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.

CicLAvia South East: Building a Movement Ride by Ride

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 27, 2012 | No Comments

“Oh yeah, I just saw maybe 50 or 60 riders go by. Yeah, it was pretty cool.” said a security guard at Plaza Mexico. “I think there were 500 or 600 bikers,” said a flower vendor, smiling. “There were a lot!” In order to ask people along the route what they thought of seeing a […]

Metro Bus 51 Collides with Blue Line, Sends 32 People to Hospital

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 27, 2012 | 5 Comments

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, 32 people went to the hospital this morning after Metro bus 51 collided with the Blue Line. Of the approximately 650 people on both the bus and train when the incident occurred, most of those sustaining injuries had been on the bus. And, most of those injuries were […]

Villaraigosa Announces Ambitious Initiative for 50 New Parks

By Joe Linton | Aug 24, 2012 | 3 Comments

Yesterday, Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa formally announced that the city’s “50 Parks Initiative” is underway. The city’s Recreation and Parks Department is acquiring land for fifty new parks, predominantly in park-poor population-dense neighborhoods. The announcement took place at grand openings for two new parks in South Los Angeles: 49th Street Park and McKinley Avenue Park. […]

South L.A. Calendar: Urban Farming, a CicLAvia Southeast Event, Community Coalition’s Power Festival, and a Neighborhood Bike Ambassador Meeting

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 23, 2012 | 1 Comment

Over the next week, you’ve got four opportunities to participate in promoting more livable streets in South L.A. From 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday morning, Community Services Unlimited will be working with the USC Volunteer Center at two of their urban farm sites. It’ll likely be hot, so have a hat, sunblock, and […]

“Frack Off, Folks!” Says California Legislature in Killing Anti-Fracking Bills

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 22, 2012 | No Comments

It’s been a disheartening summer for those seeking to regulate fracking in California. Back in May, the California Senate rejected SB 1054, which would have required companies to give property owners notice that they were going to engage in hydraulic fracturing to tap oil deposits on or near their land. But hope seemed momentarily at […]

Ridership Continues to Increase on Expo Line

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 17, 2012 | 32 Comments

Ridership on the Expo Line continues to be “on a roll,” touts Zev Yaroslavsky in his blog. With the opening of the Culver City and Farmdale stations in late June and the reconfiguration of some bus lines to make connections easier, ridership jumped by more than 175,000 passengers, an increase of 55%, between May and […]

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