Recent Streetsblog LA posts about equity

Advocates packed the room at today's Transportation Committee meeting which approved significant funds for city Vision Zero efforts. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Victory For Vision Zero, Sidewalks, Bikes at Today’s Transportation Committee

By Joe Linton | Mar 29, 2017 | 10 Comments

The L.A. City Transportation Committee approved a plan to dedicate nearly all Measure M local return funding - $66M annually - to Vision Zero, including funds for sidewalks and bike facilities.

A street vendor in the piñata district holds up two cochinitos. Should the vending ordinance pass as currently structured, the presence of vendors in areas like the piñata district could be significantly curtailed. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Committee Debates Framework for Sidewalk Vending Ordinance; Vending Takes Step Closer to Legalization

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 13, 2016 | 1 Comment

The authorities confiscated her friend's goods this past Saturday, an emotional Caridad Vasquez told the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee yesterday.

Justice-Oriented Mobility Advocates to “Untokenize” Active Transportation Movement at November Convening

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 20, 2016 | 13 Comments

He was so glad I had “talked about people of color committing violence against other people of color,” the man gushed, shaking my hand. My eyebrows shot up. The focus of my talk at last October’s CalBike’s annual summit had been the extent to which the socio-economic and cultural landscapes of a community are inextricably […]