Recent Streetsblog LA posts about West LA

Westside’s Motor Avenue Gets Road Diet and Bike Lanes

By Damien Newton | Oct 25, 2012 | 14 Comments

The buzz started on Monday: an alert reader (and Wilshire bike commute champion) notified Streetsblog that the sharrows on Motor Avenue disappeared between Venice Boulevard and National Boulevard, a three quarter mile stretch of mixed residential and commercial development, during a recent repaving. Nonetheless, the mood was optimistic. Initial road striping after the repave hinted […]

What the Heck Is Going on with the Expo Bikeway?

By Damien Newton | Aug 17, 2012 | 6 Comments

By now, you’ve probably read the action alert from the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition or read the article on Biking In L.A. warning that things are not going smoothly for planning of the Expo Bikeway. As you might remember, I serve as a member of the Expo Bicycle Advisory Committee (EBAC), and wanted to […]

Recapping the Wilshire Rush Hour Sprint

By Damien Newton | Aug 13, 2012 | 14 Comments

It was a warm night last May when four racers gathered at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Amherst Boulevard to race. The race would take them east, for three miles to the corner of Wilshire and Beverly Glen Boulevard. The goal? To prove that even during Wilshire’s legendary rush hour, that our chosen mode […]

Homeowner’s Complaints Lead to Transit Service Changes at UCLA

By Juan Matute | Jun 15, 2012 | 25 Comments

(Update: I received a question on why we published the name and address of the angry homeowner, questioning whether or not he qualifies as fare game to be signaled out by name. I chatted with a friend of mine who doesn’t have a stake or opinion in the issue of how UCLA decides when to […]

Already 0 for 2, Neighbors for Smart Rail Take Their Case to the CA Supreme Court

By Damien Newton | Jun 4, 2012 | 17 Comments

The question of how far Neighbors for Smart Rail, a coalition of homeowners and community groups fighting the expansion of the Expo Line into West Los Angeles, were willing to take their legal challenges to the line is now answered. They’re willing to take it all the way. Last week, NFSR appealed to the California […]

Cheviot Homeowners File Second Suit Against Expo Bikeway

By Damien Newton | May 23, 2012 | 6 Comments

A group of Cheviot Hills residents who’s property abuts the proposed Expo Bikeway on the Westside of Los Angeles have filed suit for the second time in two years alleging that environmental clearances given the bikeway were given in error. Their first lawsuit, filed in June 2010, resulted in the City of Los Angeles and […]

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