Recent Streetsblog LA posts about West LA

Open House Showcases Expo Bike Path Gap Closure Options

By Joe Linton | Jan 14, 2016 | 13 Comments

An overflow crowd of more than one hundred people showed up to last night’s Expo Bike Path meeting at the Palms-Rancho Park Branch Library. A representative from Councilmember Paul Koretz welcomed the boisterous crowd before turning the open house over to L.A. City Transportation Department (LADOT) Senior Bicycle Coordinator Michelle Mowery. The crowd appeared to be about […]

Closing the Exposition Bikeway Northvale Gap, Meeting Next Week

By Joe Linton | Jan 7, 2016 | 9 Comments

When Metro’s 6.6-mile Expo Line opens in mid-2016, the parallel Expo bikeway will open too. Except where it won’t. Two stretches of Expo bike path under construction are nearing completion. Unfortunately there is a 0.7-mile gap between them. Next week the city of L.A. will host a meeting to receive input on plans to close the gap, […]

Make It Mar Vista: Pop Up Bike Lanes and Parklets at Westside Business Festival

By Damien Newton | Nov 23, 2015 | No Comments

This Saturday, the Mar Vista Chamber of Commerce is hosting “Make It Mar Vista” along Venice Boulevard starting at Centinela Avenue and heading west. The event is the area’s newish small business showcase, highlighting one of the Westside’s more walkable corridors with small shops and locally-owned restaurants. But this year’s event is also another outreach event […]

Why LADOT Won’t Have Its Portion of the Expo Bikeway Done Anytime Soon

By Jonathan Weiss | Sep 9, 2015 | 17 Comments

I am City Councilmember Paul Koretz’ appointee to the City of Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC). Former councilmember Jack Weiss (no relation) appointed me in 2006; Paul Koretz kept me on. The BAC charter says, “The purpose of the BAC is to act in an advisory capacity to the Mayor, City Council Members, and […]

With CicLAvia in the Rearview Mirror, Mar Vista Plans for a Pop-Up Great Street

By Damien Newton | Aug 12, 2015 | 1 Comment

Despite Great Streets being a signature transportation project of Mayor Eric Garcetti, throughout the city the vision, outreach, and implementation are driven by the enthusiasm of the local City Council offices. Staff in the Mayor’s Office is working closely with each of the fifteen Councilmembers to create a Great Streets program that is locally-driven and […]

Dangerous Intersection of Venice and Robertson Gets a Flashing Yellow Signal

By Damien Newton | Jul 6, 2015 | 15 Comments

Last November, David Lindley was walking across the street at the five point intersection of Venice and South Robertson Boulevard when he was struck and killed. Lindley, an autistic teen who attended nearby Hamilton High School, was mourned by friends and family who vowed to see the intersection fixed. Three months later, with the construction […]

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