Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Events

RSVP so that we have a list of attendees and can set up the room to accommodate everyone. You can get a quick look at what LADOT currently requires for its “School Bicycle Safety and Transit Education Program” on pages numbered 2-17 of the attached contract (pp. 11-26 of the PDF file). Publicly-sourced contracting documents […]

The March 5 meeting of the Metro San Fernando Valley Service Council will include the opportunity for members of the public to comment on the proposed fare restructuring to take effect in September. Time has been allocated on the agenda for a “fare forum” to receive public input.  This is not a formal public hearing, but will […]

With bike lanes in West Hollywood and Los Angeles on Santa Monica, the missing gap along this important east/west corridor is Beverly Hills. A Blue Ribbon Committee has officially recommended to council that they widen Santa Monica and stripe in bike lanes, but the council may still need convincing as detractors have been attending meetings […]

3AM GATHER 4M START The largest urban cycling event in the world occurs in the bicycle capital of the world: LOS ANGELES. TICKETS: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-marathon-crash-race-registration-10625708781 WAVE 1 $20 Chip timed / SECONDARY Medical / Priority Start WAVE 2 $5 Fun Ride / SECONDARY Medical QUESTION: “Why do I have to pay?” ANSWER: The fee pays for SECONDARY […]

PERE invites you to an upcoming Parks Forward public meeting on March 10th in Los Angeles to improve urban access to parks and workforce opportunities within the state parks for underrepresented communities. Made up of experts and thought-leaders (including PERE’s Professor Manuel Pastor), Parks Forward is an independent commission charged with conducting a wholesale assessment of California’s state parks system. It […]

Join Streetsblog Los Angeles and   Councilmember Mike Bonin at the Brentwood home of Joel Epstein and Karen Sarachik at a celebration to honor the public service of PAUL BACKSTROM Transportation Deputy to Mike Bonin, and Formerly Bill Rosendahl and Jack Weiss March 15, 2014 6 pm to 9 pm Suggested donation $100 on a sliding scale, proceeds will benefit Streetsblog Los […]