Livable Streets
Streetsblog LA
Leaving Cars Behind, Seniors Find Streets Inhospitable
A recent poll conducted by AARP finds that Americans over the age of 50 are cutting down on car trips due to rising gas prices, but are finding public infrastructure, or lack thereof, to be an obstacle.
August 20, 2008
State Complete Streets Bill Heading to a Final Vote Next Week
The Los Angeles County Bike Coalition reports that A.B. 1358, The Complete Streets Bill, will be heard by the full Senate next week. The legislation would require that cities and counties to design roadways that safely accommodate all those who use them, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, children, the elderly and the handicapped, as well as motorists. While this might seem like pretty revolutionary stuff in Los Angeles, all it requires of municipalities to treat everyone equally when designing road projects.
August 7, 2008
San Francisco Pol Wants to Ban Cars on Market Street
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that City Supervisor Chris Daly wants to ban cars from part of Market Street. While transit would still be able to traverse the 2.3 mile stretch between Octavia Boulevard and the Embarcadero all privately owned passenger vehicles would be banned.
July 29, 2008
South LA Street Improvement Project Moves Forward, Times Unhappy
If you're the LA Times, you think, "yuck, who wants any of that?"
June 26, 2008