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Eco-Village Reclaims Bimini Pl. with Street Party and Road Painting

By Damien Newton | Sep 15, 2009 | 36 Comments

Just another Saturday at the Eco-Village. Photo: Yuki/Eco-Village Blog Last weekend the Eco-Village sponsored a weekend of events designed to empower the residents within and surrounding the Eco-Village and reclaim their streets. On Friday night, they hosted Portland architect and activist Mark Lakeman, founder of the City Repair movement, who encouraged those listening to think […]

The Victory Boulevard That Could Have Been

By Damien Newton | Aug 7, 2009 | 2 Comments

On Wednesday evening, I received a phone call from my sister-in-law. She was calling because she noticed that the road right outside her driveway was re-striped and she thought the outline could change the road from a four-lane arterial street with left hand turn lanes to a two-lane street with bike lanes on either side […]

Eco-Village: Save Our Neighborhood from LAUSD Parking Lot

By Damien Newton | Jun 17, 2009 | No Comments

The Los Angeles Eco-Village is continuing its battle with the the Los Angeles Unified School District over the LAUSD’s plans for a 137-space parking lot to be located across the street from the main apartment building of the Village. If the LAUSD goes forward with its current plan, it would literally add hundreds of vehicle […]

Pilot Programs v Standards, the Quest for Complete Streets

By Damien Newton | Jun 16, 2009 | 8 Comments

Not a street in L.A. Earlier today, the City Council Planning Committee heard how the City is addressing the state mandate to bring "Complete Streets" planning to Los Angeles. For those of you who don’t remember, last fall Governor Schwarzenegger signed A.B. 1358 into law which required municipalities to construct streets that are safe and […]

Flashback: Obama Once Led Push for ‘Complete Streets’

By Elana Schor | May 28, 2009 | No Comments

With Congress out of town on its Memorial Day break, the nation’s capital is a quiet place to be — but all of that will change next week, as the appearance of the House transportation bill is expected to kick off an intense battle to reshape federal policy on transit, bikes, roads and bridges. Before […]

Bike Miami: Car Free Under Palm Trees

By Ben Fried | Nov 11, 2008 | No Comments

Yesterday Miami became the latest American city to pull off a big car-free event, when an estimated 2,000 people (including mayor Manny Diaz) took to the streets for Bike Miami. Mike Lydon at Transit Miami reports: South Miami Avenue was much more like an urban plaza than a street. Did you notice how the cafe […]

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