Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The Valley

Eyes on the Street: Universal City Ped Bridge Nearly Ready For Its Close-Up

By Joe Linton | Mar 8, 2016 | 7 Comments

Universal Studios is a month away from the April 7 grand opening for their new Harry Potter attraction “The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.” CEO Phil Washington has pledged that Metro will serve Harry Potter fans by completing its $27 million pedestrian bridge connecting the Metro Red Line Universal City Station with Universal Studios. The project, […]

CicLAvia XVI Open Thread: CicLAvia in Panorama City, Arleta, Pacoima

By Joe Linton | Mar 7, 2016 | 12 Comments

Each open streets event is excellent, and each has its own variations. Yesterday, L.A.’s 16th CicLAvia touched down in the north San Fernando Valley communities of Pacoima, Arleta, and Panorama City. As I mentioned in a preview, this was the first CicLAvia without a Metro rail station on the route, though there were still plenty […]

Eyes on the Street: New Green Bike Lane Merge Zones on Vineland Avenue

By Joe Linton | Mar 2, 2016 | 41 Comments

The Vineland Avenue bike lanes got a little greener this week. The L.A. Department of Transportation (LADOT) gave several merge zones a coat of “fresh Kermit.” The Vineland Avenue bike lanes run from Ventura Boulevard to Burbank Boulevard in the southeast San Fernando Valley neighborhoods of Studio City, North Hollywood, and Toluca Lake – just east […]

Metro Saddles NoHo Station Redevelopment With $48M Parking Expansion

By Joe Linton | Sep 11, 2015 | 35 Comments

In a recent post at The Source, Metro announced a new call for joint development at four large parcels of land at and adjacent to its North Hollywood Red and Orange Line Stations. Curbed L.A. reports that the NoHo parcels could include an estimated 750 to 1,500 units of housing, up to 12 stories tall. Hopefully, […]

Filed Under: O Valley Bike Lane, Thou Art but a Vehicular Temptress

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 17, 2015 | 31 Comments

When the driver pulled in behind me in the new buffered bike lane along Vineland, I thought, OK, it’s a little weird, but he’s probably going to turn right or park. A block and a half later I turned around again. Nope, he’s still there and now he is waving at me like this is […]

Photo Essay: Pacoima’s Opening Celebration For Bradley Plaza

By Joe Linton | Jul 31, 2015 | No Comments

Yesterday, the community of Pacoima celebrated the opening of the city of L.A.’s latest car-free space: Bradley Plaza. The plaza closes to cars one block of Bradley Avenue immediately east of Van Nuys Boulevard in the north San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Pacoima. The plaza is a product of the city Transportation Department’s (LADOT) innovative […]

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