The Rail-to-(Almost)-River Project Gets Boost with $15mil TIGER Grant
"[Let's give] a big round of applause for Victor Mendez. He brought money," quipped County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair Mark Ridley-Thomas. Turning to Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mendez, he continued, "Come back soon and come back often!"
November 2, 2015
Exhausted by Bus Commute, LA Mobility Advocate Decides to Buy Car
What was I writing about, a woman wanted to know.
October 29, 2015
South L.A. Town Hall Ends in Protests but Residents Hope Dialogue with Mayor Is Just Beginning
Really? A helicopter?? I sighed as I heard the aircraft swoop in low and fast outside Holman United Methodist Church Monday night as Mayor Eric Garcetti's first ever South L.A. Town Hall came to a rather unceremonious close.
October 22, 2015
Anniversaries of Hit-and-Run Deaths Mark Time but Not Healing
Anniversaries can be a b*tch.
October 6, 2015
South L.A. Cyclists Call for Central Ave. Bike Lane
"What do we want? Safe streets! When do we want them? NOW!"
September 25, 2015
LA Bike Count Underscores Need for Better Infrastructure and Investment
While some might not relish the opportunity to stand out on a street corner and count passersby for two hours, I can honestly say I really enjoy the experience.
September 21, 2015
Equity, LA’s Mobility Plan, and the Myth of Luxury-Loving Lane Stealers
It's hard to take some of the hysteria surrounding the City Council's approval of Mobility Plan 2035 this past August very seriously.
September 15, 2015
Exide: Can’t Put Together Proper Closure Plan but Absolves Itself of Blame for Massive Public Health Disaster
"I want you to take a good look at me," the fragile-looking young man with a curved spine, hunched shoulders, and gangly arms addressed members of the Exide Community Advisory Committee (CAC), representatives of the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and Department of Public Health (DPH), and concerned residents and environmental justice advocates from the communities surrounding Exide Technologies' now-shuttered lead-acid battery recycling facility.
August 26, 2015
Filed Under: O Valley Bike Lane, Thou Art but a Vehicular Temptress
When the driver pulled in behind me in the new buffered bike lane along Vineland, I thought, OK, it's a little weird, but he's probably going to turn right or park.
August 18, 2015