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.

Boyle Heights News Round Up: Wallgreens opening up on June 4th, Mural Gets Buffed on 1st Street, Memorial Day Celebrations at Cinco Puntos, New Bike Lane on Lorena Street

By Kristopher Fortin | May 31, 2012 | 3 Comments

Opening June 4th: Wallgreens on Cesar Chavez Avenue A Wallgreens will open on the corner of Cesar Chavez Avenue and Breed Street on June 4th, making it the first big box store to open on the iconic street. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00 A.M., and activities will take place from 10:00 […]

After 30 Years, a Boyle Heights Intersection Gets a Traffic Light

By Kristopher Fortin | May 24, 2012 | 3 Comments

After 30 years, and five different councilmembers, community members from Boyle Heights finally got a traffic light at the heavily congested intersection of Cesar Chavez Avenue and Fresno Street. Councilman Jose Huizar, District 14, and local community members gathered Saturday morning to turn on the traffic light, and recall the work that it took to […]

Bike to Work Day: An East Los Angeles Bike Pit Stop

By Kristopher Fortin | May 18, 2012 | 4 Comments

Since there were no bike pit stops in Boyle Heights for Metro Bike to Work Day, I took a break from the neighborhood and checked out the one in East Los Angeles. Staff and students from La Causa Youth Build, a charter school that serves 16 to 24 year olds that are pushed out of […]

Stops and Searches Lead to an Unsafe Feeling on Eastside Streets

By Erick Huerta | May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment

(This is the second part in a series on how police actions can make people feel unsafe in their own communities. After all, if one can’t be outside in their own space without fear of harassment, be it from the police or gangs, then how can a street be Livable? Read part one, here. – […]

Eastside News Roundup: Liquor Store Inspections, a Teen Pregnancy “Hot Spot,” Publicly Opposed Wyvrenwood Development Gets Award

By Kristopher Fortin | May 15, 2012 | 3 Comments

(This is the first in a series of regular news updates on Boyle Heights Streetsblog will publish. For those not familiar with this slice of the city, we hope this news round-up will help provide more flavor and background for our Boyle Heights writing.) Last week, I was kicked out of my house for fumigation. […]

Active Transportation Discount at Boyle Heights Pan-American Restaurant

By Kristopher Fortin | May 7, 2012 | No Comments

Un Solo Sol Kitchen, a Boyle Heights restaurant that specializes in Pan-American dishes, but adds an eclectic and healthy twist, is offering a 25 percent discount Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to people that arrive to the restaurant by bike, public transportation, or on foot. Basically, if you want the best deal at Un Solo Sol […]

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