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.

Weekend in Boyle Heights: Public Furniture Installation, Tour de la Heights

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 27, 2012 | 1 Comment

It’s a packed weekend in Boyle Heights, filled with bicycle rides, events highlighting historical treasures, and an intersection getting some new public furniture. Here’s a weekend rundown of things to check out: Public furniture installation at the corner of Fickett Street and Wabash Avenue Union de Vecinos will install public furniture at 6 p.m. today on the […]

Eastside Tour at Eastside Luv: A Big Thank You to All

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 26, 2012 | 1 Comment

I woke up sore in the morning, Damien learned how to do an Eastside handshake, and memories were made. Thanks to Dewey Tafoya and Social Machine Productions to making our Eastside Streetsblog shirt design, Santa Monica Spoke for donating the Flying Pigeon Bicycle, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition for letting us use their bike valet, […]

Storify: Eastside Tour at Eastside Luv

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 26, 2012 | No Comments

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Today: Eastside Tour at Eastside Luv; Bike Ride, Bike Valet, Music, and Eastside Streetsblog T-shirts

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 25, 2012 | 1 Comment

Bike rides from east to west? Check. Bike Valet? Check. Awesome bike crews, and Streetsblog staff showing up? Check. Music from Angela Flores and Alejandra Leyva, AND El Haru-Kuroi at Eastside Luv Wine Bar y Queso? Sounds like puro party. If that is not enough, how about getting an Eastside Streetsblog shirt designed by Social […]

Balancing Past and Present on the 6th Street Bridge

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 25, 2012 | 3 Comments

At the announcement of the Design Aesthetic Advisory Committee for the 6th Street Bridge on July 9, one of the biggest issues was the opposing ideas for a design that respects the past, against one that represents the future. “This is an opportunity of a lifetime for all of us to create a symbol for […]

Raffling a Flying Pigeon Bike at Eastside Tour Event Wednesday

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 20, 2012 | No Comments

The Eastside Tour just keeps getting better. At the first event this Wednesday for the Los Angeles Streetsblog Eastside Tour, we will be raffling off a Flying Pigeon single speed bicycle donated (back) to us by Santa Monica Spoke (thanks, guys!). Look for either me, Kris Fortin, or Damien Newton, and we’ll get some tickets […]

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