Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Communities

Capture from Caltrans and Metro's 71 Freeway groundbreaking video

Caltrans and Metro Break Ground On 71 Freeway Widening Through Pomona

By Joe Linton | Jun 17, 2021 | No Comments

The SR-71 project will convert about 3.5 miles of existing four-lane expressway into an eight-lane freeway. Construction for the first phase - $174 million for just under two miles - is expected to complete in 2024.

SGV Connect 82 – With the 710 Tunnel Not Happening, Alhambra Prepares for the Future

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Jun 15, 2021 | No Comments

Kris interviews Alhambra Vice Mayor Jeff Maloney - about Advancing Alhambra. Folks interested in the project can attend a virtual meeting tomorrow night.

The Expo Line Bike Path Culver City station gap dogleg is indirect and makes cyclists do multiple turns on heavily trafficked streets. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Culver City Expo Bike Path Gap

By Joe Linton | Jun 14, 2021 | No Comments

Culver City and L.A. City have prioritized drivers in the area around the Culver City E Line station. This puts Expo path cyclists on an indirect detour on heavily-trafficked streets.

The East Los Angeles Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project will have walking paths and vegetation at each median. Kristopher Fortin/Streetsblog LA

Eyes on the Street: East L.A. Median Stormwater Capture Project, Multiuse Path

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 11, 2021 | No Comments

Opening later this year, the project will capture and infiltrate rainwater and urban runoff - turning dried out and unmaintained large medians into recreation areas with paths, landscaping, and more than 300 trees.

Community meeting that Central City United collectively held to engage with our community members about the plan - photo via Central City United

Planning for Equity: Putting the Community in the Downtown Community Plan

By Manuel Pastor and Sissy Trinh | Jun 9, 2021 | No Comments

The Department of City Planning has the chance to live up to its statements on equity by prioritizing meaningful engagement in planning with communities, and creating programs and policies that will ensure outcomes that are fair, sustainable, and community-supported.

New bus lane marking in West Los Angeles. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Bus Lane Updates: New Red Markings – New Lanes Delayed

By Joe Linton | Jun 4, 2021 | No Comments

New red thermoplastic bus lane markings have been installed on Wilshire and Figueroa. Bus lanes expected soon on Alvarado, Grand, and Olive.

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