Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Eastside

In an effort to show how transportation, open space, planning and other issues are intertwined with the health, culture, livability and strength of a community, Streetsblog and The California Endowment teamed to bring Streetsblog’s coverage to a hyper-local level in Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman is Communities Editor for Streetsblog Los Angeles and oversees work in South Los Angeles and Boyle Heights. Her work and that of our former Boyle Heights-specific writer Kris Fortin can be found here. Contact Sahra at sahra[at]streetsblog.org or on twitter: @sahrasulaiman.

CicLAvia Begins Outreach Process in Boyle Heights for Oct. 5th Event

By Sahra Sulaiman and Erick Huerta | Aug 4, 2014 | 5 Comments

“¿Conoce CicLAvia?” (Are you familiar with CicLAvia?) and “¿Sabe qué es una ciclovía?” (Do you know what a ciclovía is?) were two of the questions SBLA writers Erick Huerta and Sahra Sulaiman found themselves asking Boyle Heights residents and business owners while canvassing the area with representatives of CicLAvia recently. The goal of the first […]

Planning for Third Clitoral Mass in Full Swing

By Erick Huerta | Jul 29, 2014 | No Comments

The Ovarian Psyco-Cycles have spent the last few months planning this year’s annual Clitoral Mass ride with one thing on their mind: creating a safe space for “solidarity between womyn, queer, femme, trans, gender non-conforming, and two-spirited individuals from different walks of life to promote solidarity in bicycling, encourage safety, health in our communities, and […]

Filed Under: (Mostly) Rad! Skate Park to Open Thursday in Hard-to-Skate-to Hazard Park.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 23, 2014 | 6 Comments

Skateboarders are generally not the first people you think of when you think about livable streets. Maybe I’m wrong about that, but I rarely hear discussion of them, their needs, or their aspirations come up in planning or other forums. I find their omission kind of odd, given that skaters are perhaps the most active […]

Hit-and-Run on Cesar Chavez Sidewalk Kills 66-Year-Old Woman

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 21, 2014 | 3 Comments

Normally, you think of a sidewalk as a relatively safe place to be. They have their problems, and are often in pretty lousy shape, but they usually manage to provide a sufficient buffer between pedestrians and the cars whizzing by in the adjacent roadway. Not so in East L.A. last Wednesday, when the driver of […]

City Planners Listen to Stakeholders Regarding Potential for Bike Lanes Along Boyle and Soto

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 11, 2014 | 7 Comments

As I pedaled my way up the hill towards Mariachi Plaza, I had to dodge a skateboarder coming straight at me at a rather significant clip. It’s not the first time I’ve seen a skateboarder in the middle of the road there. The eastbound stretch of 1st between Boyle Ave. and Pecan St. is quite […]

The new bridge appears to make space for cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Source: 6th Street Viaduct Replacement Project

Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project Takes Another Step Forward

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 3, 2014 | 15 Comments

At a press briefing yesterday morning, Councilmember Huizar and representatives from the Bureau of Engineering (BoE) and the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announced that “the planning and building” of the Sixth Street Viaduct is progressing “substantially.” As proof, they released two new renderings of the bridge illustrating the efforts of the BoE, the design […]

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