Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

LADOT G.M. Search – Streetsblog’s Fab Four of Fresh Faces That Should Be Considered

By Damien Newton | Nov 17, 2010 | 10 Comments

“It’s hard to attract top tier candidates when there’s no guarantee of a job after the Mayor’s term is up.” “The Mayor is going to want someone with experience managing a bureaucracy, not just an ideologue.” Since Streetsblog began pushing for a nation-wide search for the next LADOT General Manager, I’ve heard a variation on […]

Eyes on the Street: Car Parking Enforcement, Done by LADOT on Bikes

By Jennifer Beatty | Nov 16, 2010 | 12 Comments

(Beatty is a self professed graphic design/cycling addict based in Burbank, CA. She is the creative workhorse behind Bandwagon Graphiks, designing anything for print and web with a vengeance. Cycling is her drug of choice and is known by her clients as the designer on a bike. Long difficult commutes and centuries are her passion) […]

New Petition: Mayor Villaraigosa, We Need a National Seach for LADOT GM

By Damien Newton | Nov 10, 2010 | 8 Comments

Who’s going to replace Rita Robinson as head of LADOT? The question has been a hot one with transportation reformers and other city hall watchers but has failed to gain a lot of traction with the general public. Maybe it’s because the house money is that the new G.M. will be a local hire and […]

Road Safety, Speed Limit Increases on Schizophrenic T-Committee Agenda

By Damien Newton | Nov 8, 2010 | 12 Comments

View Speed Limit Increases, LA City Council 11/10/10 in a larger map At this point, you have to feel bad for the City Council when it comes to the issue of raising speed limits. Despite the pleas from community groups and road users, the Council feels stuck when the LAPD and state law are telling […]

Rumor: It’s Fisher v Sedadi for General Manager of LADOT

By Damien Newton | Nov 4, 2010 | 4 Comments

While advocates have been pushing for a national search to find a candidate to replace the departing Rita Robinson as new General Manager for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, insiders in City Hall and the Caltrans Building are placing their bets on one of two LADOT Assistant General Managers. In this corner, we have […]

Draft Bike Plan Looks to Move Forward. Problems Still Remain.

By Damien Newton | Nov 2, 2010 | 9 Comments

(This is the first of a two-part series on the Bike Plan before it’s heard by the Planning Commission. Part II, by Joe Linton, is coming tomorrow. – DN) This Thursday morning, at 8:30 A.M., the Los Angeles City Planning Commission will hold a hearing on the 2010 Draft Bike Plan and vote on whether […]

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