Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Eric Garcetti

How Flexible Parking Requirements Spur Economic Development: Lessons from Santa Monica

By Carter Rubin | Jul 23, 2013 | 20 Comments

Editor’s Note: Streetsblog Los Angeles founding board member Carter Rubin recently finished his Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree at UCLA. In the following article, he recaps the findings from his capstone “client project” for the Urban Design Studio at the L.A. Department of City Planning. His research adviser was the inimitable parking guru, […]

Meet Garcetti’s New Team on the Metro Board of Directors: Bonin, Krekorian and Dupont-Walker

By Damien Newton | Jul 18, 2013 | 6 Comments

Earlier today, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his three appointees to the Metro Board of Directors. The Mayor’s Office controls four of the thirteen appointments to the body (Garcetti being the first himself.) The appointments include two City Council Members: Mike Bonin and Paul Krekorian, as well as Jackie Dupont-Walker, a community activist from […]

Streetsblog Transition Team: The First 100 Days

By Damien Newton | Jun 27, 2013 | 9 Comments

Garcetti layed out his own transportation agenda in our interview series during the primaries. It’s been a busy week for Livable Streets Advocates. Last week saw the redesign of the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane approved by the City Council. Then was CicLAvia outraged the residents, businesses and road users of Downtown Los Angeles. […]

Showdown or Compromise? All’s Quiet in Advance of Tomorrow’s Hearing on the Spring Street Green Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Jun 13, 2013 | 22 Comments

(An earlier version of this story featured a picture we believed showed an image from a film shot in New York that had a green bike lane removed. The location did not include a bike lane, we fell for a twitter joke. Sorry. – DN) For awhile, it seemed as though everyone had something to […]

Streetsblog Transition Team: Who Should Join Garcetti on the Metro Board of Directors

By Damien Newton | May 28, 2013 | 22 Comments

(Note: Between now and July 1, Streetsblog will host a series of discussions with suggestions to help guide the new Mayor’s transition team on transportation issues and appointments. Have a better idea than we do? Let us know in the comments section. First up, is the Metro Board of Directors.) There are thirteen members on the […]

What does yesterday’s election mean for L.A. transportation issues?

By Ted Rogers | May 22, 2013 | 2 Comments

So what does it all mean? Former City Council President and outgoing CD13 Councilperson Eric Garcetti will be our new mayor for at least the next four years. Unlike the city council, where carefully carved districts and big money campaign donations mean even the most unloved council person can be almost impossible to turn out, […]

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