Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Pedestrian Safety

Silver Lake's Rowena Avenue. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Rowena Avenue Report: Ryu Motion, NC Meeting Tonight, Crash Nearby Last Night

By Joe Linton | Sep 5, 2018 | 1 Comment

Though the Rowena Avenue road diet reconfiguration has improved safety, critics are pushing to have it undone on the grounds of nearby cut-through traffic.

City’s Newest Scramble Crosswalk Opens in Venice

By Damien Newton | Aug 29, 2018 | 1 Comment

Earlier this morning, the city’s newest “Scramble Crosswalk” opened at Washington Boulevard and Pacific Avenue in Venice. City Councilmember Mike Bonin, LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds, and residents of Venice inaugurated the upgrade with a stroll through the intersection. Before the opening, Bonin spent over half an hour fielding concerns from residents opposed to a […]

Pedestrian beg buttons are designed to speed up driving and to make people walking wait longer. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Luke Klipp: Pedestrian Beg Buttons Exist to Serve People in Cars

By Joe Linton | Aug 28, 2018 | 72 Comments

Pedestrian beg buttons are not serving pedestrians; they exist to serve people in cars. They minimize car travel delays while making people on foot wait longer.

The Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements include 1.5 miles of new road diet bike lanes. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Huizar Cuts Ribbon on El Sereno’s Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements

By Joe Linton | Aug 13, 2018 | 4 Comments

This story sponsored by Los Angeles Metro to remind readers of traffic pattern changes resulting from Purple Line Construction. Unless noted in the story, Metro is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Just over a week ago, El Sereno leaders joined L.A. City Councilmember José Huizar and city staff to […]

Hollywood and Vine's new diagonal crosswalks - photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: New Scramble Diagonal Crosswalk at Hollywood and Vine

By Joe Linton | Jul 20, 2018 | 5 Comments

The new Hollywood/Vine scramble crosswalk debuted last week - a welcome pedestrian safety intervention in a highly walked neighborhood.

L.A. City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell speaking at this morning's groundbreaking for Beverly Blvd safety improvements. All photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. City Councilmember O’Farrell Breaks Ground on Beverly Blvd Safety Improvements

By Joe Linton | Jul 12, 2018 | 4 Comments

Councilmember O'Farrell broke ground on a $1.37M project to make a 2.5-mile stretch of Beverly safer and more walkable

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