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.

How Green is Your Thumb?: L.A. Community Garden Council May Want you to Make a Presentation at Annual Gathering of Community Gardens

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 4, 2013 | No Comments

You’re a gardening whiz. You do magical things with compost. Maybe you’ve got some special chicken-wrangling skills. Or you spread the gospel of organic tomatoes like nobody’s business. Or you’ve worked with neighbors to transform a local school or vacant lot. Whatever your unique talent, the Los Angeles Community Garden Council (LACGC) — an organization […]

L.A. Approves Cycle Tracks, But Council Motion Could Derail South Fig. Plans

By Damien Newton | Aug 30, 2013 | 2 Comments

At long last, it looks like the City of Los Angeles is ready to build some cycle tracks. Earlier this week, the City of Los Angeles certified the environmental documents for the South Figueroa Streetscape Project, known to social media buffs as MyFigueroa! The plan calls for reducing South Figueroa from five mixed-use travel lanes […]

Help City Planners Prioritize Mobility Enhancements and Programs

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 16, 2013 | 2 Comments

L.A. at night from Radio Rd. in Montecito Heights. Sahra Sulaiman/LA Streetsblog Over the last few weeks, emails from staff at LA/2B (the effort to integrate Complete Streets principles and community input into the Mobility Element of the City’s General Plan) have been popping up in my inbox, encouraging me to participate in prioritizing the […]

As City Considers Removing Ban on Parkway Vegetable Gardens, Some Communities Continue Planting

By Damien Newton | Aug 13, 2013 | No Comments

Later this morning, the Los Angeles City Council will consider a motion to formally halt the ticketing of individuals who plant vegetable gardens in the curb strips in front of their residences. Wesson promised the motion in 2011, after a Steve Lopez column in the Los Angeles Times told the story of one resident who […]

“You Don’t Belong Here:” Sheriffs Profile Reporter

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 12, 2013 | 28 Comments

“Hi,” said a terse voice to my left. I turned my head to see a Sheriffs’ car rolling slowly down 92nd Street in Watts with me. The white deputy in the passenger seat who was sizing me up appeared highly displeased with whatever conclusion she had come to. They are way too close, I thought. […]

MyFigueroa! Plan for LA’s First Protected Bike Lanes Clears Environmental Review

By Damien Newton | Aug 8, 2013 | 35 Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning released the Final Environmental Impact Report for the South Figueroa Streetscape Project (MyFigueroa!). The $20 million MyFigueroa! Project will bring Los Angeles its first protected bike lanes and a transit-only lane while removing some street parking and mixed-use travel lanes. “As the first such protected bicycle facility […]

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