It's Election Day! Today until 8 p.m. is the countywide primary election that will decide numerous races, including L.A.'s next mayor, and lots of other elected officials that will shape the Los Angeles region, for better or worse. If you haven't already voted, please get out and vote, then come back and read the rest of the news briefs below.
L.A.'s clandestine Crosswalk Collective has struck again. This time, new crosswalks have appeared at the intersection of Hawthorn Avenue and Vista Street, right in front of Gardner Elementary School. One hint that the city hasn't quite made this intersection safe is the presence of that highway style crash barrier installed to keep inattentive drivers from colliding with the school.
The city doesn't keep us safe, so we keep us safe.
— LADOT Livable Streets (@LADOTlivable) May 31, 2022
The city's permanent slow streets program seems to be installing just enough to look busy, while avoiding any features that would actually prevent cars from speeding down neighborhood streets (which the city is reluctant to do except where it will keep the riffraff out of well-off white neighborhoods).
LADOT permanent slow street installation on Coronado Street at 6th Street in the MacArthur Park neighborhood, which is one of the most walked neighborhoods in the city. If the city can't prioritize people on foot in MacArthur Park, then it's not trying hard enough. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog
LADOT permanent slow street installation on Francis Avenue at Vermont Avenue in the L.A. City neighborhood of Koreatown, the most population-dense, neighborhood in Los Angeles, which is also heavily walked and transit-rich. Um, where's the crosswalk? But, really, where's the diverter? Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog
Transit ridership and freeway funding are up. $14 million for MicroTransit was postponed. South Bay C Line extension draws both controversy and support. Law enforcement, Taylor Swift, bus lanes, and more!