Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The Week In…

The calendar might look a little thin this week, but everything on the agenda is a huge event.  Too bad I’m out of town. Monday-Wednesday – Metro is hosting three community meetings to solicit feedback for a plan to bring rapid transit to Van Nuys Boulevard.  What would your ideal transit way look like?  Light […]

Wednesday – The Veggie Grill restaurants are hosting a series of CicLAvia fundraisers similar to the Streetsblog fundraiser at the Library Alehouse back in August.  You can get a list of all the restaurant locations that are donating a portion of their proceeds to CicLAvia here.  Also, Joe Linton and I will be hosting the […]

Monday – AEG will make a presentation to the City Council’s ad-hoc stadium committee focusing on transportation and traffic issues.  At this point, there’s no hand outs or other back up materials available to the public.  The meeting starts at 8:30 A.M. in City Hall.  Get the details, here. Tuesday – SCAG’s Toolbox Tuesdays is […]

Tuesday – Transportation for America and the Bus Riders Union is hosting a press event and rally to urge government leaders to remember transit riders when discussing transportation funding.  Read their media advisory, here. Tuesday – The “Main Street Road Diet” in Venice is moving on and is up for discussion with the Venice Neighborhood […]

Monday – Join LACBC, Elly Blue, Joshua Ploeg & Joe Biel for the “Dinner & Bike Tour.” Admission is FREE to the downtown LA event thanks to the generous sponsorship of Flying Pigeon. More infop, here. Tuesday – Wednesday – Much of the work that happens in committee is actually more important than what happens at the […]

Monday-Wednesday – The Southern California Association of Governments continues its public outreach for the upcoming regional transportation plan.  Lobbying SCAG can be a little “in the weeds” but the agency helps set standards for Greenhouse Gas deductions and helps determine how some federal dollars are spent.  The meeting in Downtown L.A. was last week, but […]