Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Downtown LA

RIP: Buffered Bike Lane in Front of LAPD Headquarters

By Damien Newton | Mar 1, 2013 | 7 Comments

This weekend, the Bureau of Street Services will be repaving parts of 1st Street in Downtown Los Angeles. After the repaving, the street will be repainted. Part of the repainting will include removing the buffer from the 1st Street Buffered Bike Lane in front of LAPD headquarters between Spring and Main Streets. The good news […]

Parklet Party in Downtown Los Angeles

By Damien Newton | Feb 7, 2013 | 6 Comments

There were lots of cameras, but only one outlet broadcasted the parklet opening live. It felt like a political rally. “Don’t Stop Thinking about Tomorrow” was blaring from the speakers. One speaker at the microphone, LADOT Pedestrian Coordinator Valerie Watson, proclaimed, “It’s the dawn of a new day!” from the podium. Roughly 100 people gathered […]

Downtowners Give Overwhelming Approval to Downtown Streetcar Funding

By Damien Newton | Dec 4, 2012 | 29 Comments

The Downtown L.A. Streetcar is one step closer to reality…one giant step. Last night, the Los Angeles City Clerk announced that the a measure to fund $62.5 million of the $125 million project was passed by Downtown voters with over 70% in support. As with Measure J, the initiative needed a two-thirds vote to pass. […]

It’s Official, 1st Street Bike Lane Will Lose Some of Its Buffer

By Damien Newton | Dec 3, 2012 | 22 Comments

For months, cyclist and writerRoger Rudick rides down the 1st Street Buffered Bike Lane. Often, Rudick stops near LAPD headquarters and snaps a picture of a police cruiser parked in the bicycle lane. Rudick would then send it to a sympathetic ear in the department, be it Sgt. David Krumer or Officer Jeff Kievit. After the […]

De-Uglifying Hollywood: How to Make Our City Pedestrian-Friendly

By Alexander Friedman | Nov 15, 2012 | 53 Comments

Tourists arriving in Hollywood from all over the world are fascinated, at first. The Walk of Fame, historic Hollywood and Vine, glamorous Hollywood & Highland shopping center and Grauman’s theater – all of these attractions make an impression… …Unless you deviate a block or two. Once you accidentally leave the tourist area, real Los Angeles […]

Op/Ed: Yes on Downtown Streetcar

By Brigham Yen | Nov 1, 2012 | 24 Comments

(We’ll resume our Measure J op/ed series tomorrow. During our one-day break, enjoy this piece by DTLA Rising author Brigham Yen’s view on the vote on the Downtown Streetcar funding measure. You can still vote by mail before November 28. – DN) The deadline to register to vote for the L.A. Streetcar in Downtown L.A. […]

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