The so-called “choices” that people make about movement– how they get to where they’re going, and whether they bike, walk, ride, or drive there– are never merely individual decisions. Rather, these decisions are often the result of how the cities we live in have been mapped and planned over time. Los Angeles, for example, is [...]

On July 12, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the organization’s plan to award $6.2 million in workforce development and job training grants to 21 communities across the nation. The funds, used to train job-seekers in the green industry, will help to qualify participants for careers in areas like weatherization, brownfield redevelopment, energy efficiency, [...]

While countries around the world are addressing traffic and pollution with revitalized public transportation and increased pedestrian-friendly spaces, most North American cities are simply pouring the cement for another parking garage. Increasingly bewildering is the fact that the international economy is crying out for more practical, money-saving alternatives to skyrocketing gas prices. American transit: the [...]

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined hands with LA City Council President Eric Garcetti and City Librarian Martín Gómez to launch the first day of Monday service in the city’s 73 libraries today. The Mayor, who said his mother sent him to the library after school while he was growing up, explained, “I know the positive role [...]

This Friday, Los Angeles City Mayor Villaraigosa released the 2010 Bicycle Plan, the latest major milestone in putting the city’s Measure R funds to work. By designating over 1600 miles of bicycle lanes throughout Los Angeles, the plan is designed to promote biking as a sustainable means of transit. The new bicycle system, composed of [...]

The Federal Initiative The Los Angeles River was chosen this Saturday as one of seven locations selected to be part of a pilot project aimed at revitalizing growing U.S. cities and the natural resources that surround them. The purpose of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership is to reconnect urban communities with their waterways by nixing [...]