Recent Streetsblog LA posts about South LA

In an effort to show how transportation, open space, planning and other issues impact the health and character of a community, Streetsblog and The California Endowment teamed to bring Streetsblog’s coverage to a hyper-local level in Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman is the Communities Editor for Streetsblog Los Angeles and is leading our coverage efforts in these communities. This page serves as a place to read Sahra’s and all of Streetsblog’s coverage of issues in South L.A. Contact Sahra at sahra[at]streetsblog.org or on twitter: @sahrasulaiman.

Got the Munchies?: South L.A. Market Conversion Project Takes Unique Approach to Health

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 11, 2014 | No Comments

I first met Nelson Garcia almost two years ago at an L.A. Food Policy Council (LAFPC) training event for small business owners looking to transform their stores into healthier community resources. He did not remember this when I mentioned it to him at the grand re-opening of his newly renamed Alba Snacks & Services store […]

CicLAvia Highlights Need for Better Bike Infrastructure for Cycling to Grow as a Transportation Option

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 8, 2014 | 13 Comments

“Stay to the right!” rang out over the megaphone from a passing police car. “That means you, young lady!” As CicLAvia came to a close and streets were being re-opened to cars, well-meaning police officers did their best to warn folks on bikes that their two-wheeled utopia was subsisting on borrowed time. And, while I […]

Make a Little Noise, Get a Little Bus Stop Love: Random Thoughts on Mobility

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 2, 2014 | 3 Comments

Oh, honey, no… I thought as I watched the obviously strung-out woman yank up her miniskirt and gesture insistently that passersby partake of her unkempt lady offerings. It is not unusual to see ladies (and girls, unfortunately) of the evening working the streets on weekend mornings along S. Figueroa. It is also not unusual for […]

Pop-Up Plaza Enhances Art Walk, Hints at What Could Be in Leimert

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 1, 2014 | No Comments

As we watched the group led by female elders drumming their way toward us, Rashida, a vendor of wonderful-smelling body scrubs, leaned over and said, “You can’t get this anywhere else in L.A.!” She’s so right. For the last four years, the monthly art walk in Leimert Park has brought together community, culture, art, and […]

Pondering Boyle Heights During This Weekend’s Tour de Co-Ops

By Erick Huerta | Apr 1, 2014 | 2 Comments

Bringing together seven different bicycle collectives, the Tour de Co-Ops was a half-day ride that celebrated the “do it yourself” (DIY) spirit of the Los Angeles cycling community. Split up into two separate routes, the ride acted as a fundraiser for the participating volunteer-operated co-operatives. In 2005, Los Angeles didn’t have any store-front bicycle co-ops. The […]

Leimert Takes Steps Toward Re-Branding with Pop-Up Plaza and More this Weekend

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 27, 2014 | 11 Comments

As I listened to speakers on the “Creative Industry Business Development, Tourism Markets, Branding, Marketing, Event Management, Business Alliances, and Program Partnerships” panel at the Leimert Park Design Charrette this past January, one question kept bothering me: Why is so much discussion being directed at marketing Leimert Park to the international arena? It makes perfect […]

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