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Beauty, grace, power, and spirituality led the way in celebration of the ancestors in Leimert Park Village. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Ancestors v. Polka Dots: Some Thoughts on Approaches to “Place-Making”

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 27, 2017 | No Comments

In many historically marginalized urban neighborhoods, decades of disenfranchisement and the repressive policing that accompanied it created great insecurity in the public space and, over time, eroded bonds of social trust between neighbors. With the public space essentially rendered off limits for too many, community had to be nurtured in private spaces.

Road diet bike lanes recently being installed on Pershing Drive in Playa Del Rey. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

“Open Streets PDR” Pushes Pro-Car Backlash Against Councilmember Bonin

By Joe Linton | Jun 27, 2017 | 72 Comments

Irate drivers calling themselves "Open Streets PDR" are working to undo recent safety improvements in Playa Del Rey. Councilmember Bonin has responded that "We should never buy into the notion that convenience is worth endangering lives."

Metro plans to transition to a fully electric bus fleet by 2030. Photo of electric bus by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro’s Plan Would Electrify Bus Fleet by 2030

By Joe Linton | Jun 16, 2017 | 21 Comments

Metro staff presented a plan for an all-electric bus fleet by 2030. The only concrete steps the agency is committed to is electrifying the Orange and Silver Lines by 2020 and 2021.

Tamika Butler, Executive Director of the LACBC, in a photo she shared of herself during her powerful NACTO talk last fall.

Tamika Butler to Step Down as Head of LACBC; Leaves Behind Strong Legacy of Inclusion in Transportation

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 15, 2017 | 3 Comments

Perhaps the most powerful thing Butler did during her tenure was to consistently give of herself to create space for others on the margins in a field where there is currently precious little.

LADOT and film industry representatives have agreed on just how green bike lanes can be. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

LADOT and Film Industry Agree to Compromise on Green Bike Lanes

By Joe Linton | Jun 13, 2017 | 18 Comments

LADOT and film industry representatives have agreed on terms for the next batch of green bike lanes in the city of L.A.

Leaders cut the ribbon on L.A.'s new electric car-share program for disadvantaged communities. All photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

LADOT And BlueLA Partner For Low-Income Electric Car Share

By Joe Linton | Jun 9, 2017 | 9 Comments

Today the city of Los Angeles and BlueLA launched a new program to provide electric-powered car-sharing for low income communities.

Keep L.A. Moving pushed against the Mar Vista Venice Boulevard road diet, which remained in place as data showed safety gains. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Great Streets Upgrade Makes Mar Vista’s Venice Blvd Safer For Walking, Biking

By Joe Linton | May 30, 2017 | 52 Comments

Construction on Mar Vista’s Venice Boulevard Great Streets makeover is not quite complete, but new protected bike lanes and pedestrian crossings are already in use. The improvements extend 0.8-miles along Venice Boulevard from Inglewood Boulevard to Beethoven Street in the City of Los Angeles’ Mar Vista neighborhood. This stretch of Venice Blvd was included at the […]

Map of the canceled 710 North freeway tunnel project - via Metro

Metro Board Votes to Kill 710 North Freeway Tunnel

By Joe Linton | May 25, 2017 | 16 Comments

This morning the Metro board of directors voted to approve a motion that effectively kills the $6 billion 710 North freeway tunnel project and redirects its funds to soundwalls, resurfacing, transit, signals, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements.

Students crossing Fountain Avenue during a newly-implemented pedestrian-only signal phase. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

LADOT Debuts School-Hour “All-Red” Phase Crossing at Thomas Starr King Middle School

By Joe Linton | May 24, 2017 | 14 Comments

LADOT has implemented a new school-hours scramble crosswalk to safely get students to Starr King Middle School.

When you have to navigate a landscape that wasn't created with you in mind. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

When a Progressive Community Fails to See Its Own Biases, Bullying and Bigotry Get a Pass

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 8, 2017 | 165 Comments

So I resorted to the sincere query that I’ve made to him on several occasions, namely: Help me understand why consideration of the needs of the most vulnerable among us - particularly lower-income black and brown communities - is so offensive to you?

New curb extension at Third and Vermont in Koreatown. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Vision Zero Painted Curb Extensions Come to Koreatown’s 3rd Street

By Joe Linton | May 3, 2017 | 13 Comments

As part of the city's Vision Programs, LADOT added painted curb extensions to Third Street between Vermont and Normandie Avenues.

Aaron Flournoy, bike repairman with several decades of service to the community under his belt, stands with his bike on the USC campus. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

USC Poised to Displace Black-Owned Bike Repair Business…For the Second Time

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 1, 2017 | 4 Comments

The relationships Flournoy has with the people he has long served are the kinds of relationships that make communities feel like communities. And those relationships are some of the first casualties as folks begin to lose their footholds in the neighborhoods they have built their lives around.

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