Parkway Parking Really Bugs Me — Let’s Fix It
| | 33 Comments
Letting cars take over sidewalks degrades neighborhoods, and take space away from have-nots to give it to haves.
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Parking
Charging for Metro Park-and-Ride Is Good for Equity and Environment
| | 6 Comments
Metro is converting several of its station parking lots from free to paid parking. Though some are complaining, Metro is taking an excellent, even courageous step in the right direction. Making park-and-ride free is bad for the environment and bad for fairness, with regard to Metro’s low-income riders. After its successful three-station pilot on the […]
Eyes on the Street: Griffith Observatory Parking Lot and Shuttle Line
| | 10 Comments
Parking fees and increased shuttle service are solving congestion issues in Griffith Park
Eyes on the Street: Posts Against Cars Parking on Koreatown Sidewalks
| | 38 Comments
In 2015, I posted about what appeared to be a relatively new situation: a seemingly increasing number of cars parking on Koreatown sidewalks. I mentioned that I basically never saw this in my neighborhood only 5-10 years ago. Note that Koreatown is Los Angeles’ most population-dense neighborhood. It is among the most heavily walked neighborhoods […]
Broad Measure S Opposition Coalition Rallies Against “Scorched Earth” Housing Ban
| | 9 Comments
Mayor Garcetti, business, labor, environmental and housing leaders - and Streetsblog L.A. - are encouraging you to vote no on Measure S.
#DamienTalksSGV 24 – Editor Joe Linton’s 2017 SGV Year In Preview
| | No Comments
This week, #DamienTalks with SBLA editor Joe Linton, who has a lot to say on what the biggest 2016 SGV story was, and what the biggest stories will be in 2017.