Equity in Infrastructure in the Trump Era: A Conversation Hosted by ACT-L.A. and PERE
We are not having some of the larger, city-wide conversations we need to be having about what development should look like going forward or what it will take to ensure that it is inclusive, holistic, and just.
September 25, 2017
Project Team Secures Funding, Presents Three Options for Boyle Heights PARC
When attendees finally had the chance to weigh in on the plans for east side, most voted for the "balanced" design, preferring the mix of natural elements and spaces for activities. The only consistent complaint about all three designs was the lack of planning for a skate park.
September 22, 2017
Family of Man Crushed by Train During Altercation with Police over Fare Seeks Answers, Justice
The family is afraid that a full accounting is a long ways off. Detectives told them that they may not have an answer or see the video of the incident until the investigation is complete - six months to a year from now.
September 18, 2017
The Hoover Triangle: Effort to Do Bus Riders a Solid Takes Away their Shade
Deeply imperfect as Triangle 1.0 was, it had shade in its favor.
September 12, 2017
What LACBC’s Monique López Thinks About When She Rides Her Bike
What do you think about when you ride your bike? When you pound the pavement and engage area residents? When you have the privilege to sit in rarefied spaces discussing transportation?
September 6, 2017
Mall Offers Window into History of Redevelopment, Legacy of White Flight
The new complex would be a far cry from the open-air mall first built there in 1947. But this is not the first major intervention at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, nor the first time the city has looked to the mall for an economic boost.
July 31, 2017
Eyes on the Street: MyFig Slowly Coming to Fruition
The effort to create better multimodal connections between Exposition Park and Downtown L.A. via streetscape improvements, safety upgrades, and a mix of standard, buffered, and protected bike lanes has been in the works since 2008.
July 21, 2017
Metro Offers Update on Rail-to-River Bike/Ped Path Design
Metro expects to see the preliminary (30 percent) design completed shortly and to hire a design/build construction contractor to finish the plans and break ground by mid-2018. The project would be completed in late 2019, around the time that the Crenshaw/LAX Line would be opening.
July 10, 2017
We Don’t Appreciate the Vulnerability of Pedestrians Until It’s Too Late
Data suggests we generally don't appreciate how vulnerable others are or how much power we have to hurt each other until it's too late - and pedestrians and cyclists tend to pay the steepest price for that.
July 6, 2017
Great Streets Releases Plans for Crenshaw; No Real Solutions for Florence
Florence – the most dangerous intersection of the bunch by miles – won’t see too much in the way of upgrades, it appears. While the proposed signal modification might help control traffic there and give pedestrians a head start, it is genuinely surprising that more is not in the works.
July 3, 2017
