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APHA Tallies ‘Hidden Health Costs’ of Transportation Status Quo

By Damien Newton | May 20, 2010 | 1 Comment

The nation’s transportation planning process fails to account for more than $200 billion per year in "hidden health costs" imposed by traffic and air pollution, according to a new report from the American Public Health Association (APHA) that maps the nexus between infrastructure and health care. Traffic brings with it billions of dollars in "hidden […]

Help Me Cover Bike to Work Day

By Damien Newton | May 20, 2010 | 4 Comments

Sammy and I are off on the Baby Bike to visit the Helen’s Cycles Pit Stop for his first Bike to Work Day experience. I’ll have pictures up in a little bit, but I’m pretty sure that there’s one or two more pit stops around L.A. County. Send me your Bike to Work Day pictures, […]

The Week in Livable Streets Events

By Damien Newton | May 10, 2010 | 1 Comment

The week starts off slow. But once Wednesday hits, there’s something for everyone. Pedestrian symposiums, bicycling roundtables, and climate change meetings. Oh, my! Wednesday – Metro hosts a nearly all-day symposium on pedestrian planning. The meeting starts bright and early, 8:30 A.M. in the Metro Board Room. There’s a lot of buzz words in the […]

Changing Climate for Climate Change Workshop

By Damien Newton | May 9, 2010 | No Comments

THE GREEN LA COALITION presents… A workshop on the ‘Valero’ initiative and other threats to the future of California’s Climate Change Policies Date/Time: Friday, May 14; 9:30am – 12:45pm Location: Center for Healthy Communities 1000 N. Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Speakers: Wendy Greuel, LA City Controller Adi Liberman, Liberman & Associates Brandon Castillo, […]

Save the Date: Streetsblog’s NELA Fundraiser is June 18

By Damien Newton | Apr 30, 2010 | No Comments

Photo: Ubrayj02/Flickr Following the good times and good vibes of our fundraiser at the Eco-Village, Streetsblog will be rolling into Northeast Los Angeles for our second ever fundraiser sponsored by the Flying Pigeon L.A. and the Eastside Bike Club. The details are still being worked out, but I can tell you that we’re going to […]

The L.A. Streetsblog Earth Week Challenge

By Damien Newton | Apr 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

Unpackig at UCLA For the most part, the people that read Streetsblog are either car-free or something close to it. Those that are car-free can skip this one, but for those of you that, like me, still own a private automobile, here’s the challenge. Sometime during Earth Week, skip the car for one activity that […]

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