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A set of ramps at the WLCAC (108th and Central) in Watts attracts a range of youth. But the way gang territories are divided up means accessing the park isn't always easy. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Long-Awaited Watts Skate and BMX Park Takes Significant Step Forward

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 5, 2018 | No Comments

At the Watts Gang Task Force meeting Monday morning in Watts, Councilmember Joe Buscaino announced that he had finally secured the necessary $925,000 in funds and a location for a combination skate and BMX bike park that the community has been waiting for for at least a decade. [If you can’t see the video, click here.] […]

Safety improvements at 4th and Hill Streets in downtown L.A. - view looking west toward Bunker Hill. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Left Turn Safety Improvements at 4th and Hill in DTLA

By Joe Linton | May 30, 2018 | 2 Comments

New LADOT safety improvements at 4th and Hill help drivers make legal, safer left turns

Monique López leads a participatory design workshop with stakeholders trying to combat a freeway expansion project in San Diego. Courtesy Monique López

When an Accidental Planner Brings Intentionality to Her Work: A Conversation with Monique López of Pueblo Planning

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 25, 2018 | 3 Comments

“Once you change the city planning process," says Monique López, founder of the participatory planning and design firm Pueblo Planning, "you're going to change the city in a manner that's more equitable, that's more sustainable, that's more human, and that's more just."

Javier "JP" Partida talks to 7-year-old Sammy, son of a childhood friend and one of the next generation of riders Partida hopes his club, Los Ryderz, can reclaim streets for. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Los Ryderz Celebrate Six Years of Community-Building in Watts

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 10, 2018 | 1 Comment

It's tough love, to be sure. But the love couldn't be more genuine, and the members of the club have always known it.

Metro's West Santa Ana Branch rail line is all funded, but not sure where to go. WSAB rendering graphic via Metro

Metro West Santa Ana Branch Rail Recommended Route(s) To Go To Metro Board This Month

By Joe Linton | May 1, 2018 | 7 Comments

The Metro board is planning to narrow alternatives this month. Getting through downtown L.A. is complicated.

Slimm, 25, Los Ryderz member, on his bike in Ted Watkins Park in Watts. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

“I Can’t Go Everywhere that I Thought I Could Go”: When Black and Brown Cyclists Need Safety from More than Traffic

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 1, 2018 | 33 Comments

"I knew where I was," muses Slimm, the 25-year-old road captain from the Los Ryderz Bike Club regarding his fateful decision to roll past 65th on Broadway - the heart of East Coast Crips territory, "but I was just riding by..."

Cutterhead of Elsie, one of Metro's Tunnel Boring Machines extending the Purple Line. All photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

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Metro Celebrates Purple Line Extension 1 Tunnel Machines, Set to Start in August

By Joe Linton | Apr 25, 2018 | 11 Comments

Metro's Purple Line Extension Phase 1 will soon be dug by twin tunnel machines, named "Soyeon" and "Elsie"

Vision 2020 includes a 4-county sales tax measure designed to dramatically improve air quality. Image via Move L.A.

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Move L.A. and Partners Float Vision2020 Electrification Sales Tax Proposal

By Joe Linton | Apr 19, 2018 | 5 Comments

Vision 2020 proposes a four-county sales tax to end air pollution and abate climate change

Friends of Frederick "Woon" Frazier and fellow cyclists gather around the ghost bike placed near the site where he was run down just a few days prior. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

“The Car Culture that We Have Is Not Promoting Life:” Riders Gather to Remember Frederick “Woon” Frazier

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 16, 2018 | 6 Comments

As Young Riders Mourn, a Movement Begins to Coalesce

Frederick "Woon" Frazier was killed in a hit-and-run on April 10. Source: Facebook

22-year-old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Manchester/Normandie; Driver Plows Through Mourners Corking Intersection to Protest Death

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 11, 2018 | 113 Comments

The images were a sobering reminder of how terrifyingly fragile the human body is when confronted by a multi-ton vehicle traveling at just about any speed.

L.A. City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell responding to traffic violence concerns: "Nice try" Screenshot via Twitter

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L.A. Times Editorial Raises Double Standards on Traffic Deaths vs. Gun Deaths

By Joe Linton | Apr 5, 2018 | 9 Comments

L.A. electeds, including councilmember Mitch O'Farrell decry gun violence, but are ok with traffic violence

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