Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Events

Will Bicycle Infrastructure gentrify my hood?! With all the recent discussions and debates regarding gentrification and displacement in our hoods — we understand that that any new development in the hood may not benefit everyone and only a select few. Come join the “Boyle Heights Prometor@s” and Multicultural Communities for Mobility as we discuss potential bicycle lanes […]

Join MCM volunteer and Boyle Heights resident Erick Huerta (bonus: also an occasional Streetsblog contributor) on a walking tour of Boyle Heights. The tour will feature landmarks along First street such as the Breed Street Shul, Pico-Aliso Housing Projects, various murals, Evergreen Cemetery, and other landmarks that highlight the multiculturalism found in the neighborhood. The […]

Technology is fundamentally changing the way we live, work, and use space. Cities have always facilitated the sharing of space, infrastructure, and culture, but our newfound connectivity is elevating the “sharing economy” to a level with impacts for land use and transportation planning, economic and community development, and sustainability. As these new models challenge current […]

Metro Sponsors “Pedal to the Port: A Two-Wheeled Wilmington Halloween” led by C.I.C.L.E. and Mujeres Unidas! Halloween has long been a walking holiday; enjoy the entire day without a car and swap four wheels for two to visit the Harbor area’s annual waterfront event! On Saturday, October 25, through a sponsorship by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation […]

For a list of all the currently scheduled tours, click here. On Sunday, October 19, 2014, the non-profit L.A. Commons (www.lacommons.org) will host its 4th annual Found L.A: Festival of Neighborhoods, and its first based on a mayoral theme, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Great Streets Program. Angelenos will explore the main arteries of neighborhoods […]

Get involved in local freeway removal efforts! Join this two-Saturday free visioning workshop, though rsvp requested. BRAINSTORMING IDEAS. Renowned architect and urbanist Stefanos Polyzoides will lead two sequential visioning workshops Saturday, October 25 and Saturday, November 8, 9-noon at Maranatha High School.   Transportation, economic and land use experts will provide information and answer questions. […]