Recent Streetsblog LA posts about West LA

Eyes on the Street: Give Me 3 Appears

By Damien Newton | Aug 26, 2010 | 33 Comments

That was fast On Tuesday morning, the Mayor’s Office, LAPD, LADOT, LACBC and Midnight Ridazz held a press conference to announce the winner of a slogan contest that will appear on posters throughout the City of Los Angeles. Last night, Gary Kavanaugh of Santa Monica Spokes told me that he saw a sign on the […]

Happy Endings: Judge Rules Traffic Calming Measures Put Back in Holmby-Westwood

By Damien Newton | Jul 8, 2010 | 4 Comments

These humps appeared on Selby Avenue. For more images of the removed traffic calming, visit our Flickr page. Yesterday, Judge Robert O’Brien of the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a tentative ruling that traffic calming measures in the Holmby-Westood community that were removed by the LADOT and City Council in the summer of 2009 be […]

New York Times Looks in on Development and the Expo Line

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2010 | 9 Comments

The future Legado Crossing in Culver City got mixed reviews because of its low height. Yesterday, the New York Times published a piece on the coming Expo Line and what it’s going to mean for development in South L.A. and West L.A. In truth, you should find time to read the entire article, but here’s […]

Some Good News for Bus Riders, Rapid Buses Come to Venice Blvd.

By Damien Newton | Jun 29, 2010 | 21 Comments

A quick pose before the bus ride. For more pics, visit our Flickr page. There was a little good news for bus riders in advance of the fare hikes coming on Thursday. For literally as long as I’ve known him, Councilman Bill Rosendahl has been hectoring Metro for better rapid bus service along Venice Boulevard. […]

UCLA’s Great Bike-U-Mentary Focuses on Two Familar Faces and Their Commutes

By Damien Newton | May 19, 2010 | 8 Comments

“Cartoon Tuesday”: Neighbors for Smarter Rail

By Damien Newton | Apr 13, 2010 | 2 Comments

In the tradition of LA Bike Plan.com and Bus Riders Union.com comes a new website Neighbors for Smarter Rail. Of course, Neighbors for Smart Rail is the name of the coalition of neighborhood and other community groups that are opposing the current alignment of the Expo Line through the Westside until the line runs below-grade. […]

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