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Back in January, I asked you for stories of how the rain was changing the way you commute.  We got some great stories, but for the most part it seemed as though the weather didn’t cause many of you to change much of anything. Of course, that was just a little water.  Now we’re facing […]

Public hearings for Metro rail projects and the city’s bike plan roll on.  We also have some interesting public events at the end of the week, including a fundraiser for L.A. Streetcar Inc. Monday – Wednesday – While both public hearings for the Westside Subway will have the same presentations; the Monday hearing in Beverly […]

Things are picking up for Los Angeles’ first CicLAvia – a car-free festival taking place on October 10th 2010 – that’s Ten-Ten-Ten! For those unfamilar with the CicLAvia concept, check out Streetfilms’ Ciclovias All over the World page for examples from Bogotá to New York to San Jose. From 10am to 3pm on Sunday October 10th, 7.5 […]

Excitement is building for today’s Park(ing) Day.  I probably will be a couple of hours late with the normal morning postings while I help set up our space on Federal Street (street address 11555 National Boulevard.)  The day will end with a couple of parties for participants (listed after the posters.) but for now get […]

During our “temporary hiatus” we promised you that Streetsblog wouldn’t just be coming back, but that we would slowly start adding new features and cover more stories.  While I’m sure you all love our weekly polls, we do have some larger plans in mind. While we’re working on securing the funds to make expansion a […]

President Obama gave the first outlines yesterday of a $50 billion plan for new infrastructure investment, which would provide funds for the expansion of high-speed rail and local transit systems, road construction and repair, and runway upgrades at airports. A centerpiece of the proposal is the creation of a national infrastructure bank, which would pool […]