Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Los Angeles

The Villaraigosa Interview, Part I: Building a New Transportation System

By Damien Newton and Veronica Hernandez | Jul 27, 2012 | No Comments

Editor’s note: Streetsblog NYC linked to this post in our headline stack yesterday, but it’s not every day that the mayor of the nation’s second largest city sits down for an interview, so we’re bringing you the full monty. You can read more about Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s attempts to expand Los Angeles’s transit system in […]

“It’s Casual” Frontman Eddie Solis Makes Loud, Fast Car-free Music

By Kristopher Fortin | Feb 3, 2012 | No Comments

A few weeks ago, the hardcore band It’s Casual posted “The Red Line” music video on Youtube and quickly caught the attention of local and national blogs for it’s simple yet creative critique of Los Angeles freeways. A resident of Boyle Heights, guitarist and vocalist Eddie Solis sat down with Streetsblog to talk about how his car-free […]

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¡Viva CicLAvia!

By Damien Newton | Feb 3, 2012 | No Comments

Watch here without subtitles. After sponsoring Streetfilms of the first two CicLAvias, the open streets festival in Los Angeles based on Bogota’s Ciclovia, Streetsblog LA faced a dilemma: How can we continue to cover this event that draws over a hundred thousand Angelenos to the streets? The answer: Make a Streetfilm that was accessible to […]

The Freeways Are Not So Nice

By Damien Newton | Jan 13, 2012 | No Comments

The above punk rock video by L.A. band It’s Casual is well on its way toward becoming a viral hit. The song and video vent anger at conditions on Los Angeles’ freeways and depict the benefits of finding other ways to travel. Lead singer Eddie Solis screams his rage while shots of congested traffic and […]

Interview With Donald Shoup: Los Angeles Making Strides With ExpressPark

By Damien Newton | Aug 24, 2011 | No Comments

Last week Streetsblog LA talked with UCLA Professor and parking guru Donald Shoup about ExpressPark, the new parking pricing system coming to downtown Los Angeles. Damien Newton: Los Angeles is changing the way it does parking in its downtown. They’re calling it the ExpressPark system. Let’s start with the basics — what is the program […]

Invisible Cyclists: Immigrants and the L.A. Bike Community

By Damien Newton | Jan 19, 2011 | No Comments

GOOD Magazine recently examined the role that the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition’s City of Lights program has taken in giving voice to the overlooked and under-represented bicyclists. A program that started by handing out lights to immigrant cyclists and has become a national model for bicycle advocacy by focusing its efforts on safety to […]

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