Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Events

Hear these folks’ most inspiring ideas from their participation in these Summer and Fall 2011 conferences on Planet Healing Sustainability and Regenerative Activities: – The International Eco-Cities Conference held in Montreal. Julie Pasos reporting Julie is on the board of the Rampart Village Neighborhood Council, one of the most intensely urban and multi-ethnic neighborhoods in the city of […]

Four community update meetings are scheduled Jan. 24, 26, 31 and Feb. 1 in the Antelope Valley and Victor Valley. The Victorville meeting on Jan. 31 is scheduled to be streamed live on metro.net/HDC, making the meeting available for viewing and accessible for online public participation. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the […]

Book author Nathan Landau will be signing  copies of his newest book, Car Free Los Angeles and Southern California next Friday evening at 7:00,  at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena. Amazon describes Landau’s car-free guide: Car-Free Los Angeles and Southern California is designed as a complete guide to a car-free vacation in Southern California, from the time travelers land or […]

Come, See, & Ride 3 vendors will be presenting their bikes: B-Cycle Bike Nation Bixi Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Between the Hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm Metro Headquarters, One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Downtown Union Station Patsaouras Transit Plaza For Information regarding this event, contact Lynne Goldsmith (213) 922-3068 Metro bike […]

Registration for Complete Streets for California is now open. This conference will take place Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Kyoto Hotel, in downtown Los Angeles. Confirmed speakers include:     Tilly Chang, Deputy Director for Planning, SFCTA Reid Ewing, National Center for Smart Growth, University of Maryland Andrew Oelz, Akin Gump, LLP Tom Sanchez, Virginia Tech/Brookings Institute Valerie Watson, Downtown LA Neighborhood Council […]

The event featuring free food, music and entertainment is FREE and open to the public. Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, City residents, celebrities, business and community leaders African American Heritage Celebration 2012 “Stepping Back Into The Future” to honor contributions and traditions of African Americans, celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Pan African Film […]