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The 2009 and 2039 Livable Streets People of the Year I’m honored to be recognized with the Livable Streets award as Person of the Year and I’m humbled as I look around at the many activists who also work tirelessly to make Los Angeles a Great City. Most of all, I’m convinced that this "Streetsie" […]

(I have no idea how I missed these, nevertheless…) Best Community Plan Panel’s Pick: East Hollywood Declares Itself Ped. Friendly DistrictMy Pick: Pasadena Considers Removing Traffic Lane for Bike/Ped What do all of these plans have in common?  They all reduce car dependency to increase capacity for other users.  I’m in love with the idea […]

Bike Story of the Year: Panel’s Pick: Everybody Hates the Bike Plan, The Trial and Conviction of the Road Rage DoctorMy Pick: Hummer Slams Into Cyclist, LAPD Blames Cyclist, Cyclists Swarm City Council and Police Commission I’m not even sure I need to go in to an explanation for any of these stories.  The panel […]

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I thought we would start with the good times of the year.  Tomorrow we’ll look at "the worst of times" and award our stories and advocate of the year awards.  Happy reading! Best Mainstream News Article The Panel’s Choice: Bicycling Magazine Looks at L.A.’s "D.I.Y. Bike Culture"My Choice: Times’ Editorializes for Congestion Pricing Following the […]

Amongst the most prestigious of the annual Streetsie awards is the Person of the Year, the award bestowed on the person not named Villaraigosa or Schwarzenegger who most dominated the discussion and debate during the last year.  The person doesn’t have to be a hero, they could be a villain.  Nominees were submitted by the […]