Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Safety

L.A. spot widening via Google Street View

L.A. Public Works Committee Approves Motion to End Automatic Road Widening

By Joe Linton | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

The Raman-Bonin-Blumenfield motion would "eliminate spot road widenings" instead prioritizing the "pedestrian experience" and "pedestrian safety and visibility" by minimizing crossing distance at intersections

Driver zooming through space that LADOT had previously blocked off on Silver Lake Boulevard at Temple Street. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Drivers Dismantle Modest Plastic-Bollard Vision Zero Improvements at Silver Lake and Temple

By Joe Linton | Jan 25, 2023 | No Comments

If L.A. is to move toward Vision Zero, the least the city can do is maintain the safety improvements already installed

Die-in for Vision Zero. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In at L.A. City Hall to Protest Record Traffic Deaths

By Joe Linton | Jan 23, 2023 | No Comments

More than 200 people attended last Saturday's die-in rally on L.A. City Hall steps. Attendees held 312 white roses, one for everyone who was killed by traffic violence last year in Los Angeles.

Streets Are For Everyone Releases Report “Dying on the Streets of Los Angeles”

By Joe Linton | Jan 12, 2023 | No Comments

There were 309 traffic fatalities in 2022, breaking the 300 mark for the first time in over 20 years. This was an increase of five percent from the previous year and a staggering 28 percent increase over 2020.

Watch Nimesh Rajakumar’s Video: How Los Angeles Makes Biking in Paradise a Nightmare

By Joe Linton | Dec 27, 2022 | No Comments

YouTuber Nimesh in L.A. has an excellent explainer video on the highs and lows of riding a bicycle on the Westside

Joshua Samuel Markowitz. Photo courtesy of Noah Belkhous

Guest Editorial: Robbed of Life

By Lori Markowitz | Nov 18, 2022 | No Comments

"...rising aggression on our roadways is robbing us of people we love."

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