Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Downtown LA

LADOT Reveals Designs for Spring Street Buffered Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Nov 16, 2011 | 11 Comments

Via the LADOT Bike Blog comes a first look at the Spring Street Buffered Bike Lanes planned for Downtown Los Angeles. Having spent some time this weekend on the “bike paths” on 3rd and Broadway in Downtown Long Beach this weekend, I can’t tell you what a difference a buffer makes. Even though these lanes […]

Art Walk Safety About More Than Food Trucks and Closed Streets

By Damien Newton | Aug 10, 2011 | 16 Comments

Last month, tragedy struck during the monthly Art Walk in Downtown Los Angeles when a dangerous driver jumped a curb, crashed into a parking meter and killed a seven week old infant. The tragedy shocked not just the Downtown and Art Walk communities, but the entire city. Advocates pointed out that when you have a […]

L.A. Moves Closer to Bringing Streetcars Back. You Can Help Tomorrow Night

By Damien Newton | Aug 1, 2011 | 14 Comments

Tomorrow night, the L.A. Streetcar team and Metro will hold a public meeting to discuss what options will be studied for a new streetcar system for Downtown Los Angeles. There are seven options on the table, all of them serve a different need, and all of them will bring something new, or rather something old, […]

In Wake of Infant Death, Are Changes Coming to Art Walk?

By Damien Newton | Jul 19, 2011 | 13 Comments

At last week’s Art Walk, the monthly event where downtown art galleries open their doors to the public for free, thousands of people gathered to walk through the Downtown. The event is changing the way people view Downtown Los Angeles, but last week, tragedy struck. A two-month old infant in a stroller was killed when […]

Note to City Council: Don’t Forget the Transportation Plan for the Stadium

By Damien Newton | Jun 20, 2011 | 4 Comments

By this point, its becoming clear that for City Officials, the transportation planning for the AEG stadium is a secondary issue for the politicians who will approve a deal with AEG, possibly within the next 45 days. While the Council is debating and discussing a lot of complicated issues, it’s taking its eyes off the […]

L.A. Conservancy: New Spring Street Bridge Plans Are Better, But…

By Damien Newton | May 4, 2011 | 3 Comments

(The above video was prepared by the L.A. City Bureau of Engineering to explain the project. There will be a public meeting on the North Spring Street Bridge Improvement project on Tuesday, May 10, at 6:00 P.M. at the Lincoln Heights Senior Citizen Center at 2323 Workman Avenue. For more information, click on the advertisement […]

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