Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Mobility Plan 2014

Equity, the Mobility Plan, and the Myth of Luxury-Loving Lane Stealers

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 14, 2015 | 19 Comments

It’s hard to take some of the hysteria surrounding the City Council’s approval of Mobility Plan 2035 this past August very seriously. And by “hysteria,” I mean the lawsuit and most recent claims by Fix the City president James O’Sullivan, who told MyNewsLA that the city “want[s] to make driving our cars unbearable by stealing […]

Lawsuits and Leadership: Where Is Mayor Garcetti On L.A. Mobility?

By Damien Newton and Joe Linton | Sep 10, 2015 | 32 Comments

Yesterday, the Orwellian-sounding Fix the City officially announced their lawsuit against the recently approved city of Los Angeles Mobility Plan 2035. The plan, unpopular with those that value car travel time over public safety, is controversial because of provisions that would, in some cases, remove mixed-use travel lanes (car lanes) or car parking to add bus, […]

Is Bikelash Spreading to Some of the More Progressive Neighborhood Councils?

By Damien Newton | Sep 3, 2015 | 18 Comments

Last night, the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council voted to “reconsider” its support of the recently-passed Mobility Plan for the City of Los Angeles. The plan, which places safety at the center of all transportation decisions instead of vehicle travel speed, has been a favorite target for conservative talk radio hosts, “Fix the City,” and now some […]

Guest Opinion: Why Neighborhood Councils should support L.A.’s new Mobility Plan 2035

By Luke Klipp | Aug 21, 2015 | 3 Comments

Los Angeles has nearly 100 neighborhood councils, which are elected bodies of community members who volunteer untold time and resources in order to better connect city government with city residents and vice versa. While some might debate the relative efficacy of these organizations in small “d” democracy, neighborhood councils are the closest thing that the […]

Streetsblog Talks Mobility Plan On KCRW’s Which Way L.A.? Tonight At 7pm

By Joe Linton | Aug 13, 2015 | 1 Comment

From 7 to 8 p.m. tonight, tune in to KCRW radio 89.9 FM to hear Streetsblog L.A. Editor Joe Linton weighing in on the recent L.A. City Council approval of Mobility Plan 2035. Mobility Plan 2035 envisions a multimodal transportation future, with enhanced facilities for walking, bicycling, driving, and riding transit. It sets an important Vision Zero policy target […]

L.A. City Council Approves New Mobility Plan, Including Vision Zero

By Joe Linton | Aug 11, 2015 | 56 Comments

After a lengthy and contentious debate, the full Los Angeles City Council approved the city’s new Mobility Plan, the Transportation Element of the city’s General Plan. Mobility Plan 2035 replaces the city’s former transportation plan in effect since 1999. The final vote was 12 in favor, with only Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Gil Cedillo opposing. The approved […]

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