How Big Data Can Help Prevent Deaths By Speeding
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What if you could reliably pinpoint street segments all over the country where speeding traffic poses a constant threat to life and limb?
Six Secrets From the Planner of Sevilla’s Lightning Bike Network
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Here's one way to understand the story of biking in Sevilla, Spain: It went from having about as much biking as Oklahoma City to having about as much biking as Portland, Oregon. It did this over the course of four years.
Today’s Headlines
|- LAPD Blaming Pedestrians For Drivers Killing Them (Daily News)
- Metro Studying Vermont Subway (Curbed)
- Carnage: One Person Killed In Hollywood 101 Freeway Crash (CBS)
- Can A Dodger Gondola Really Fly? (Downtown News)
- Hollywood Supportive Housing Project Faces Opposition Appeal (Urbanize)
- Koreatown Homeless Shelter Plan Opposed By Some (Curbed)
- L.A. Plans Permanent Supportive Housing At Echo Park Site (Urbanize)
- L.A. County Plans Seven Affordable Housing Projects (Urbanize)
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This Week In Livable Streets
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Eastern Avenue, Transit-Oriented Communities, Sepulveda Transit Corridor, Watts bike show, Cyclofemme and much more!
Congress Can’t Let Self-Driving Car Makers Treat People as Guinea Pigs, Say Public Safety Watchdogs
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A bill in Congress to allow large numbers of self-driving cars on American streets needs substantial revisions to protect people inside and outside of autonomous vehicles.
Fix Bike “Clutter” — Put a Bike Corral on Every Block
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It shouldn't be a tough nut to crack: Just put more bike parking in the curb lane. Now Washington, DC, is considering something along those lines.
Today’s Headlines
|- Meeting On Pasadena’s Union Street Protected Bike Lane This Week (SGV Tribune)
…Meeting On Safety Improvements At Allen Station Too (SGV Tribune) - Metro Bike Share Proposes New Lower Fares (Biking in L.A.)
- Where So. Cal’s Fatal Crashes Take Place (SGV Tribune)
- Vision Zero Safety Goals Seem Far Away (Daily News)
- River Bike Path In Reseda Has Homelessness Problems (Daily News)
- CA Housing Crisis Could Lead To Economic Crisis (Curbed)
- My Figueroa Constructions Rolls On
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A New Way to Rank America’s Best Cities for Bicycling
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The PeopleForBikes rating system reveals some unexpected new stars. But no American city has bicycling figured out yet.
Today’s Headlines
|- Glendale Adds New Street Stickers To Blame Peds (Glendale News Press)
- Fight Over Santa Monica Parking Space Degenerates Into Hate Crime (LAT)
- NRDC Analyzes And Likes Metro Strategic Plan
- Baldwin Park To Build Warehouse Instead of Housing At Caltrans Site (SGV Tribune)
- Ontario’s Role In So Cal Transportation Planning (Daily Bulletin)
- More On South L.A. Vermont/Manchester Site Ruling (ABC7)
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Possible West Santa Ana Branch Win-Win: Heavy Rail Connection to Union Station
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Running heavy rail on the West Santa Ana Branch could be cheaper, faster, higher-capacity - and a win-win for communities the line will serve.
Study: People Who Bike to Work Live Longer Than People Who Drive
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A robust study of British workers found that people who commute by bike are less likely to die from heart disease, cancer, and other causes.