This Week in Livable Streets
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Metro board, San Pedro bike tour, Sixth Street Viaduct art, single-family zoning, and short bike films.
Introducing: the Streetsblog California Index*
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Some random numbers on traffic safety
Today’s Headlines
|- OC Drivers Don’t Want Market-Manipulated High Gas Prices (CBS)
- SGV Tribune Salutes People Who Fought and Killed 710 Freeway Extension
- Northridge Driver Hit-and-Run Crash Injures Two (Daily News)
- Cm Ryu Says Rowena Road Diet Will Stay (Curbed, Los Feliz Ledger, Eastsider)
- SGV Tribune Profiles Ride of Silence
- L.A. River Bike/Walk Path Just Got A Boost (Daily News)
- How Crenshaw Became Black L.A.’s Main Street (Curbed)
- Five Small Lot Homes Proposed By Mariachi Plaza (Urbanize)
- The Downsides Of Lyft Car Rental Program (LAT)
- Curbed‘s Guide To L.A. Renters Rights
- Streetsbloggy Podcast Recommendation: The War On Cars
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WRONG! Safety Officials Think Tech Gadgets Will Save Pedestrians from Monster SUVs
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We know SUVs are killing pedestrians. But none of the traffic safety agencies is willing to alert the public about it.
Today’s Headlines
|- Metro Needs To Stop Studying, Start Fixing (LAT)
- Four Corridors Where Metro Could Put Bus-Only Lanes (Urbanize)
- CHP Tickets Nearly 20,000 Drivers For Cell Phone Violations (Pasadena Star News)
- Phase 2 Of New Blue Renovation Closures Starts June 1 (Curbed)
- Carnage: Two Killed In Encino Car Crash (LAT)
- Four Injured In Granada Hills Car Crash (Daily News)
- Metrolink Service Impacted By Riverside Plane Crash (Daily News)
- State Transit Density Bill Paused For A Year (Curbed)
…LAT Editorial Board: CA Puts Off Housing Crisis For A Year - Report: Many Factors In Gas Price Increase (NBC4)
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SGV Connect 42: Looking Ahead to Sunday’s 626
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Who better to help us preview the event than Wes Reutimann, the special projects director for Active SGV?
Talking Headways Podcast: The Humble Curb
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This week, Stephen Smyth, co-founder and CEO of Coord, talks about his company's digital infrastructure keeps inventory of our existing infrastructure assets, especially curb space.
Today’s Headlines
|- Today Is Bike-to-Work Day (The Source)
…Due To Rain, Some Pit Stops (WeHo, Santa Monica) Canceled/Postponed - Walking Is L.A.’s Future, Though L.A. Doesn’t Plan For It (Curbed)
…Will People-Walking Connect People Who Drive? (LAT) - Metro Looking Into Possible Bus-Only Lanes (Curbed)
- Alignments Under Consideration For L.A. River Bike/Walk Path (The Source)
- August CicLAvia To Connect Hollywood And West Hollywood (WeHoVille)
- Carnage: Driver Dies Crashing Into Tree In Encino (Daily News)
…Driver Dies Crashing Into Power Pole In Woodland Hills (Daily News) - San Marino Wants To Return Funding To Metro (SGV Tribune)
- How L.A. Can Clean Its Smoggy Air (KCRW)
- Compare L.A. Times Coverage Of Over-Budget Delayed-Schedule Metro Highway vs. Rail Projects
…don’t get SB started on L.A. Times misleading coverage of high-speed rail
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The Real Reason Roads Are In Bad Shape
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States don't lack money for road maintenance. They just spend it on expensive new projects — ribbon cuttings! — instead.
There’s a Right Way to Spend Trillions on Infrastructure
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A new report seeks to upend the debate over infrastructure to investments that boost mass transit while saving the planet.
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- Metro Could and Should Provide Free Student Transit (Investing in Place)
- Long Beach Have E-Scooter-Beating Suspect In Custody (KTLA)
- L.A. Built Most Housing In CA In 2018 (Curbed)
- Carnage: Redlands Driver Strikes, Kills Bicyclist (Biking in L.A.)
…Ladera Ranch Driver Strikes, Kills Bicyclist (Biking in L.A.) - Pasadena Driver Hit-and-Run Critically Injures Cyclist (Pasadena Now)
- Driver Crashes Into Malibu Garage (Daily News)
- Tomorrow Is Bike-to-Work Day – See Pit Stops Map
…Rainy Weather Forecast Tomorrow Morning
…Free Rides On Most L.A. County Transit (The Source)
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