Recent Streetsblog LA posts about West LA

Fact Check: There Is No $38.7 Million Payout to JMB Realty in Westside Subway Plans

By Damien Newton | May 15, 2012 | 31 Comments

(Hello Beverly Hills Courier readers! Confused by allegations that Metro controls editorial decisions here at Streetsblog? To help clear things up, we’ve compiled a list of the connections between Streetsblog and Metro right here.) The headline was breathless, as many headlines in the Beverly Hills Courier often are. “Courier Exclusive Report: Century City Subway Station […]

Metro Approves Environmental Documents for Subway to La Cienega

By Damien Newton | Apr 26, 2012 | 3 Comments

The first of several major issue scheduled to be addressed by the Metro Board of Directors was the approval of the environmental documents for the Westside Subway. After the Beverly Hills City Council formerly requested a hearing earlier this week, Metro staff recommended that the Board split approval for the Subway into two parts so that part […]

It’s Official. Main Street in Venice Is on a Diet.

By Damien Newton | Jan 30, 2012 | 1 Comment

The first time I biked down Main Street in Santa Monica and then into the Venice Neighborhood of Los Angeles was the summer of 2008. I was following Santa Monica Critical Mass and part of the comically over-aggressive antics of the SMPD included herding cyclists into the lane by buzzing groups of cyclists on motorcycles and […]

Another Optional Station “Approved” by the Metro Board for Crenshaw Line

By Damien Newton | Dec 16, 2011 | 4 Comments

(Note: If you’re not familiar with the history of the Westchester Station, check out this City Watch article by Westchester Neighborhood Council Member Denny Schneider) Let’s start with the basics. The budget for construction of the Crenshaw Light Rail Line is $1.7 billion which will connect the Expo Line to the Green Line and eventually LAX. The […]

New Bike Lanes on Washington Place in Mar Vista

By Damien Newton | Dec 12, 2011 | 3 Comments

Finally, L.A.’s new commitment to bike planning brings some paint to the Westside. Last Friday Joe Linton noted at the Eco-Village blog that the city had placed down markers for 0.77 miles of new bike lanes from Grand View Blvd to Albright Avenue, in my own neighborhood of Mar Vista. By Sunday morning, the new lanes […]

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