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Is LADOT’s New SF-Imported Chief the Antidote to LA’s Defeatist Attitude?

By Damien Newton | Jul 22, 2014 | No Comments

Should Mayor Eric Garcetti have hired someone with more Los Angeles experience to run Los Angeles’ Department of Transportation? With San Francisco’s Seleta Reynolds chosen as the incoming department head, there’s been a small buzz that only someone with direct experience with our region can handle making L.A. a better place to live. It has […]

Initiative to Slow Downtown Menlo Park Growth Lands on Ballot

By Andrew Boone | Jul 18, 2014 | 63 Comments

On Tuesday evening, Menlo Park’s City Council reluctantly forwarded to the November 4 ballot an initiative that would reject two proposed developments that would replace largely-vacant auto dealerships with walkable offices, retail space, and apartments, and slow or stop future development along El Camino Real. The proposed developments would boost transit ridership by bringing thousands […]

Sup. Kim Gives Warm Send-Off to SFMTA’s Seleta Reynolds, Headed to LA

By Joe Linton | Jul 11, 2014 | No Comments

For a quick preview of what Seleta Reynolds has to offer Los Angeles as the new chief of its Department of Transportation, watch this video of her commendation appearance before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week. Reynolds’ item begins at 00:43. Supervisor Jane Kim, in a glowing speech, praised the departing San Francisco Municipal […]

Will San Mateo County Make Real Changes for a Safer Middlefield Road?

By Andrew Boone | Jun 27, 2014 | 1 Comment

Residents of North Fair Oaks have made it clear that they want a safer Middlefield Road with wider sidewalks, but San Mateo County has yet to commit to a redesign that could make a real difference on this important commercial street. On Tuesday, county officials presented the results of a community survey on the $12.5 […]

Berkeley Bike Station Contract Extended — For Now

By Melanie Curry | Jun 27, 2014 | 3 Comments

Buried in Tuesday evening’s Berkeley City Council agenda was a resolution to extend the contract on the Downtown Berkeley Bike Station for one more year, at its current terms. The station moved to its current street-level storefront location in the historic Shattuck Hotel building in 2010 after extensive renovations to the former retail space, and […]

Speaking With SFMTA’s Seleta Reynolds, Nominated to Head LADOT

By Joe Linton and Damien Newton | Jun 20, 2014 | No Comments

Earlier today, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti nominated Seleta Reynolds to be the new general manager for LADOT. Streetsblog announced the nomination earlier today via this brief article, which includes the mayor’s press release. Reynolds currently works for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), where she leads three teams in the Livable Streets subdivision […]

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