Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Fix-It-First

“Operation Pothole” Is Back, Make Sure Our Bike/Bus Streets Get Fixed

By Damien Newton | May 25, 2011 | 6 Comments

Remember back in January when the City of Los Angeles launched “Operation Pothole” to repair 10,000 potholes over one weekend? Apparently the City had so much fun, they decided to do it all over again, this time with twice as many crews filling twice as many holes on June 4th and 5th. Without going in […]

L.A. Conservancy: New Spring Street Bridge Plans Are Better, But…

By Damien Newton | May 4, 2011 | 3 Comments

(The above video was prepared by the L.A. City Bureau of Engineering to explain the project. There will be a public meeting on the North Spring Street Bridge Improvement project on Tuesday, May 10, at 6:00 P.M. at the Lincoln Heights Senior Citizen Center at 2323 Workman Avenue. For more information, click on the advertisement […]

City, Caltrans, Seek Feedback on North Spring Street Bridge Widening

By Damien Newton | Apr 26, 2011 | 3 Comments

(Yesterday, a new advertisement appeared in our sidebar advertising a public meeting on the North Spring Street Bridge Improvement project on Tuesday, May 10, at 6:00 P.M. at the Lincoln Heights Senior Citizen Center at 2323 Workman Avenue. Below is a summary of the project, most of which was written before the advertisement was placed. […]

Obama Brings Focus Back to Minneapolis Bridge Collapse, Media Blunders the Story

By Marybeth Miceli | Apr 21, 2011 | 3 Comments

(Marybeth Miceli is the President of Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, LLC. She is a bridge testing and assessment specialist and materials scientist with a background in Nondestructive Testing/Evaluation. She has just completed a 3-year term on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), who named her “Young NDT Professional of the […]

Behind the Numbers: California’s Bridges Might Be Worse Off Than We Think

By Damien Newton | Apr 1, 2011 | No Comments

Earlier this week, Transportation for America released a report on the state of America’s bridges. Capitol Hill Streetsblog broke down those numbers yesterday, but the numbers for California were even worse. According to “The Fix We’re In For: The State of California’s Bridges,” 11.8% of California bridges are “structurally deficient” and this figure will continue […]

State Transpo Officials Push to Toll for Maintenance, Not Just Capacity

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 8, 2011 | No Comments

Last week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told state DOT officials gathered at an AASHTO conference in Washington that he was all in favor of tolling – but only to add new capacity. “We believe in tolling,” LaHood said. “You can raise a lot of money with tolls. If a state comes to us with good […]

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