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.

What Should Be Done with the Crenshaw Corridor

By Damien Newton | | 62 Comments
Photo: Practical Visionary/Webshots I’m going to be honest with you for a moment.  I haven’t been paying attention to the Crenshaw Corridor Transit Study in South L.A.  Maybe it’s that a preferred mode hasn’t been selected yet.  Maybe it’s that more controversial projects have grabbed my attention.  Maybe it’s that it’s mysterious.  Regardless all of […]

BRU: How About a Stimulus for Bus Riders?

By Damien Newton | | 39 Comments
Tae Soon Jeon Speaks at Today’s Rally. Photo via Bus Rider’s Union This morning, the Bus Rider’s Union, including members from South and East L.A., and civic leaders from Koreatown gathered to ask the MTA to support the BRU’s Clean Air and Economic Justice Plan.  Their plan calls for increased funding and expansion of Metro’s […]

Bike Summit Panel: Safety in the Inner City

By Damien Newton | | 1 Comment
Thanks Again Josef Bray Ali and DJ Chicken Leather (editor’s note: I’m told to expect more of these videos from the Bike Summit and as they are finnished, I’ll post them here at Streetsblog.) My favorite panel from last week’s Bike Summit, "Bike Safety in the Inner City," featured a group I’d never heard of, […]