Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Dodgers

Dodger Fans Looking for Free Parking Crowding Streets Around Stadium

By Damien Newton | Jun 22, 2009 | 5 Comments

When the city won’t help you, it’s time to DIY. Photo: LA Eastsider Last week, the news blog LA Eastsider reported on efforts of residents in Echo Park and other Eastside communities to fight back against Dodger fans that cruise through and park on residential streets. Basically, faced with a city that hasn’t been quick […]

Dodgers Celebrate Heroes Week with Free Parking

By Damien Newton | Jun 8, 2009 | 16 Comments

Photo from Union Station via JHVU/FlicR The Los Angeles Dodgers, the same organization which refused to help fund bus service to the stadium and even mocked the service the nearly-broke City of Los Angeles provided at no-cost to them last season, found a new way to kick dirt in the eyes of its transit riding […]

Opening Day at the Ol’ Parking Lot

By Damien Newton | Apr 13, 2009 | 2 Comments

…not green. Photo:eating grass/Flickr Just in time for Opening Day, the Los Angeles Dodgers sent out a press release announcing their efforts to make people’s experiences at the ballpark more "family-friendly." Presuming, of course, that family owns a car. After the Dodgers famously stiffed transit riders by refusing to lift a finger to continue transit […]