Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Uncategorized

Why I Ride: Connecting with My City

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 2, 2014 | No Comments

I looked at the two scruffy ticket scalpers crossing Figueroa near the Staples Center and wondered if my eyes deceived me. As I slowed down to get a closer look, I heard one say, “There she goes…” Holy sh*t, I thought, he’s back from the dead! “You remember me?” Big Mike asked, grabbing me in a […]

Cast Your Vote for the Streetsie Awards

By Damien Newton | Dec 23, 2013 | 9 Comments

We’re closing in on the end of the year, and that means it’s Streetsie time! The annual Livable Streets awards program honors the best (and worst, but for now just the best) stories from Streetsblog throughout the year. We’ll have our own pick for Streetsie Award winners and via polls, we also will have “People’s […]

Holiday Food for Thought: A Better Way to Bike Share?

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 20, 2013 | No Comments

Gesturing toward the new bicycles that he and Eagle Scout Diego Binatena had just locked up to the rack at one of PATH‘s residential facilities, the LACBC‘s Colin Bogart noted that the bikes represented the ultimate in self-sufficiency. For the recipients of the new bikes they may be that and much, much more. Megan Colvard, […]

Eyes on the Street: “YES, L.A.! YES, BUSES!”

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 19, 2013 | 13 Comments

It’s raining, in case you didn’t notice. Which can make the streets a bit dreary. And lonely, as everyone is busy hiding under things to stay dry instead of looking at what’s going on around them. As I rode my bike home from a meeting, I realized that the only people I was making eye […]

Are Regional Transit Agencies Too Beholden to the Suburbs?

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 18, 2013 | No Comments

The conflict over the Cincinnati Streetcar is clearly rooted in some sort of geographic tension. The new mayor, whose strength comes from the city’s outer neighborhoods, has taken aim at a project held very dear by people who live in the city center — and now the whole country’s watching to see if the city […]

Dear Santa, Please Bring Us an Active Transportation Corridor Along Slauson. But Don’t Forget the Community in the Process.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 17, 2013 | 22 Comments

Flanked by industry or warehouses on either side for much of its trajectory, and running parallel to defunct and unkempt railroad tracks that are liberally adorned with debris, graffiti, and enormous mud puddles when it rains, the Slauson Avenue corridor doesn’t seem like the most human-friendly place. And, if you’ve ever felt reckless enough to […]

Show More Stories