they were listed in my notes, before I moved here and sought them out upon arrival. We wish her well, and encourage […]
Thursday 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: Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Milwaukee The Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator is responsible for […]
Book Sample: Boyle Heights High School Students Empowered to Change Their Neighborhood Through the Written Word
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Last week, 826LA, a non profit tutoring and writing service for youth, released a collection of stories written by 10th grade Roosevelt High School students to answer the question “What needs to change to generate more justice and equity in Boyle Heights?” In “Like A Shadow Blocking My Light,” the students’ stories deal with the […]
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: Executive Assistant, Transportation Alternatives, New York City Transportation Alternatives seeks a well-organized, motivated and personable […]
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: Coordinator, South Bronx River Watershed Alliance, New York City For nearly a decade, the SBRWA […]
Full Disclosure on the Relationship Between L.A. Streetsblog and Metro
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A lot is being made of the relationship between Streetsblog and Metro (aka Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority or MTA) after our post dismantling a Beverly Hills Courier “report” published yesterday. The Beverly Hills Courier referred to L.A. Streetsblog as a “captive blog” of Metro and is now suggesting that everything we say is […]
Thursday 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: California Advocacy Organizer, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, Sacramento, California The Safe Routes to […]
Calculate the Value Streetsblog Has to You (And Then Donate)
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(With apologies to Tanya Snyder…) Public radio interrupts programming with its pledge drives. The Girl Scouts’ fundraising cookie sales clog your arteries and make you fat. Here at Streetsblog, we don’t do either. We just put up a post once in a while to remind you that we need your support. (This is that post.) […]