Day: May 7, 2013
Streetsblog LA
The Inequitable Toll of Pedestrian Deaths
A recent report by the Centers for Disease Control found that while 10.5 percent of all trips in the United States are made on foot, pedestrians made up 13 percent of all traffic fatalities between 2001 and 2010. During those years, a staggering 47,392 pedestrians were killed on American roadways. In 2010, the per capita pedestrian fatality rate in America was more than double the rate in the UK and Germany -- 13.9 deaths per million people compared to 6.7 and 5.8, respectively, according to figures compiled by the British government [XLS].
May 7, 2013
Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner Adopts Wildly Anti-Bicycle Policy
Starting on June 1, the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service connecting San Luis Obispo to San Diego by way of Los Angeles is adopting a new policy that will make life harder for anyone planning on biking to or from the train. The policy is so onerous for bicycle commuters, one has to assume it's intentional.
May 7, 2013
Long Beach: Plans Move Forward on Los Cerritos/Bixby Knolls Bike Infrastructure
Bixby Knolls/Los Cerritos are getting closer to the reality of Long Beach's master bike plan making tangible changes to the northern neighborhoods. And rightfully so: Pacific Avenue is a main arterial for those on two wheels and the bike lane proposed on San Antonio will connect those to Pacific Avenue from the north.
May 7, 2013
NHTSA: Traffic Deaths Shot Up 5.3 Percent to 34,080 in 2012
Deaths from motor vehicle crashes rose 5.3 percent in 2012, according to new numbers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [PDF]. It's the first time since 2005 that fatalities have gone up. Vehicle miles traveled only rose 0.3 percent last year.
May 7, 2013
Do American Transit Projects Suffer From a Democracy Deficit?
Alon Levy at Pedestrian Observations ran a thought-provoking post today about the level of democratic involvement that goes into major American transportation projects.
May 7, 2013
Today’s Headlines
CEQA Reforms a “Work in Progress” Still Moving Through Legislature in Sacramento (SacBee) Harbor Commissioner: SCIG Makes Sense for Region Despite Local Opposition (Press-Telegram) “Villaraigosa Defends Faulty Subway Science” (BH Courier) Today Is Voter Registration Deadline for L.A.’s 5/21 Election (Daily News) California High-Speed Rail Board OKs $96M, Two More Years for Contractor (Mercury News) … Continued
May 7, 2013