Pedestrian Safety
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Temple Street Slow Jams Celebrate Improvements, Though No Road Diet
Community members held Slow Jams to bring attention to safety improvements coming to a particularly deadly stretch of Temple St.
September 25, 2018
Rowena Avenue Report: Ryu Motion, NC Meeting Tonight, Crash Nearby Last Night
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.
September 5, 2018
City’s Newest Scramble Crosswalk Opens in Venice
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 bridge housing project which would site temporary housing for those experiencing homelessness in their community.
August 29, 2018
Luke Klipp: Pedestrian Beg Buttons Exist to Serve People in Cars
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.
August 28, 2018
Huizar Cuts Ribbon on El Sereno’s Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements
Just over a week ago, El Sereno leaders joined L.A. City Councilmember José Huizar and city staff to cut the ceremonial ribbon on the Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements project.
August 13, 2018
Eyes on the Street: New Scramble Diagonal Crosswalk at Hollywood and Vine
The new Hollywood/Vine scramble crosswalk debuted last week - a welcome pedestrian safety intervention in a highly walked neighborhood.
July 20, 2018
L.A. City Councilmember O’Farrell Breaks Ground on Beverly Blvd Safety Improvements
Councilmember O'Farrell broke ground on a $1.37M project to make a 2.5-mile stretch of Beverly safer and more walkable
July 12, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Left Turn Safety Improvements at 4th and Hill in DTLA
New LADOT safety improvements at 4th and Hill help drivers make legal, safer left turns
May 30, 2018
Ground Breaks on Improvements for Streets Around Breed, Sheridan Schools
Given that approximately 80 percent of all students live within a quarter-mile of both schools and two-thirds of all students walk or bike to class, the improvements are welcome.
May 23, 2018
“I Can’t Go Everywhere that I Thought I Could Go”: When Black and Brown Cyclists Need Safety from More than Traffic
"I knew where I was," muses Slimm, the 25-year-old road captain from the Los Ryderz Bike Club regarding his fateful decision to roll past 65th on Broadway - the heart of East Coast Crips territory, "but I was just riding by..."
May 1, 2018
