Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Livable Streets

CicLAvia Has 12 “Sadik-Khan” Type Projects for L.A. What Are Yours?

By Damien Newton | May 7, 2010 | 13 Comments

Zakaliciousness/Flickr via Copenhagenize Over at CicLAvia’s blog, Joe Linton, who is no stranger to Streetsblog readers, has an interesting article featuring a dozen "Sadik-Khan" like projects that could, and should, be done by the city of Los Angeles before next year’s Street Summit. After her inspiring perfomance at this year’s Summit, NYCDOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan […]

Job Posting: Boyle Heights Living Streets Coordinator

By Damien Newton | Apr 26, 2010 | No Comments

An empty plaza in Boyle Heights. Photo: Salina Canizales/Flickr Talk about having an immediate impact. Thanks to a grant from the L.A. County Department of Public Health, Green L.A.is looking for a "Living Streets Coordinator" for Boyle Heights. You can read the full job description here, but here’s a taste of what the Coordinator will […]

Which Local Streets Should Become Living Streets

By Jen Petersen | Apr 23, 2010 | 4 Comments

So what of all that ‘let’s liberate these languishing streets now!’ energy generated by Janette Sadik-Khan’s exhortation at the Los Angeles StreetSummit a month ago? Pilot Projects Now! is the response of one ambitious group. A coalition group called Living Streets, composed of representatives from the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition and LA Walks, together […]

In Burbank, a Road Diet Appears on Verdugo Avenue

By Damien Newton | Mar 29, 2010 | 15 Comments

Although they aren’t advertising it as such, the City of Burbank recently put Verdugo Avenue on a diet, a road diet that is. And amazingly, the world didn’t end. Until recently, Verdugo Avenue was a four-lane throughway used by commuters as an alternative to busier streets such as Alameda and Magnolia. However, with parks and […]

Dodd Vows to Pass Livability Bill Amid Skepticism From Rural Senators

By Elana Schor | Mar 9, 2010 | No Comments

Even as the Obama administration ramps up its work on a sustainability initiative that treats transportation, housing, and energy efficiency as interconnected aspects of development policy, the effort remains without an official congressional authorization — a situation that Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) vowed to fix yesterday. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd […]

Here’s Your Chance to Support Complete Streets in State Planning Guidelines

By Damien Newton | Dec 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

Not a Complete Street. Photo: Matthias Kaeding/Flickr The California Transportation Commission (CTC), is the state body charged with creating guidelines for agencies such as the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and other regional planning bodies. This year, the CTC’s guidelines are of greater interest to Livable Streets advocates because the language contains language that […]

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