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Cities Block Off Streets for Rich Neighborhoods, Not for Bike/Walk Safety – Part 2

Cities know street closures work to divert and calm car traffic, they shouldn't be shy about using diverters/closures for prioritizing the safety and convenience of people getting around on foot and on bike

June 11, 2024

Metro Committee Approves $225M Cost Overrun for Westside Subway Section 1 Construction

Wilshire subway 4-mile extension section 1 (Western to La Cienega) budget swells from from $3.14B to $3.35B. Section construction is 91 percent done, now anticipated to open fall 2025

May 16, 2024

CicLAvia Opens Venice Boulevard – Open Thread

CicLAvia opened six miles of Venice Boulevard - from Culver City Station to Venice Beach

April 22, 2024

How Neighboring NIMBYs Fought the Expo Bike Path, and How the Northvale Gap is Finally Getting Built

Literal "not in my backyard" neighbor opposition hampered the creation of the E/Expo Line light rail, and the current push to close the E Line bike path gap

November 22, 2023

How to Support the Ambitious ‘Marina Central Park’ Freeway Removal Study

Marina Central Park would remove the three-mile-long, six-plus lane Marina Freeway (SR-90) and replace it with new housing, parks, bus rapid transit, and bikeways

October 6, 2023

Eyes on the Street: Are L.A.’s Latest Worst Sharrows on Slauson Avenue in Del Rey?

On Slauson LADOT added new diagonal parking, and door-zone sharrows, then counted it as a "bike friendly street." Really.

August 1, 2023

Venice Boulevard Bus and Bike Upgrade Project Completed

2.1 miles of new bus lanes, and 2.5 miles of conventional bike lanes upgraded to parking-protected... but also a couple of gaps

June 28, 2023