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Transportation Committee Denies Mar Vista Venice Blvd Legal Challenge
L.A.'s Transportation Committee supported the Mar Vista Venice Boulevard great streets project, denying a legal appeal and affirming it is exempt from CEQA review.
February 27, 2019
L.A. Anti-Road-Diet Conspiracy Trolls Trying to Go National
Should Streetsblog be giving street safety denier crackpots more attention than they deserve?
February 4, 2019
Metro Prohibits Bicycling/Walking On First Street In Little Tokyo
Metro needs to make First Street safe, instead of expecting cyclists to take a ridiculous detour
January 8, 2019
Neighborhood Council Coalition Approves Neutral Motion Calling for Community Consultation on Road Diets
LANCC calls for community input on road diets. This represents a victory for livability, as early version of motion had been strongly anti-road-diet.
January 7, 2019
Neighborhood Council Coalition Backs Away from Anti-Road-Diet Motion
At the urging of safety advocates, the L.A. Neighborhood Council Coalition has shifted a proposed anti-road-diet motion to be more neutral.
January 4, 2019
Traffic Safety Deniers Cynically Attack Venice Blvd Safety Improvements for Crash on Centinela Nearby
Two drivers struck and killed Felipe Nunez-Garcia on Centinela, then Westside trolls called for removing safety improvements elsewhere.
January 2, 2019
West Hollywood Brings Walking Improvements to the Sunset Strip
West Hollywood improved Sunset Blvd walkability by adding curb extensions, a parklet, public art, wayfinding, and sidewalk seating.
December 13, 2018
Committee Approves Motion Directing LADOT to Further Study Rowena
Safe streets advocates fear that Councilmember Ryu's motion could lay groundwork for undoing Rowena Avenue road diet safety improvements.
October 24, 2018
As Garcetti Speaks at NACTO, L.A. Mobility Advocates Protest Lack of Progress
Mayor Garcetti touted L.A.'s "transportation renaissance" while demonstrators criticized the Mayor's lack of progress on Vision Zero
October 2, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Pico’s New Purple Curb Extensions
Locals are working with Mayor Garcetti and Council President Wesson to plan and implement safety, beautification, and walkability improvements on Pico between Fairfax and Cochran
September 26, 2018
