Recent Streetsblog LA posts about NELA

Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council Exec. Committee Sets Record Straight on Colorado Blvd Bike Lanes

By Joe Linton | Feb 25, 2015 | 22 Comments

Editor’s Note: When people don’t like a project, they sometimes criticize the process that lead to that project. We are passing along a recent email blast from the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council that set the record straight on the extensive public outreach process that lead to bike lanes on Colorado Boulevard. The Colorado Blvd bike lane […]

A Positive End in the Conflict Between Councilman Cedillo and #Fig4All?

By Damien Newton | Jan 15, 2015 | 29 Comments

The most closely-watched story of 2014 for Livable Streets advocates was the ongoing battle between Councilman Gil Cedillo and the advocates themselves over the future design of North Figueroa Street. However, 2015 is a new year and the hot debate may be cooling off with the groundwork for future collaboration being laid. The first sign […]

Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Political Contortions Forcing Unsafe Compromise Design

By Joe Linton | Dec 19, 2014 | 47 Comments

Last night, the Citizens Advisory Committee for the design of the new Glendale-Hyperion Bridge met to discuss the city’s latest proposal. L.A.’s historic Glendale-Hyperion Bridge opened in 1927. It connects the Los Angeles communities of Silver Lake and Atwater Village. About ten years ago, city plans to renovate the bridge got underway. In 2013, the city […]

L.A. Council Approves Call for Projects List with Cedillo Snub Intact

By Joe Linton | Dec 17, 2014 | 15 Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council approved the list of projects [PDF] that the city plans to submit for Metro Call for Projects funding. Overall, the Call list includes a lot of great projects that reflect that many L.A. City elected officials and the city’s Transportation Department (LADOT) are truly pursuing greater livability and safety. Unfortunately, the […]

Cedillo Insults Bikes as L.A. Gears Up for Metro 2015 Call for Projects

By Joe Linton | Dec 11, 2014 | 18 Comments

The Metro Call for Projects (the Call) competitively grants transportation funding to L.A. County cities to build various transportation projects. Metro’s next Call for Projects will take place in 2015, with cities applying in late January, and awardees announced by mid-2015. The Call takes place every other year. In the recent past, Metro’s Call was […]

Councilmember Cedillo Adds Stop Sign In Response To Fatal Hit-and-Run

By Joe Linton | Oct 10, 2014 | 8 Comments

On September 14, a hit-and-run driver killed 57-year-old Gloria Ortiz. Ms. Ortiz was walking in a crosswalk in the Northeast Los Angeles community of Highland Park. The hit-and-run crime took place at the intersection of Avenue 50 and San Marcos Place, adjacent to Aldama Street Elementary School. According to KTLA5, witnesses stated that the driver […]

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