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.

City Recommends General Contractor for Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 23, 2013 | 3 Comments

I’m not sure I’m ready to let the 6th Street Bridge go just yet, but it seems I have little choice. It is in pretty bad shape, according to a planner linked to the project I spoke with last month. Internal chemical reactions have eaten away at the concrete of the 80-year old structure, he […]

It’s Coming: the Organizing Committee Meets to Finalize Plans for August Clitoral Mass

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 19, 2013 | 12 Comments

Several months ago, I sat down with Sean Deyoe, one of the masterminds behind the Passage Ride. He had asked about setting up a bike ride through South L.A. and if I would think about an interesting and informative route through the area. Sure, I said. I could try… HELL, NO, I thought to myself. […]

How Do You Taint A Block Party? Lobby For A Freeway!

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 12, 2013 | 16 Comments

For most people who live in Alhambra, the pedestrian is a second rate participant on the city’s roads. Car dealerships line Main Street in the north, wide four lane streets run along Valley. So, to see Alhambra close one of the busiest north-south arteries in the city from 11 am to 2 pm on a […]

Hearing Today Will Determine if Lead-Acid Battery Recycler Can Resume Operations in Vernon

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 2, 2013 | 1 Comment

“Lead-acid batteries are the environmental success story of our time,” touts the Battery Council International. Not only is “more than 98 percent of all battery lead…recycled,” the site continues, “When a spent battery is collected, it is sent to a permitted recycler where, under strict environmental regulations, the lead and plastic are reclaimed and sent […]

Transforming “Summer Night Lights” to “Year-Round Lights” Could Work Wonders for Communities Where Access to Public Space is Limited

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 28, 2013 | 4 Comments

Since we’re in the mood to talk transitioning this week, I’d like to put in a plug for Eric Garcetti to continue to support and significantly expand one of the most important community efforts to reclaim public space for recreation. No, not CicLAvia (although it is indeed amazing). I’m referring to the Summer Night Lights […]

It Is Easy Being Green…for the 1st Street Bike Lane in Boyle Heights

By Damien Newton | Jun 25, 2013 | 9 Comments

In contrast to the uproar over the repainting of Downtown’s green bike lane; Spring’s sister bike lane on 1st Street on the Eastside has proven quietly effective, at least according to anecdotal evidence and utterly uncontroversial. In fact, while residents, business owners, safety advocates, pedestrian advocates, bicycling advocates, urban planners, and the Neighborhood Council came ready […]

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