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Editorial: Monterey Park City Council Considers Making Garvey Avenue More Dangerous
Monterey Park is looking to add more car lanes to Garvey Avenue - saying it will reduce congestion - but studies show more lanes means more traffic, plus more pollution and more dangerous streets
February 14, 2022
L.A. Planning to Reduce Speed Limits on 177 Miles of City Streets
Under a new state law, A.B. 43, LADOT determined that speed limit reductions were warranted on 77 street segments totaling 177.2 miles.
February 11, 2022
Some Questions About Metro’s Proposed North Hollywood Station Development
NoHo joint development would be great - if it included more affordable housing, less parking, quality bikeway connections, and lots of people walking
February 10, 2022
Broad Motion by Homelessness Hardliner Takes Aim at Streetside Bike Sales and Repairs; Council Critics Call Out Political Theater
In which CM Krekorian details how annoyed he was when police asked him why he believed the bikes he saw at an encampment were stolen.
February 9, 2022
New Bike Lanes on Yosemite Drive in Eagle Rock
The "Slow Yosemite" improvements a relatively rare asymmetric bikeway - a new uphill bike lane, with sharrows in the downhill direction
February 9, 2022
New Ballot Initiative Underway to Get L.A. to Implement Its Mobility Plan
Healthy Streets L.A. would require the city to implement its own approved Mobility Plan whenever the city repaves or otherwise works on a street
February 8, 2022
Draft Pasadena Pedestrian Plan Public Feedback Period Ends, to Head to City Council Soon
The 'Pasadena Walks!' plan identifies 10 high priority corridors, multiple high priority crossings and multiple secondary corridors
February 4, 2022
Glendale Blvd Hit-and-Run Crash Highlights Need for Safety Improvements
If Caltrans is serious about its professed commitment to safety, multi-modal transportation, and complete streets, it should take some kind of immediate action to fix the situation.
February 3, 2022
Councilmember Nithya Raman Appointed to So Cal Air Quality Board
Though Raman becomes just one of thirteen SCAQMD boardmembers, her presence should help to steer the agency toward a more just, more environmentally-friendly direction.
February 1, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Anti-Camping Rocks Block Ktown Sidewalk
"Frequently, following sweeps, we'll see new barriers put up to prevent people from returning to the location where they were camping"
January 31, 2022
