Recent Streetsblog LA posts about West LA

Rosendahl Continues Process of Removing Westside from Wilshire Bus-Only Project

By Damien Newton | Jan 13, 2011 | 14 Comments

In an odd quirk of L.A. City Council rules, a Committee can “meet” with just the chair present and move legislation along to the full Council for a vote. Thus, with the majority of the City Council downstairs debating how to frame the outsourcing of political will to raise parking rates in a way that […]

Council Committee Set to Debate Wilshire BRT Project

By Damien Newton | Jan 12, 2011 | 11 Comments

You knew it was bound to happen. The Brentwood Community Council, the community group fighting the last remaining portion of the Wilshire Bus Only Lanes project planned for the Westside, is seizing on a seemingly innocuous motion on today’s Transportation Committee Meeting. The motion asks for the LADOT to study the impacts of the Metro […]

Rosendahl, LAPD Announce Reward for Information on Hit-and-Run Crashes

By Damien Newton | Jan 11, 2011 | No Comments

Tomorrow morning, Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the families of two hit-and-run victims will publicly ask for help in solving two separate crashes from last January. During the news conference, Rosendahl and the investigating detectives will announce a $50,000 reward in each case for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the […]

Eyes on the Street: Side Effect of the 405 Widening, Better Bike Lanes on the Westside

By Damien Newton | Jan 6, 2011 | 10 Comments

We’ve spent a lot of blog space questioning the value of the mammoth I-405 Widening Project, but the project has brought some good news to cyclists on the Westside. Via twitter, Rach Stevenson announced that the southbound bike lane on Ohio Boulevard by the V.A.’s office has been restriped and moved out of the gutter. […]

Breaking News: Judge Gives Initial Ruling in Favor of Expo

By Damien Newton | Dec 21, 2010 | 9 Comments

I just got off the phone from the courthouse in Norwalk and the news is good for supporters of Phase II of the Expo Line, although the case brought by Neighbors for Smart Rail was not completely dismissed by the judge. Judge Thomas McKnew gave an initial ruling to dismiss the lawsuit brought by NFSR, […]

Expo Opponents Go to Court. Expo Proponents Go to the Times

By Damien Newton | Dec 21, 2010 | No Comments

For transit supporters, all eyes are going to be set on a court room in Norwalk today for the hearing that will determine the short-term future of light rail in West L.A., but as they’re traveling to the Courthouse the Times has given them some reading material. An op/ed by Karen Leonard and Sarah Hays, […]

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