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Aerial View of the Valley via cocoi_m/flickr Last month, the L.A. Daily News reported that so far, 2009 was shaping up to be a far deadlier year for pedestrians living in the Valley than last year.  Just last week, after a particularly brutal week for pedestrians, I wondered what exactly was Los Angeles’ plan for […]

(After writing about the desperate and deadly streets faced by pedestrians, it seemed callous to follow it with an April Fool’s article.  But since I know you all deserve a laugh in your life I grabbed the following links from an email sent by Reconnecting America for you all since you won’t get to read […]

Wildflowers in Bloom at the cornfields. Note the proximity of industrial development. The Los Angeles City Planning department held scoping meetings on March 16th 2009 to hear comments on their proposed Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan, known as the CASP. The good news is that CASP has a lot of great features that will transform […]

Photo: Divwerf/Flickr It may be 16 months away, but thanks in large part to the Governor’s and legislature’s complete victory over transit riders when they re-worked the budget and completely eliminated the transit operating deficit back in February; either fare hikes or service cuts or both are coming to the City of Los Angeles’ transit […]

The Case for Taxing Vehicle Mileage (WSJ) More on the Lowenthal Parking Bill (Greater Greater Washington, Curbed) Safety a Concern for Eastside Gold Line Extension (Eastside Sun) Parking Hike Effecting Gold Line Commuters at Park and Ride (LA Now) A Day in the Life of L.A.’s Parking Ambassasdor (Times) Port Cargo Levels Sinking Fast (Times) […]

Longtime readers of L.A. Streetsblog may remember that the occasional post highlighting a variety of ride options as part of what we called "bike weekend."  In the lead-up to the bike summit, it seems a perfect time to highlight some of the great rides that will be going on this weekend to both plug more […]