As Beverly Hills Celebrates 100 Years, Lend Your Voice
Beverly Hills is now gearing up for an 18-month long (!) centennial celebration of “style, class and glamour” which will
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Soapbox
Beverly Hills Reaches Out When It Suits City Hall
We received a press release yesterday from City of Beverly Hills decrying Metro for finalizing the Purple Line Constitution station.
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Next Time it May Be You
When Traffic & Parking Commission declined to recommend safety improvements for cyclists on Beverly Drive, one of our heavily traveled
Read moreBike Route Pilot Late Meeting Notice is Par for the Course
Were you seeking official notice for tomorrow’s Traffic & Parking Commission Bike Route Pilot meeting but couldn’t find it? You’re
Read moreBike Route Pilot Leaves Much Off the Table
Given the legendary congestion and mobility challenges facing Beverly Hills, couldn’t we could use a crack engineering outfit to get
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Cultural Attitudes Toward Driving Evolve
As noted in a Marketplace piece today, the Frontier Group, an environmentally-oriented public interest organization affiliated with the federation of
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Are We Seeing the End of the Exurbs?
The Census Bureau garnered headlines when it reported that the LA connurbation was among the most densely-populated in the United
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Beverly Hills ‘Likes’ Metro!
You wouldn’t know it from the hostility shown to Metro by Beverly Hills officials incensed over the subway, but according
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The Bike that Got Away
Oh, the rides that get away. Most every longtime cyclist has a tale or two about the one that disappeared
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Beverly Hills Attends US Conference of Mayors
The 80th Winter Conference of Mayors just wrapped up in Washington, DC. At this conclave of city leaders (pop. 30,000+),
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On Google’s Terms, A Panopticon Matures
Google recently announced a change in how it collects information from search and online activity conducted through Google platforms and
Read moreMichigan engineers on bikes
Today I took a leg-stretcher from my place in Beverly Hills to the Marina to meet up with some LACBC
Read moreDo We Need an ADA-Style Equity-in-Access Law?
The Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law just over two decades ago. The landmark legislation requires ramps, curb cuts
Read moreCity-Resident Communication: Beverly Hills Can Do Better
Cities embrace social media to push information out to stakeholders and to engage residents in city business. We’ve heard about
Read moreDennis Romero
Leave it to the LA Weekly to glance at the new Los Angeles anti-harassment law, the one that for the
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