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Gentri-flyer or Gentri-folleto? Streetsblog Translates Story on Gentrification in Boyle Heights

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 15, 2014 | No Comments

“What? More gentri-flyer drama?” you ask upon seeing the infamous flyer pop up again. No, not at the moment. Instead, in the hopes of continuing to facilitate the wider dialogue around gentrification that the flyer prompted, we translated the original May 28th story, “Gentri-flyer Sets Off Social Media Storm in Boyle Heights,” into Spanish. It […]

City Planners Listen to Stakeholders Regarding Potential for Bike Lanes Along Boyle and Soto

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 11, 2014 | 7 Comments

As I pedaled my way up the hill towards Mariachi Plaza, I had to dodge a skateboarder coming straight at me at a rather significant clip. It’s not the first time I’ve seen a skateboarder in the middle of the road there. The eastbound stretch of 1st between Boyle Ave. and Pecan St. is quite […]

The DOGGR Days of Summer: DOGGR Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Fracking Regulations

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 9, 2014 | 5 Comments

It’s that time of year again. Time for the Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), the agency tasked with regulating the Oil & Gas industry, to once again skip the home to one of the largest urban oil fields in the U.S. on its listening tour. The occasion? DOGGR is seeking public comment […]

The new bridge appears to make space for cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Source: 6th Street Viaduct Replacement Project

Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project Takes Another Step Forward

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 3, 2014 | 15 Comments

At a press briefing yesterday morning, Councilmember Huizar and representatives from the Bureau of Engineering (BoE) and the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) announced that “the planning and building” of the Sixth Street Viaduct is progressing “substantially.” As proof, they released two new renderings of the bridge illustrating the efforts of the BoE, the design […]

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Jun 30, 2014 | No Comments

Chicago Installs First in U.S. Copenhagen-Style Cyclist Foot-Rests (SB Chicago) Meet C.I.C.L.E.’s New Executive Director: Vanessa Gray (CICLE) Heat Maps Show L.A. Bicycling Patterns (Strava via Curbed, see also SBUSA Strava caveats) More on New Bike/Ped Reps For Metro Technical Advisory Committee (SRTS) Carnage: Solo Crash Kills Two, Snarls 710 and 5 Freeways (LAT) Editorial: […]

Dead Spaces Make for Dead (and Unwalkable) Places

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 25, 2014 | 13 Comments

I’m feeling sorta trashy. Not in that way. I’ve just had trash on the brain lately. Even as L.A. is celebrated for moving toward being more walkable and livable, trash seems to be the one constant, particularly in lower-income areas. One of the reasons is that there is a lot of dead space in places […]

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