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Rail-to-Rail Bike/Walk Path Breaks Ground on Slauson; Officials Speak to Its Significance for Corridor
Construction was to have begun in 2018, but the community had been waiting for something to happen there for much longer than that.
July 12, 2022
CEO Wiggins Pledges to Restore Metro Ridership to Pre-COVID Levels by July 2023
Data shows Metro system struggling to restore service and build ridership
July 12, 2022
As Baldwin Park Tiny Homes Expand, A Resident Tells Her Success Story
SBLA sat down with a recent resident of the Esperanza Villa to get a sense of what services and opportunities unhoused people in need in the San Gabriel Valley can find there.
July 12, 2022
CicLAvia South L.A. Opens Western Avenue – Open Thread
CicLAvia's first event along South L.A.'s Western Avenue featured mayoral hopeful Karen Bass, City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, and tens of thousands participants.
July 11, 2022
Some Urban Observations from My Barcelona Vacation
Barcelona is the most walkable, most transit-oriented, and most bikeable place I've ever been to. Great transit, bikeways, walk streets and more!
July 7, 2022
Griffith Park Opens Newly Car-Free Street, More To Come
The April 16 death of cyclist Andrew Jelmert is spurring Griffith Park safety improvements, including a new three-quarter-mile car-free stretch of Griffith Park Drive
July 5, 2022
LAPD Peddles Misinformation about Sidewalk Biking to Spanish Speakers
Seven years after the launch of Vision Zero, LAPD still doesn't have a handle on basic traffic laws or much insight into the specific challenges that cyclists on the margins face.
June 28, 2022
Section of Griffith Park Drive Closed to Motorists As Part of Safety Pilot
Today, the city is seeking feedback on the small closure in the northeast corner of the park.
June 27, 2022
Long-Promised Bike Lanes on the Spring Street Bridge Could Be Coming Soon
"We are still intending to stripe the bike lanes on the Spring St Bridge even though the project contract itself is completed."
June 22, 2022
Today: Insurance Committee to Consider Bill That Could Kill Bike-Share
This (Wednesday) afternoon, the California Senate Insurance Committee will consider a bill whose author, Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), claims its aim is to protect pedestrians - but which would instead kill bike- and scooter-share systems in California.
June 22, 2022