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.

Carving Out “Sacred” Space for Culture in the Streets

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

Although the pilgrimage route along Crenshaw Blvd. was short—0.8 miles, to be exact, it was rich in meaning. The mission was the dedication of Patrick Henry Johnson’s 40×40 ft. mural, Elixir, to the community. Led by the artist, approximately 25 “pilgrims” made their way from Starbucks towards the group of supporters and artists already waiting […]

Crenshaw Subway Coalition Sees Opening in FTA Approval of Crenshaw Environmental Documents

By Damien Newton | Jan 5, 2012 | 1 Comment

As the second trickled away on the 2011 work year, the Federal Transit Administration issued its Record of Decision approving the environmental documents for the Crenshaw Light Rail Line. The approval allows Metro to go forward with preliminary acquisitions and work needed to construct the line. It also makes the project able to receive federal […]

USC Gets a Village, Jefferson Boulevard Gets a Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Nov 1, 2011 | 9 Comments

The Village at USC, a 5.23 million square foot mixed use development being programmed by the University of Southern California, is back in the news. Yesterday, Blog Downtown examined how the retail plans for the project could impact the Downtown. But the project could also have a major impact on the car parking in the […]

Negligent Driver Tries to Take an Early Trip on Expo

By Damien Newton | Oct 27, 2011 | 7 Comments

By now, many of you have seen the pictures that Gökhan Esirgen took of a car sitting on the Expo tracks at the station of Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue that appeared on the Transit Coalition forum Tuesday evening. A quick call to the Expo Construction Authority confirmed that the picture shows exactly what people thought […]

Transportation and Food Access Idea 1: Transit and Good Food

By Mark Vallianatos | Oct 25, 2011 | 6 Comments

(Mark Vallianatos is Policy Director of UEPI and an Adjunct Professor at Occidental College, where he currently teaches the Environmental Stewards class. Mark is co-author of The Next Los Angeles: the Struggle for a Livable City and a number of publications on food access, transportation, and goods movement.) Several years ago, our institute collaborated with […]

Fearless Prediction: Lawsuits Coming on Crenshaw Line

By Damien Newton | Sep 23, 2011 | 16 Comments

The Source had barely published its story highlighting the Metro Board’s decision to approve the environmental certification of a Crenshaw Light Rail line that may or may not have a Leimert Park Station and definately runs at-grade through the Crenshaw communities’ top retail corridor when I caught up to Damien Goodmon, the head of the […]

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