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.

Hollenbeck Middle School Breaks Ground on a New Garden

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 26, 2013 | No Comments

Earlier this week, parents and students broke ground on a new garden at Hollenbeck Middle School in Boyle Heights. It was a lot of hard work, teacher and Leadership advisor Emily Grijalva told me as we eyed up the rather large area that they had spent the last two days digging up. “It’s a lot […]

There’s One Week Left to Tell LA/2B about Your Aspirations for Your Community

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 23, 2013 | 3 Comments

Planners working on prioritizing the programs that they will implement as part of the Mobility Element need your help. Over the past couple of months, they’ve been sending out invitations for folks to peruse the programs listed on the LA/2B town hall site. They are looking for you to add your thoughts to the mix. […]

Get Your Complaints Filed! The Neighborhood Repair Blitz is Coming Your Way

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 19, 2013 | No Comments

Is your street pothole-plagued? Do you like to complain about it? If you live in L.A., chances are, it probably is and you probably do. Which turns out to be a good thing. This summer, Mayor Garcetti’s office announced the launch of Operation Neighborhood Council Blitz, a program designed to address small-scale street repair needs […]

Hit-and-Run in Boyle Heights Forever Changes Lives in an Instant

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 18, 2013 | 48 Comments

She must have been traveling really fast, they speculated. People tend to fly along the bridge at Cesar Chavez as it is — it can be an uneasy ride for a cyclist, day or night. But she must have really been flooring it. “We didn’t even have a chance to call ‘car back,'” said Jose […]

Roads We Walk: Jovenes Inc and Art Center College of Design

By Susy Chávez Herrera | Sep 13, 2013 | 4 Comments

“The road I walk every day, it’s no game, I’m trying to make my way. People see what they want to see. That’s not me. Take a look, take a look…Take a look, I might surprise you.” The catchy beat and chorus spilled out of headphones hanging down from the ceiling at the Art Center […]

Which Boyle Heights Streets are the Best Candidates for Bike-Friendly Enhancements?

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 6, 2013 | 4 Comments

“Why the f–k does it smell like cat food??” I heard myself shout out loud to no one in particular. I was out exploring the proposed bike-friendly streets of the area yesterday afternoon, when I turned south on Marietta St. in Boyle Heights, and got smacked hard upside the head by the stench. Boyle Heights […]

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