Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Downtown LA

Update: Did LA Cyclists Just Get Hosed by Unanimous Vote?

By Ted Rogers | Jun 19, 2013 | 34 Comments

(Update, 3:28 p.m.: Council Member Huizar sends along a rendering of the new design. The text of the final motion can be found here.) The verdict is in. And it looks like Hollywood won. The Los Angeles City Council just voted unanimously to replace the Spring Street green bike lanes with a new treatment hashed out […]

Conjecture Versus Statistics: Spring Street Letters Show Differences in Style

By Damien Newton | Jun 18, 2013 | 2 Comments

If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that delays in politics rarely offer good news for those with facts on their side. This is especially true when the political powers that be suddenly develop a case of collective laryngitis. Which is why the news that the Los Angeles City Council hearing and vote on the future […]

The Downtown Los Angeles Livability Wars: Outdoor Seating

By Damien Newton | Jun 17, 2013 | 5 Comments

In recent months, Downtown Los Angeles, and especially Spring Street, have become ground zero for the battle over creating a Livable city. As the urban core densifies and diversifies, the older way of doing things keeps butting up against a evolving, truly urban, community. This is reflected in dustups over bike lanes, but also […]

Showdown or Compromise? All’s Quiet in Advance of Tomorrow’s Hearing on the Spring Street Green Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Jun 13, 2013 | 22 Comments

(An earlier version of this story featured a picture we believed showed an image from a film shot in New York that had a green bike lane removed. The location did not include a bike lane, we fell for a twitter joke. Sorry. – DN) For awhile, it seemed as though everyone had something to […]

In the Wake of the Times’ Editorial, Our Challenge to Film L.A.

By Damien Newton | May 6, 2013 | 8 Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times weighed in on the debate over whether or not the city should, or shouldn’t,repaint the fading Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane. The editorial calls for the lane to be repainted, but only after the city tries to find a shade of green that works for the filming industry per […]

Vote Now in the Spring Street Photo Contest!

By Damien Newton | Apr 24, 2013 | 2 Comments

[poll id=”111″] A couple of weeks ago, Streetsblog asked our readers to submit pictures for the Spring Street Photo Contest. We will accept votes on Streetsblog through Saturday at noon. Then the top two vote getters will be voted on in a “money counts” contest at Saturday’s fundraiser. When people contribute, they will put their […]

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