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Good News for Bikes in Expo Phase II

By Damien Newton | Dec 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

LADOT Environmental Documents for Expo Phase II Bikeway What a difference a few weeks make. Before the Thanksgiving break, Streetsblog reported on how many Westside bicyclists were concerned about bike planning for Phase II of the Expo Line. While planning for the second phase of the light rail portion of the Expo Light Rail project […]

Expo Botanical Garden at Westwood and Expo One Step Closer to Reality

By Damien Newton | Nov 16, 2011 | 1 Comment

I have to admit that when Jonathan Weiss first described his idea for a Westwood-Expo Botanical Water Garden (WEBWG) at the Westwood Station for the Expo Line, I thought it would never happen. Three years later, it would be a major upset if some sort of Botanical Garden wasn’t built at the station site, as […]

BREAKING NEWS: CPUC Approves All Expo Phase II Crossings

By Damien Newton | Nov 10, 2011 | 3 Comments

Earlier today, the California Public Utilities Commission gave the green light to proceed with construction of Phase II of the Expo Line. CPUC was widely expected to delay their decision on whether or not the rail/road crossings for Phase II were safe enough and that they wouldn’t cause excess pollution by creating traffic delay. In […]

West LA Advocates Urge Rec. and Parks Commission to Support Re-Opening Bundy Triangle Park

By Carter Rubin | Nov 4, 2011 | 9 Comments

For those just joining the discussion, a group of activists in West Los Angeles has been working with the office of Los Angeles Dist. 11 Councilman Bill Rosendahl since April to re-open Bundy Triangle Park. This rare swath of green space in dense West LA sits at the intersection of Bundy Drive, Santa Monica Boulevard […]

Government as Advocates: Expo Construction Authority Wants Your Comments to CPUC

By Damien Newton | Oct 18, 2011 | 10 Comments

The Expo Construction Authority is anxious to stop history from repeating itself. When clearances for the first phase of the Expo Line appeared all but certain, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), a regulatory agency which regulates privately owned public utilities in the state of California, including electric power, telecommunications, natural gas and water companies, […]

Sharrows Appear on Motor Avenue

By Damien Newton | Oct 3, 2011 | 10 Comments

When Jonathan Weiss emailed me two weeks ago announcing that Sharrows placeholders appeared on Motor Avenue, I didn’t think too much of it. After all, stencils marking a place for bike racks have been on the ground next to my Big Blue Bus stop for almost five months. However, apparently LADOT contractors were working overtime […]

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