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Less Than a Week In, California Making Good on Vow to Fight Trump
Over a million people marched last Sunday at women's rallies in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, to say nothing of the dozens of other rallies across the states.
January 26, 2017
21 L.A. County Ped/Bike Projects To Receive CA ATP Grants
More bicycle and pedestrian projects and programs are coming to L.A. County. Thirteen bicycle and pedestrian projects have been funded by the California Active Transportation Program (ATP) and eight additional projects are planned for approval by Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) on February 2.
January 23, 2017
Some Images from Saturday’s Marches Throughout California
Over the years, Streetsblog has noted the importance of the public space as a place for protest and political activism. From election-night celebrations in 2008, to Occupy, to Critical Mass, to the demonstrations after the acquittal of George Zimmerman to the rallies and marches this weekend; a safe public space is critical to maintaining a healthy democracy.
January 23, 2017
These U.S. Cities Offer the Best Job Access to Transit Riders
How well does your city's transit system connect people to jobs? A new report from the University of Minnesota lays out how many jobs are accessible via transit in major American cities.
January 10, 2017
Controversial South L.A. Housing Project Heads to City Council Today
Putting on Your "Big Boy Pants" v. Putting Together a Good Project
November 22, 2016
Cycling Is Getting a Lot Safer in American Cities Adding a Lot of Bike Lanes
American cities still have a long way to go before they're considered safe for people of all ages and abilities to bike. But many of them have made a lot of progress recently, especially the ones building protected bike lanes.
November 17, 2016
#DamienTalks – Is Foothill Transit Haunted? Absolutely. Boo.
Today, #DamienTalks with a bunch of people who claim that they have witnessed paranormal activity in the Foothill Transit executive offices.
October 31, 2016
Metro Asks South L.A. Stakeholders: How Would You Use Rail-to-River Path?
"They've started work on that bike path!" a South Central bike shop owner announced excitedly after noticing mounds of dirt piled up in the rail right-of-way (ROW) at Slauson and Normandie.
October 26, 2016