Cartoon Tuesday: Vote for Oil
On this Election Day, here’s animator Mark Fiore on the importance of making your voice heard in uncertain times. Click through for this timely message.
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Keep L.A. Moving Fails on Sweeping Anti-Road Diet Motion – Twice
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The Manhattan Beach-based nonprofit Keep L.A. Moving has been pushing a pernicious anti-safety resolution in L.A.’s neighborhood council circles. So far, the motion has twice failed to be approved. Earlier this month, the L.A. Neighborhood Council Coalition put it off to be reconsidered in January. Last night the motion was voted down at the Rampart […]
Today’s Headlines
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L.A. Speed Limits Going Up So Police Can Write Tickets (LAT, Daily News) County OKs Nearly 20,000-Home Tejon Ranch Development (KTLA, LAT) L.A. OKs Venice Homeless Housing (Curbed) Homeless Housing Proposed At Dueling Echo Park Parking Lot Sites (Eastsider) L.A. Extends Rules Against Sleeping In Vehicles (Curbed) Cedillo Motion Looks To Repurpose South L.A. Oil […]
Sign up now to Help with the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count on January 22-24
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"Homelessness is the most pressing issue facing L.A. today - and we can only end it if everyone steps up and works together," wrote Mayor Eric Garcetti in a statement when the new count days were announced.
Safety Officials to Cities: Stop Buying Such Huge Trucks
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Cities that are serious about achieving Vision Zero have to tackle large truck design. Garbage trucks, fire trucks, commercial freight trucks, which comprise only four percent of vehicles on the streets, are responsible for almost twice that number of pedestrian fatalities and more than one in 10 bike fatalities, according to a new report from […]
Today’s Headlines
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Activist Who Pushed “Bicyclists Bill of Rights” in L.A. Now Pushing “Mobility Bill of Rights” …Rampart Village Council Considers It, and Motion to End Vision Zero at Tonight’s Meeting (Biking in L.A.) Op/Ed: Want Congestion Free Streets and Better Transit? Try Congestion Pricing (LAT) Twitter User Tours Crenshaw Line Extension and Takes a Lot of […]
This Week in Livable Streets
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South and Southeast L.A. plans and development, People St, Gold Line, remember Frederick "Woon" Frazier, toy ride, and more