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Penn Ave Converting to Two-way Traffic

A 1910 City Map. A rail line arcs from the middle of the left to the bottom right corner. There is a rail junction as well. The map shows city streets, and tracts of undeveloped farm land.

For as long as I can remember, this Food Truck Alley has been a one-way thoroughfare. This change may alleviate some of the traffic congestion at the intersection of Stewart and Olympic Boulevard.

Snapchat Leaving Venice

I’d heard rumors, but that’s it. Well, it turns out the rumors are true. The tech company, founded in Venice in 2011, is vacating a large chunk of its Venice network of office space for a location in a corporate office park in Santa Monica. This may actually serve as one final “fuck you” toContinue reading “Snapchat Leaving Venice”

Homework: Get Hit By A Range Rover

Today, I got hit by a Range Rover. With New York plates. It happened around noon. At Sixth and Santa Clara. I’d just about rode my bike down to the stop sign when homie came up close at the limit line. I’d been in a track stand when his bumper kissed my left thigh. AboutContinue reading “Homework: Get Hit By A Range Rover”

Bird Riders Beware

No helmet? That’s a ticket. The Santa Monica Police Department has officially started cracking down on the city’s 30,000 Bird subscribers via Bird lovers tweet as tickets ruffle feathers | Santa Monica Daily Press

Driving to Vegas Soon? Your SatNav May Stop Working

Uber drivers beware. Riders too. GPS service could be experienced by aircrews flying throughout the western United States. via USAF Is Jamming GPS In The Western U.S. For Largest Ever Red Flag Air War Exercise – The Drive