Search Results for "Gary Kavanagh"
Little Vehicles (including E-Scooters) Can Help Heal Car-Centric Cities
LVs can be the catalyst for L.A. to transform the urban fabric long term, to work better as compact walkable urban fabric around transit.
January 30, 2019
Transpo Advocates Receive Troubling Letter Cheering Hit-and-Run Harm
Mysterious cranky letter criticizes "transgendering car lanes into bike lanes", "Mexicans who ride", and cheers hit-and-run crime
August 17, 2017
These State Lawmakers Indulged the Violent Fantasy of Ramming Protesters With a Car
During the past year, GOP lawmakers in six states tried to protect people who drove cars into protesters, like white supremacist James Fields did this weekend in Charlottesville.
August 14, 2017
Metro Service Changes Take Effect This Sunday, Including Fewer Night Trains
This Sunday, June 26, Metro will be making their twice yearly "service changes" to bus and rail service. This typically means minor cuts, often justifiable, but still incrementally making riders' lives a little worse and incrementally contributing to declines in ridership.
June 22, 2016
Open Thread: Coast, Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Event
Santa Monica closed off two miles of streets to motor vehicles on Sunday for its first-ever open streets event, Coast.
June 6, 2016
Streetsblog, Santa Monica Next, and LongBeachize Have a Dozen Finalists for L.A. Press Club Awards
It is awards season for journalism in Southern California, and the recent announcement of finalists for the 58th Annual Southern California Journalism Awards gives us a chance to pat ourselves on the back as we celebrate some excellent work by the Southern California Streets Initiative team.
May 25, 2016
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August 19, 2015
Mandatory Helmet Bill Is Gutted: Now Asks for Study
The mandatory bicycle helmet bill, Senator Carol Liu's Senate Bill 192, has been dropped—or rather amended. Instead of requiring bicyclists to wear helmets, it calls on the Office of Traffic Safety to conduct a study of bicycle helmet use.
April 10, 2015
L.A. Press Club Honors Streetsblog Los Angeles as Best News Blog in L.A.
It was another banner night for Streetsblog Los Angeles at the L.A. Press Club Awards Dinner. In addition to our win as the 2013 "best blog" award, Streetsblog team placed in three other categories, including two that were "medium-wide" meaning that we were competing not just against online media but all media. Our awards haul from last night included:
June 30, 2014
CA Senate Committee to Consider Protected Bike Lanes Bill Tomorrow
A key hearing will be held in Sacramento tomorrow on legislation that would pave the way for more California cities to build protected bike lanes, also known as "cycle tracks."
June 25, 2014