Recent Streetsblog LA posts about News

SoCal Cutting Back on School Buses

By Damien Newton | Jul 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Times reports that Southern California school districts are cutting back on school bus funding to help balance their budgets. In some areas, the urban design style so "popular" in Southern California has led those students unfortunate enough to lose their bus options no choices besides the private automobile for transport or not going to […]

Gate Swinging Shut on Ballona Creek Entrance

By Damien Newton | Jul 10, 2008 | 7 Comments

The LAPD Testifies on the Gate Closure Yesterday, the City Council Transportation Committee followed the advice of the LAPD and voted to approve a trial closure of one of the entrances to the Ballona Creek trail along Culver Drive between Purdue Avenue and Sawtelle Boulevard. An amendment by Committee Chair Wendy Greuel requires that a […]

DC Defends Livable Streets Improvements as WaPo Declares “War”

By Brad Aaron | Jul 10, 2008 | No Comments

In an effort to improve safety and mobility for pedestrians and cyclists, Washington, DC has embarked on a number of livable streets reforms (market rate street parking), and is considering others (reclaiming auto-occupied street space for people). Though a recent article in the Washington Post casts these initiatives as a "war" against car commuters, it’s […]

South LA Street Improvement Project Moves Forward, Times Unhappy

By Damien Newton | Jun 26, 2008 | 5 Comments

Artist’s Rendering of South Figueroa After Funded Streetscape Improvements What would you think of a government grant funding $22.5 million for streetscape improvements on Figueroa Street in South Los Angeles to support biking, walking and transit usage? What if the same project allocated another 7.5 million will be used to renovate Expo Park, build a […]

Metrolink Begins Random Searches. Riders React.

By Damien Newton | Jun 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

This week, Metrolink will begin random searches of riders to help make trains more secure for riders. LA County Sheriffs will be conducting the searches which Metrolink claims are not in response to a specific threat. A flyer to passengers left on Metrolink trains explains the procedure: Prior to initiation of a screening event, signs […]

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

By Brad Aaron | May 24, 2008 | No Comments

Memorial Day 2007 fun on the GWB. For maximum verisimilitude, replay ad infinitum. Biting commentary on the D.C. dog and pony show isn’t just for Streetsblog anymore. The New York Times’ David M. Herszenhorn has a not-so-subtle indictment of this week’s Congressional hearings on gasoline prices, where slippery oil executives were lined up before […]

Show More Stories