Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Tom LaBonge

Garcetti, LaBonge Want Car Free Yucca Street

By Damien Newton | Jan 9, 2012 | 6 Comments

(Update: I got a little confused by the motion. It will shut down through traffic on Yucca Street in Hollywood, between Las Palmas Ave. and Whitley Ave. Cars are permitted, through traffic is blocked. Curbed found me out. – DN) In 1995, the City of Los Angeles installed some temporary traffic diverters at three intersections along […]

New Routing Near Silver Lake Reservoir Could Close off Part of Park for Bikes

By Damien Newton | Nov 1, 2011 | 9 Comments

Visitors to Griffith Park over the last year have noted that there is some major construction going on near the Silver Lake Resevoir. In order to protect Angelenos from any future plans to poison the water, the federal government is ordering that all open air resevoirs be taken offline and replaced with below ground ones. […]

The 4SBB, Homeowner’s Groups and How to Avoid a Bikelash

By Damien Newton | Oct 5, 2011 | 12 Comments

(The LACBC’s 4th Street Campaign has an open meeting tonight at the Halal Indian restaurant at 4th and Highland at 7:00 P.M. Just got word that the location has moved to Larchmont Bungalow, 107 Larchmont Blvd. Sorry for the last minute change.) As a city that has for so long embraced car culture in its […]

City Planning for Its Parking Lot Future, Now That Privitization Is Off the Table

By Damien Newton | Apr 6, 2011 | 2 Comments

With the Mayor’s proposal to lease out the maintenance, revenue collection, and profits of the city garages killed by the City Council earlier this year, the city has begun to move forward with other plans to maximize the revenue and efficiency of the city’s publicly owned parking spaces and lots. On Monday, the City Council […]

City Election Preview: LaBonge vs. Box in CD4

By Carter Rubin | Feb 4, 2011 | 9 Comments

For those in the livable streets advocacy community, no city council race has taken on more significance than this one. Here, LA Streetsblog presents a rundown of the two candidates and the livable streets issues at the heart of the race, so that you can make an informed decision. The Incumbent: Tom LaBonge is an […]

What Is a “Call for Projects” and Why Is the City Gearing Up for It?

By Damien Newton | Sep 8, 2010 | 4 Comments

Today’s City Council Transportation Committee Hearing has a couple of big-ticket items sure to earn ink. A proposal to increase the city’s allotment of spaces for car-sharing has already been covered in LAist. A second motion asking LAPD and LADOT to make certain that the President can’t shut down the Westside next time he needs […]

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