Recent Streetsblog LA posts about equity

Your Friday Video of Zen: DTLA Street Futures (Featuring CicLAvia)

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 18, 2015 | 3 Comments

What will the future streets of Los Angeles look like? And what sorts of innovations, interventions, infrastructure, interconnections, and events will help us get there? And can we get there in a way that is sustainable, grounded in community experiences, and does not displace residents of communities that have experienced historical disinvestment? Digital artist, […]

City Council Votes to Rescind/Re-Adopt Mobility Plan 2035; Substantive Amendments to Be Discussed in 2016

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 25, 2015 | 5 Comments

Midway through a rather uneventful City Council meeting — minus the dude pacing the aisle in what looked like a Klu Klux Klan hood made out of a pillowcase — the council took the next steps forward on Mobility Plan 2035. You will recall that Fix the City — tireless crusaders against “lane-stealing” transit users […]

Equity Advocates Discuss Needs of “Invisible” Cyclists on HuffPost Live

By Sahra Sulaiman | Nov 4, 2015 | 18 Comments

Last week, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University published a story declaring that “Most Cyclists Are Working-Class Immigrants, Not Hipsters.” If you spend any time in the streets and/or pay attention to cycling issues, this is something you probably already knew. At least, intuitively. It’s been a little harder to substantiate that […]

Stalin, Hugo, and an apprentice at the Watts Cyclery keep Watts moving for as little money as possible. Their adult customers cycle out of necessity and can often barely afford to keep their bikes moving. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

How a More Inclusive Bike Week Can Help Move Us Toward “Bike Life”

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 15, 2015 | 2 Comments

“I can honestly say my faith in humanity has been restored today,” Joey said Wednesday as we popped his back tire back on his bike and I packed up my patch kit. “If I ever see you in the street again, I promise I’ll pay you back somehow.” His declaration was quite sincere. He was […]