Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Downtown LA

The Changing Face of Downtown for Cyclists

By Veronica Hernandez | Aug 30, 2012 | 10 Comments

In 2011, the City of Los Angeles passed a new Bike Plan which included a “5 year bike network implementation plan.” The implementation plan focued on a handful of “core” areas to focus the bulk of the new bike facilities. One of those areas is Downtown Los Angeles. A year and a half later, checks […]

City Council Poised to Approve Four More Parklets

By Damien Newton | Aug 21, 2012 | 8 Comments

(Note: Details on all three City Council hearings on the resolution authorizing four parklets to be built can be found at the end of this story.) By Friday, the Los Angeles City Council could give the green light to four “pilot” parklets. Parklets are miniature open space projects where one or more parking spaces are […]

Op/Ed: Touchdown Pass or Lost Yardage—What Will It Be AEG?

By Richard J. Jackson and Rishi Manchanda | Jul 30, 2012 | 4 Comments

As places celebrating athletic discipline and active lives, professional sports stadiums should energize physical activity and empower health. Unfortunately, the sports-entertainment giant Anshutz Entertainment Group’s (AEG)proposal for a football stadium and new Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles will hurt surrounding communities. The proposed stadium will permanently change the landscape–and harm the health–of downtown Los […]

Late Night Trains? Late Night Bike Rides? A New Park? The Amazing Weekend That Was in Downtown Los Angeles

By Damien Newton | Jul 30, 2012 | 6 Comments

This weekend saw three pretty amazing events in Downtown Los Angeles. Each unique and important in its own way, that shows how Los Angeles is on the cusp of becoming a world class city for reasons beyond the film industry and a truly livable city. In chronological order. If you have any experiences with the […]

5 Things I’m Thinking About Transportation

By Damien Newton | Jul 16, 2012 | 7 Comments

There have been a handful of stories that I partially developed, but are on the back burner this week as I work to try and get out some stories that were researched last week, interview for the Long Beach writer position, and prepare L.A. Streetsblog’s tax forms. So, with apologies to Steve Hymon, here are […]

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