Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Eric Garcetti

What World Cup Soccer Tells Us About Using Public Space in Los Angeles

By Joe Linton | Jun 23, 2014 | 8 Comments

I assume that most Streetsblog readers who have any interest in sports turn elsewhere for insightful sports coverage. We barely cover competitive bike racing here. I don’t claim much in the way of sport expertise, nonetheless, as a somewhat-closeted soccer fan, I am going to try my hand at writing about the World Cup Football. […]

Mayor Garcetti Nominates New LADOT Head: Seleta Reynolds

By Joe Linton | Jun 20, 2014 | 21 Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated Seleta Reynolds to be the new general manager for the city’s Transportation Department (LADOT.) From preliminary research on Reynolds’s background, this looks like great news. Reynolds currently works for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) where her focus had been livable streets, with a focus on building more equitable streets. Reynolds’ […]

Just How Great Will Those Great Streets Initiative Sites Become?

By Joe Linton | Jun 3, 2014 | 11 Comments

Yesterday and today, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the sites for his Great Streets Initiative. The mayor’s Streets initiative now has an initial budget of $800,000. SBLA previewed six of these Great Streets announced during Garcetti’s State of the City address. The full list now includes 15 street segments, one per City Council District. […]

Federal Study Now Favors $1B Los Angeles River Restoration Plan

By Joe Linton | May 28, 2014 | No Comments

With billions in federal funding for the Regional Connector and the Westside Subway Extension already on his accomplishments list, today it was Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s turn to bring some attention, meaning some money, to the Los Angeles River. The federal Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been studying the river for nearly a […]

Location, Location, Location: Contested Public Space Means Moving Watts School Could Deny Some Education

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 14, 2014 | 3 Comments

“They say they care about our safety, but they’re putting us in harm’s way!” It is a refrain I’ve heard several times over the last month from students of INSPIRE Research Academy, a state-subsidized continuation school based at YO! Watts that offers 17-24-year-olds a free education and a rare second chance to get their high […]

MyFigueroa Achieves Consensus, Auto Group Withdraws Appeal

By Joe Linton | May 2, 2014 | 12 Comments

This week, stakeholders hammered out an agreement that allows the MyFigueroa project to finally move from design to on-the-ground implementation. MyFigueroa will arguably be Los Angeles’ premiere “complete street.” The three project streets will be inclusive: welcoming to pedestrians, transit riders, cyclists, and drivers. This is great news for Los Angeles livability. Figueroa Corridor Business […]

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