Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The Week In…

Lots going on this week. Don’t miss two great chances to hear Strong Towns’ Chuck Marohn. There are meetings at Metro, on Boyle Heights redevelopment and policing, and on Crenshaw Rail impacts. There are two Great Streets celebrations to choose from on Saturday, plus Kidical Mass on Sunday. Plenty more, too, all the details below. Tuesday 2/16 – […]

One of my livability heroes, Chuck Marohn, is in Los Angeles next week giving a couple of talks. Marohn is the brains behind the organization Strong Towns. Marohn is a planner and engineer who is doing some of the most original, most valuable, most common sense thinking on urbanism and transportation. I’ve learned a lot […]

Transportation Committee, Sam Schwartz, bus service hearings, challenges to L.A.’s Mobility Plan, Ride4Love, Kidical Mass and more this week! Wednesday 2/10 – The L.A. City Council Transportation Committee will meet at 1 p.m. to consider bike infrastructure, streetcar, and school safety zone speed limits. Details at agenda and special agenda. Wednesday 2/10 – Former Traffic Commissioner of New York City […]

In 2015, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Great Streets Challenge Grants received 30 applications from interested groups. Eight grant winners were announced in July. The grants go to community organizations to host temporary “pop-up” projects that help neighborhoods re-envision what their streets can be. Since July, challenge grant awardees raised additional funds, which were matched by […]

Mobility Plan 2035 hostile amendments will be heard NEXT WEEK at the L.A. City Planning Commission, plus lots more to do this week! Tuesday 2/2 – Culver City Bicycle Coalition hosts their regular monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Samosa House East at 10700 Washington Boulevard in Culver City. Details at Facebook event. Tuesday 2/2 […]

Catch the 2016 VerdeXchange conference underway today! Learn about upcoming construction in South L.A. and Boyle Heights. Save Proyecto Jardin, bike Broadway, attend regular Metro board and L.A. City Transportation committee meetings, and more. Monday 1/25 – Tuesday 1/26 – Today and tomorrow! The 2016 Verde Exchange conference is already underway! Today at 2:30 p.m. […]