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Healthy Food Walk Around USC Neighborhood Unearths Tensions Between the University and the Community

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 14, 2012 | 34 Comments

If you were one of the participants in the South L.A. Healthy Food Ride/Walk this past weekend, you could be forgiven if you walked away a little confused about the purpose of the walk. It started out simple enough. The group – largely comprised of super-motivated teens from South L.A. vying for a spot on […]

A Party and Ride/Walk Linked to Fresh Food Opportunities Just South of USC this Weekend

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 7, 2012 | No Comments

If you’ve been paying attention to our calendar, you already know that RideSouthLA and Community Services Unlimited, Inc. (CSU) are holding a Healthy Food Ride this Sunday, Sept 9. The ride/walk event is designed to take participants on a tour through the neighborhood and show them the fresh food opportunities that do exist in the […]

A Streetsblog Favorite, ArtCycle, Reclaims Streets in East Hollywood Tomorrow

By Damien Newton | Sep 7, 2012 | No Comments

Since Streetsblog didn’t do a “Week In Livable Streets Events” this week, we wanted to highlight one of our favorite yearly events: ArtCycle. Before CicLAvia unlocked miles of city streets, ArtCycle was East Hollywood’s local open streets party. In 2009, Streetfilms’ founder Clarence Eckerson happened to be in town for the inaugural ArtCycle and was so […]

Changing the Mechanics: How Bikes are Transforming the Way LA Moves

By Damien Newton | Sep 2, 2012 | No Comments

Join us on September 19th to map the advancement of bikes as a viable mode of transportation for an equitable LA. Admission is free; however, an RSVP is required. Smog. Traffic. #carmageddon. Gas prices and flat tires from potholes. Alongside the Hollywood sign, these symbols have come to characterize “LA.” However, an old-school machine is emerging as a […]

Why Are American Infrastructure Projects So Expensive?

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 29, 2012 | No Comments

You could hear a collective gasp last month when Amtrak released a plan to upgrade service on the Northeast Corridor with a $150 billion pricetag attached. Many rail advocates expressed shock. The Amtrak plan is hardly an outlier: California High Speed Rail has been dogged by similar cost concerns. While the high cost of rail building […]

Streetscast: Audio from Our July Interview with Mayor Villaraigosa

By Damien Newton and Veronica Hernandez | Aug 28, 2012 | 1 Comment

Last month, L.A. Streetsblog Editor Damien Newton and Streetsblog LITE editor Veronica Hernandez sat down for a wide-ranging 45 minute interview with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Deputy Mayor for Transportation Borja Leon and Communications Deputy Barb Solish. Our two-part series shows a Mayor’s office that had a long-term plan for transportation planning when Villaraigosa took office […]

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