A Campaign Ad That Transit Buffs Can Appreciate
Amid the onslaught of flyers that seem to keep the Postal Service afloat every campaign season, the last theme we
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Pacific Electric
CicLAvia comes to Venice This Sunday!
The now-famous CicLAvia cycling street party is back this year with pair of events that expand its reach westward along
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CicLAvia Reaches Out to the City Present, Past and Future
We previously posted about changes to this Fall’s CicLAvia route, including a new extension into Chinatown and a long spur
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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
Read moreProposed Business Retention Agreement Includes PE Right of Way Condition
Better Bike scrutinizes most Beverly Hills agendas, and a condition in a 15-year ‘business retention” agreement with a big Hollywood
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Beverly Hills 100th Anniversary: A Town Built on Rail
Beverly Hills was incorporated as a municipality on January 28, 1914, which means that our 100th anniversary is coming up.
Read moreNew Details Released on the Gateway Overlay Zone
When we heard that Planning had convened a sub-committee meeting for the Gateway project last week, we were stumped: we’ve
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Will We Lose Historic T-Zoned Property to Offices?
[12/19/2011 Update: Beverly Hills Planning Commission took no action on the overlay zone described here. It was continued to a
Read moreBetter Bike Pacific Electric Ride
Last weekend’s ride along the abandoned Pacific Electric right-of-way through Beverly Hills was an exploratory romp along the rails (so
Read morePacific Electric Ride 8/14
Our PE ride group enjoying a brief stop alongside the Hollywood-Santa Monica right-of-way, seen here at Civic Center Drive. Back
Read moreLA MTA Backbone Route circa 1961
Doing a bit of web walking to prepare for our upcoming Sunday ride along the old Pacific Electric alignment here
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