Recent Streetsblog LA posts about West LA

The Real Lessons of Carmageddon – Angelenos Aren’t Idiots, We Have Too Many Highways

By Damien Newton | Jul 18, 2011 | 8 Comments

There are two theories to transportation engineering and traffic. One theory is that traffic is like a raging river. If you block it in one place, it will flow someplace else. If you add more space for it to flow, it will flow more smoothly. This theory has dominated traffic and transportation plans for years. […]

An Uneven Ride on Bike to Work Day

By Damien Newton | May 19, 2011 | 5 Comments

Yesterday, while plotting out my Bike to Work Day route that would allow me to see the most booths as possible, I got a phone call from my Mom. She was biking to work, and wanted to know if I wanted to join her. Longtime Streetsblog readers will note that Mom and I have had […]

Westsiders, Come Ride with Streetsblog to the Venice Pier Tomorrow!

By Damien Newton | May 13, 2011 | 5 Comments

Tomorrow, on Saturday, May 14, Streetsblog will host our first “Westside Ride to the Venice Pier.” Our vision for the ride was a slow paced family ride with a stop along the way for a regroup, so come on out, bring the kids, and lets go for a ride. We’ll start at St. Andrew’s Lutheran […]

The Bundy Drive Triangle Park, Open Space Behind Bars

By Damien Newton and Carter Rubin | May 9, 2011 | 10 Comments

(Last week week, Carter Rubin filmed a couple of videos with Joel Epstein at the corner of Santa Monica and Bundy, in the area that would be the “Bundy Triangle Park” as proposed by Epstein. Watch all four of his short interview videos at the Streetsblog YouTube page. – DN) Nestled in the northeast corner […]

Join Streetsblog for Our Bike Week Events – May 14 and 16th

By Damien Newton | May 2, 2011 | 2 Comments

It seems as though everyone is releasing their calendars for Bike Week, it’s time for Streetsblog to release ours. In addition to our regular coverage throughout Bike Week, Streetsblog will actively taking part in two events. The first is actually a pre-Bike Week ride for the Westside. Over the years we noticed that there were […]

Wilshire BRT Update: Removing Brentwood and Condo Canyon Reduces Effectiveness by 40%

By Damien Newton | Apr 22, 2011 | 5 Comments

Earlier today, Metro released the findings of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes Project. When the original “Final” EIR was presented last December, it called for 8.7 miles of bus only lanes running in both directions from Downtown Los Angeles to the border with Santa Monica, excluding a one mile […]

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