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Proposed “Uplift Melrose” Streetscape Project Enjoys Widespread Community Support
Uplift Melrose has broad support from businesses and neighborhood councils, but will City Councilmember Paul Koretz follow the community's lead?
August 26, 2020
Slow Streets Update and Open Thread – How Are They Working for You?
LADOT has implemented nearly 20 Slow Streets areas so far... but they don't work very well.
July 20, 2020
Friday L.A. Round-Up: Traffic Deaths Spike, COVID-19 Slow Streets, and 7th Street Lanes
New protected bike lanes on the way downtown, first COVID slow streets on the Westside, and LAPD reports a surge in speeding and traffic fatalities.
May 15, 2020
Competing with Challenger Raman, Incumbent Ryu Claims Record of Support for Healthy Sustainable Transportation
L.A. isn't buying Ryu's twitter assertion of his record on "healthy and sustainable" mobility. Ryu has been pro-parking, anti-bikeway, and anti-road-diet.
May 14, 2020
Pasadena Nudges Drivers to Slow Down, Share Streets with Bicyclists and Pedestrians during COVID-19
Pasadena's "three-tiered campaign is a reminder that roads are multi-modal and are meant to be safely shared by all” per Transportation Director Laura Cornejo.
May 14, 2020
Rebutting a Misleading Argument Against Healthy Streets Improvements
L.A. electeds are astonishingly tone-deaf in their dismissal of keeping pedestrians and cyclists safe
May 4, 2020
L.A. Announces COVID “Slow Streets” Pilot then Postpones It; Program Needs Focus On Health, Equity
Crafted properly - prioritizing health and equity, timed right, and implemented respectfully, there could be many positive outcomes from Healthy Streets walk/bike safety improvements.
May 1, 2020
L.A. Still Hell-Bent on Widening Magnolia Boulevard Like It’s 1999
BOE, LADOT, and Councilmember Krekorian should open their eyes. North Hollywood doesn't look like it did in 1999.
February 21, 2020
L.A. Shouldn’t Make Magnolia Boulevard More Dangerous By Widening It
Will Councilmember Krekorian listen to the concerns of his constituents and put an end to this dangerous and costly project?
February 10, 2020
Some Progress on Curbing Speeding L.A. Drivers, Much Reform Still Needed
L.A. can now issue speeding tickets all over, compared to 19% of streets in 2016. State speed limit law reforms are also on the way.
February 7, 2020
