Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Culver City

The Expo/Culver City Standoff Drags On, But Authority Says It Won’t Affect Opening (Updated: 8:45 P.M.)

By Damien Newton | Jul 13, 2011 | 8 Comments

It’s been two weeks since staff for Culver City and members of the Expo Construction Authority faced off in a public meeting over the status of the Culver City Station and money that the Culver City has promised the Authority. When Streetsblog first reported on the controversy, the fear was that the standoff could effect […]

More Expo Delays? Fight Between Expo Board, Culver City Could Delay Final Phase I Station

By Damien Newton | Jul 6, 2011 | 8 Comments

In November of 2007, the Expo Construction Authority and Culver City agreed that instead of building a “temporary” station at the terminus of Phase I of the Expo Project, that the Authority would build the permanent aerial station in time for the grand opening of Phase I. As part of that agreement, Culver City agreed […]

Bike Lanes, Crosswalks, Pedestrian Signals Coming to Dahab Crash Corner

By Damien Newton | Jun 28, 2011 | 7 Comments

Last Friday, the Baldwin Hills Conservancy, a county agency, awarded Culver City $570,000 to improve the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Hetzler road, the same intersection where Christine Dahab crashed into a group of stationary Midnight Ridazz early in the morning of June 16. The improvements include the installation of a raised median near the […]

How Many Defenseless People Need to Be Hit Before It’s a Felony?

By Damien Newton | Jun 17, 2011 | 45 Comments

Apparently, the number is higher than eleven. Early Thursday morning, Christina Dahab plowed into a group of cyclists standing in the road waiting to head off for the last leg of a bike ride. Nine of the cyclists were hurt so bad, they were hospitalized, at least two underwent surgery early yesterday evening and one […]

An Uneven Ride on Bike to Work Day

By Damien Newton | May 19, 2011 | 5 Comments

Yesterday, while plotting out my Bike to Work Day route that would allow me to see the most booths as possible, I got a phone call from my Mom. She was biking to work, and wanted to know if I wanted to join her. Longtime Streetsblog readers will note that Mom and I have had […]

NIMBYism Strikes Buses in Culver City, San Pedro

By Dana Gabbard | Mar 18, 2011 | 10 Comments

Last year Culver CityBus briefly stopped running its buses onto the campus of West Los Angeles College as Culver City Vice Mayor Micheál O‘Leary noted at the August 2, 2010 City Council meeting “with the understanding that the College would be providing service from the street into the College. … since the College failed to […]

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