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Wednesday Wanderings: Mobility in Malawi

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 13, 2014 | 2 Comments

We here at Streetsblog have been known to complain about the state of Los Angeles’ transportation infrastructure from time to time. And while it is true that we do have a ways to go in making the streets more hospitable to those that do not travel by private automobile, I am often reminded that we’ve […]

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Aug 13, 2014 | No Comments

Lyft vs. Uber: Dirty Tricks, Accusations, Poaching (LAT) Poor Air Quality in the San Gabriel Valley (LA Register) Patt Morrison Interviews Mia Lehrer on What Parks L.A. Needs (LAT) Bicycle-Friendly Business Program Expands Citywide (LADOT Bike Blog) People Street Plaza Coming to North Hollywood (NoHoArts) Caltrans Museum Explores Human Side of Demolishing Neighborhoods (CaltransDistrict7) Santa […]

CicLAvia Begins Outreach Process in Boyle Heights for Oct. 5th Event

By Sahra Sulaiman and Erick Huerta | Aug 4, 2014 | 5 Comments

“¿Conoce CicLAvia?” (Are you familiar with CicLAvia?) and “¿Sabe qué es una ciclovía?” (Do you know what a ciclovía is?) were two of the questions SBLA writers Erick Huerta and Sahra Sulaiman found themselves asking Boyle Heights residents and business owners while canvassing the area with representatives of CicLAvia recently. The goal of the first […]

Appeals Court Lifts Bond Restrictions on CAHSR, Funding Picture Clears

By Roger Rudick | Aug 1, 2014 | 7 Comments

A California Court of Appeals has removed the most significant legal impediment threatening California’s High Speed Rail project. The unanimous decision of the three-judge panel, rendered on Thursday, reversed Judge Michael Kenny’s Nov. 25, 2013 ruling, which had blocked the state from issuing bonds under Prop. 1A, the High Speed Rail Act of 2008. Justice Vance Ray, […]

Lovely Art Installations Evoking Walking Placed in Hard-to-Walk-to Locations

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 18, 2014 | 2 Comments

What do someone’s shoes tell us about them? Some would argue quite a bit. Others would argue that you need to actually spend some time inhabiting someone else’s shoes in order to really understand who they are and the journey they’ve been on. Kim Abeles, the artist behind the “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” public art […]

Advocates Gather in Leimert Park to Hear about CicLAvia Route through South L.A. Planned for December

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 17, 2014 | No Comments

South L.A. residents and advocates gathered at the KAOS Network in Leimert Park last night to learn more about CicLAvia and how the 6-mile route planned through the area on December 7th, 2014, would affect the community. Staff from CicLAvia gave presentations explaining “ciclovias” and describing how the car-free, open streets events had first originated in […]

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