Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Antonio Villaraigosa

Antonio Villaraigosa, The Transportation Mayor

By Damien Newton | Apr 19, 2012 | 8 Comments

Five years ago, I was sitting at my desk in New York City reading about Los Angeles and wondering how I was going to adapt. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seemed obsessed with speeding up car traffic to the detriment of neighborhoods. It’s hard to remember the Mayor’s talk of Tiger Teams, specialized LAPD units designed to […]

Local Reaction Positive to News of Transportation Bill Clearing Senate

By Damien Newton | Mar 15, 2012 | No Comments

Yesterday, the United States Senate passed a two-year extension of federal legislation that allows the federal government to fund transportation projects throughout the United States. While the legislation still needs to be passed by the House of Representatives before being signed by the President, the legislation’s passage allows the Senate, in this case led by […]

10 Minutes with the Mayor: Still Upbeat on America Fast Forward, Loves CicLAvia

By Damien Newton | Mar 7, 2012 | 3 Comments

Earlier this week, the Mayor’s Office called to set up a brief chat between Streetsblog and Mayor Villaraigosa during his trip to Capitol Hill as part of “L.A. on the Hill,” a yearly lobbying sojourn of L.A.’s elite. The trip coincided with a crucial vote on the reuthorization of the Surface Transportation bill, which failed […]

It’s Take Two for “Give Me 3” in Sacramento

By Damien Newton | Feb 28, 2012 | 1 Comment

On October 7th, Governor Jerry Brown shocked the California cycling community and snubbed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and bill sponsor Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) when he vetoed Senate Bill 910, a proposed law that would have required motorists to give cyclists a three foot buffer when passing. However, proponents of the “Give Me 3″ bill are […]

Mayor Villaraigosa Passes on Criticizing House Republicans, Reserves Praise for Senator Boxer

By Damien Newton | Feb 8, 2012 | No Comments

In recent weeks, two competing pieces of legislation are moving in Washington, D.C. The first, is moving through the House of Representatives on a series of highly partisan votes and is reviled by advocates for transit, walking, bicycling and complete streets for it’s over-the-top support for highway construction. The other is moving through the Senate […]

On a Rainy Day in Los Angeles, Villaraigosa and Ray LaHood Spread Sunshine for High Speed Rail

By Damien Newton | Feb 8, 2012 | 2 Comments

In a somewhat rainy day in Southern California, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood spread a little sunshine on California’s embattled High Speed Rail project with an upbeat press conference at Los Angeles’ Union Station. There was no mention of the Federal Transit Administration’s Civil Rights Review […]

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