Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Public Health

Although LAPD claims they shot 22-year-old Margarito "Junior" López because he "advanced" toward officers while holding a knife, an examination of the body cam footage shows the standby warning for a "less lethal" projectile went unheeded, resulting in contagious fire. The warning (in green) is added by Streetsblog; LAPD elected not to include it in their transcription.

Officers Who Killed Margarito López Didn’t Heed Standby Warning for “Less Lethal” Fire

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 26, 2022 | No Comments

Half a second after the projectile is fired at López – who is in the midst of turning away from officers – a burst of contagious fire erupts.

Recent crowded bus stop on Santa Monica Boulevard at Vermont. Via Twitter

L.A. Should ‘Al Fresco’ Its Bus Stops

By Luke Klipp | Nov 17, 2020 | No Comments

Apply the same L.A. Al Fresco energy to improving bus stops - for the safety and well-being of essential workers.

Del Rey "slow streets" map - via Twitter

L.A. Announces COVID “Slow Streets” Pilot then Postpones It; Program Needs Focus On Health, Equity

By Joe Linton | May 1, 2020 | No Comments

Crafted properly - prioritizing health and equity, timed right, and implemented respectfully, there could be many positive outcomes from Healthy Streets walk/bike safety improvements.

Family on the Vermont Avenue Green Line Station platform. Capture via Streetfilm

Metro’s Mid-Freeway Transit Stations Are Hellishly Loud

By Joe Linton | Aug 6, 2018 | 26 Comments

Metro's mid-freeway transit stations are annoyingly loud environments and may be harmful to your health

Metro Asks South L.A. Stakeholders: How Would You Use Rail-to-River Bike/Pedestrian Path?

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 26, 2016 | No Comments

“They’ve started work on that bike path!” a South Central bike shop owner announced excitedly after noticing mounds of dirt piled up in the rail right-of-way (ROW) at Slauson and Normandie. He couldn’t wait for it to be finished, he said. The Rail-to-River path – a bike and pedestrian path that would cut across South […]

Proyecto Jardin Evicted from Community Garden at White Memorial; Protest Planned for Saturday

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 29, 2016 | 22 Comments

This Sunday, January 31st, the eviction of the community gardening collective known as Proyecto Jardin from the garden space behind White Memorial Medical Center in Boyle Heights will mark a significant change for the neighborhood. In a community that has felt very much at the mercy of externally-driven change in recent years, many residents are […]

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