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Bike Coalition Executive Director Eli Kaufman speaking at yesterdays LAPD, L.A. Walks, SAFE, LACBC press briefing. Photo via LACBC

Friday L.A. Round-Up: Traffic Deaths Spike, COVID-19 Slow Streets, and 7th Street Lanes

By Joe Linton | May 15, 2020 | No Comments

New protected bike lanes on the way downtown, first COVID slow streets on the Westside, and LAPD reports a surge in speeding and traffic fatalities.

The Metro Expo Line will soon receive better signal prioritization. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

City Council Approves Expo Line Signal Prioritization and Final Expo Line Neighborhood Plans

By Joe Linton | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

L.A. City Council approved maximizing Expo Line signal prioritization, and the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan which fosters affordable housing, jobs, and walkability at five stations

The 10 Freeway offramp at Overland Avenue - image via Bing maps

It Took a Village to Make This Overland Avenue Crosswalk Safer

By Jonathan Weiss | Jul 10, 2019 | 2 Comments

Several modest improvements - new signage, pedestrian head-start signal, flashing yellow right-turn arrow - made one well-used Westside crosswalk much safer

Mobility Go Zone &; Pricing Feasibility Study

Santa Monica, Westside Political Leaders Disagree on “Go Zone” Congestion Pricing Proposal

By Damien Newton | Mar 28, 2019 | 22 Comments

SCAG has a new study looking at cordon congestion pricing on the Westside - to reduce congestion and improve the environment. Assemblymember Bloom likes the proposal; Councilmember Bonin doesn't.

Last week, two drivers struck and killed a pedestrian and the intersection of Centinela and Barbara. Image via Google maps

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Traffic Safety Deniers Cynically Attack Venice Blvd Safety Improvements for Crash on Centinela Nearby

By Joe Linton | Jan 2, 2019 | 60 Comments

Two drivers struck and killed Felipe Nunez-Garcia on Centinela, then Westside trolls called for removing safety improvements elsewhere.

Federal approval means that construction can proceed on the third phase extending the Metro Purple Line. Photo: Wikimedia

Metro Receives Key Federal Approval for Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3

By Joe Linton | Sep 20, 2018 | 9 Comments

The federal government finally OK-ed L.A. Metro to proceed with construction of the $1.3B Westside Purple Line extension section 3.

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