Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Paul Krekorian

Vroom! Speed Limit Increases in Front of City Council

By Damien Newton | Jan 26, 2010 | 9 Comments

Photo: Magic Man/Flickr As mentioned in a post yesterday, the Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee will vote tomorrow at 2:00 P.M. in City Hall on whether or not to raise speed limits on three local streets Chandler Boulevard, Riverside Drive and Beverly Glen Boulevard. In the past day, three outraged pieces have attacked the […]

CD 2 Questionnaire: Paul Krekorian

By Damien Newton | Sep 2, 2009 | 4 Comments

Asm. Krekorian gives an interview after a press conference supporting his "Safe Streets" Legislation, A.B. 766. Photo: Dr. Alex Thompson/Flickr Regular readers of Streetsblog are familiar with Assemblyman Paul Krekorian because of his efforts to change a state law which pressures the LADOT and LAPD to raise speed limits on local roads. While his legislation […]

How Mike Eng and the Auto Lobby Stalled on Safe Streets

By Damien Newton | May 12, 2009 | 5 Comments

So what happened? Despite the support of just about everyone in Los Angeles, A.B. 766 didn't muster the support to even come to a vote at the Assembly Transportation Committee Hearing yesterday. How could such a slam dunk piece of legislation, a bill that would protect cyclists and pedestrians from the increased speeding of drivers, be such a non-starter with the State Legislature?

Breaking News: “Safe Streets” Bill Stalled, “Cash Out Parking” Moves Forward

By Damien Newton | May 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

I’ll have a full story tomorrow morning, I have to run to Pasadena to introduce "Contested Streets" as part of Bike Week Pasadena, but I wanted to pass on the news that the Assembly Transportation Committee failed to even vote on A.B. 766, Paul Krekorian’s Safe Streets Bill and moved Bob Blumenfield’s bill that would […]

Krekorian Rallies with Cyclists, Council Members, Cops and Community for Safer Streets

By Damien Newton | May 7, 2009 | 8 Comments

Flanked by members of the City Council Transportation Committee, police from the Cities of Glendale and Burbank, an L.A. County Sheriff, leaders from community boards and a group of cyclists from around the city; Assemblyman Paul Krekorian strongly made his case for the passage of A.B. 766, the legislation that would empower the community to […]

Council, Mayors, Activists All Support “Safe Streets” Legislation

By Damien Newton | May 5, 2009 | No Comments

We’ve been waiting for weeks for Paul Krekorian’s "Safe Streets" legislation, A.B. 766, to make it to committee, but in the meantime the support for the legislation has grown. While the city was raising speed limits on roads throughout the Valley, it complained that it was unable to resist the changes because of a state […]

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