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Long Beach: Bridging the Racial Inequalities within Cycling

By Brian Addison | Jan 16, 2013 | 2 Comments

The racial and economic disparities amongst the bicycling communities in Long Beach is not one to be understated. In fact, a friend of mine pointed this out while we were doing the cover photoshoot for the Long Beach Post’s Person of the Year, the Bicyclist: “Wow, this crowd is overwhelmingly… white.” Though disdainful, the lack of racial […]

Operation Pothole in Watts

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 11, 2013 | No Comments

Do you live in or travel through Watts? Are you stymied by the potholes there? 15th District Councilman and Chairman of the City Council’s Public Works Committee Joe Buscaino plans to come to your rescue. Following up on efforts made in Wilmington, San Pedro, Harbor City, and Harbor Gateway, he is launching Operation Pothole in Watts. On […]

Hurray for Pedestrian Improvements! Now, If Only Drivers Would Respect Them…

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 10, 2013 | 13 Comments

Soon after taking some city planners on a tour through Watts, a new bike lane appeared along Central Avenue, between Century and 95th St. A week or two later, the owner of the Watts Cyclery, Stalin Medina, told me that parking had been removed from in front of his shop at 112th and Wilmington and […]

Calling All Transit Users: LA/2B Needs Your Feedback (That Means YOU, South L.A.)

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 8, 2013 | 5 Comments

At the end of 2012, LA/2B, the project to revamp the Mobility Element of the General Plan for L.A, announced they had narrowed down the feedback gathered during more than a year’s worth of public engagement to six draft goals and their corresponding policies. The six goals include finding ways to put street Safety first, […]

Streetsies 2012: People of the Year

By Damien Newton | Jan 4, 2013 | 12 Comments

Well, it’s time to close the books on 2012 with our last round of Streetsie Awards. As always, I have my say, and you’ll have a chance to have yours. I always miss people, both nominees and award winners, when I do this. Leave my mistakes in the comments section Politician of the Year: The […]

Preliminary Drafts of New Community Plans Released for South L.A. Region

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 3, 2013 | 4 Comments

Just before the Christmas holiday, the Department of City Planning released the Preliminary Drafts of the New Community Plans for South and Southeast Los Angeles. The plans, along with those for the West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert Park area, together comprise the approximately 45-square mile South L.A. Planning Region. It is an area that Principal City Planner […]

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