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Packed Auditorium Cheers and Questions the MyFigueroa! Project
Will it be? (It’s taking a long time to process the video from last night. We’ll have full, cleaner, copies of Gandy and Smith’s presentations and the Q and A. late tonight or tomorrow. – DN) The...
View ArticleThe MyFigueroa! Doubters Speak: Fig Too Special for Cycletracks
After years of whispering in the ears of CRA and LADOT staff, and avoiding public comment, the opponents of the MyFigueroa! project to put a road diet, cycletracks, bike lanes, improved crosswalks and...
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Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes and Continental Crosswalks from Wilshire...
Photo:Let's Go L.A./twitpic. An anonymous reader points out that bike lanes are being installed on South Figueroa Street between Wilshire Boulevard and Cesar Chavez, a cool 1.1 mile stretch of road....
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L.A. Approves Cycle Tracks, But Council Motion Could Derail South Fig. Plans
At long last, it looks like the City of Los Angeles is ready to build some cycle tracks. Earlier this week, the City of Los Angeles certified the environmental documents for the South Figueroa...
View ArticleFormal Appeal Filed Against MyFigueroa! Streetscape Project by Auto Dealerships
It’s not quite a series of scribbles by Eli Broad, but the formal appeal of the MyFigueroa! Project, also known as the South Figueroa Streetscape Project, by Darryl Holter of the Shammus Auto Group is...
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The MyFigueroa! Streetscape and Protected Bike Lane Plan Moves Forward as...
Next week, the Los Angeles City Council will hear the formal appeal of the environmental certification of the MyFigueroa! project brought by Darryl Holter, owner of the Shammas Auto Group. But, even...
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Garcetti Has Skin in the Game on My Figueroa!
Sharrows are one thing, but separated bike lanes are something else. Photo: LADOT Earlier this month, the City of Los Angeles wrote to the Green Lane Project, seeking to be a partner city in “Green...
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MyFigueroa! Needs a Hero as Livable Streets Villains Line Up Against City’s...
Listening to yesterday’s City Council Planning and Land Use Committee over the phone, it felt as though I was listening to a parody of a hearing. What should have been a major moment for the...
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MyFigueroa Project Picking Up Key Neighborhood Council Support
MyFigueroa planned improvements on 11th Street leading to Figueroa Street. Image from MyFigueroa website MyFigueroa is picking up some steam as the city’s decision on an appeal of the project’s...
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City Leaders Shepherding MyFigueroa Stakeholders Toward Consensus
Graphic from Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition’s analysis of the past 10 years’ traffic injuries and fatalities on South Figueroa Street in the MyFigueroa project stretch. Car collisions seriously...
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CicLAvia Highlights Need for Better Bike Infrastructure for Cycling to Grow...
Riders at CicLAvia (2013) along Wilshire Blvd. Sahra Sulaiman/LA Streetsblog “Stay to the right!” rang out over the megaphone from a passing police car. “That means you, young lady!” As CicLAvia came...
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MyFigueroa Achieves Consensus, Auto Group Withdraws Appeal
MyFigueroa multi-feature design for new bus platforms on Figueroa Street. Agreements this week enable this project to move forward with construction anticipated to begin in early 2015. image:...
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MyFigueroa! Plan for LA’s First Protected Bike Lanes Clears Environmental Review
The future Figeuroa Street? Yesterday, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning released the Final Environmental Impact Report for the South Figueroa Streetscape Project (MyFigueroa!). The $20...
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110 Freeway Off-Ramp Project Threatens Historic Church, MyFigueroa
Caltrans planned 110 Freeway flyover off-ramp next to St. John’s Cathedral. Image via Caltrans MND document [PDF]Tonight, Caltrans is hosting a meeting to gather input on a new freeway off-ramp that...
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My Figueroa Breaks Ground, Opening Anticipated June 2017
My Figueroa groundbreaking. Left to right are L.A. City Councilmember Curren Price, L.A. City Councilmember Jose Huizar, L.A. County Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Tamika Butler, L.A. Walks...
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Eyes on the Street: MyFig Slowly Coming to Fruition
When the city broke ground for the My Figueroa project last October, the intention was for the project to open this past June. That construction was only really picking up steam around that time is not...
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Eyes on the Street: MyFigueroa Goes Green, Looks Nearly Ready
This story sponsored by Los Angeles Metro to remind readers of traffic pattern changes resulting from Purple Line Construction. Unless noted in the story, Metro is not consulted for the content or...
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My Figueroa Complete Streets Project Will Open Next Week!
This story sponsored by Los Angeles Metro to remind readers of traffic pattern changes resulting from Purple Line Construction. Unless noted in the story, Metro is not consulted for the content or...
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Muted Applause as Long-Awaited MyFigueroa Officially Opens
Earlier today, political leaders, LADOT staff and safe streets advocates gathered to celebrate the opening of the long-awaited, highly controversial MyFigueroa project at both a “grand opening” (at the...
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MyFigueroa Is Undermined By Scofflaw Drivers Parking and Turning Illegally
The city of L.A.’s My Figueroa project has improved Figueroa Street in many ways. Unfortunately driver behavior is undermining MyFig’s safety benefits. I was out of town for August’s opening...
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