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Silver Lake Area Street Safety Efforts Gain Momentum on Several Fronts
After favorable neighborhood council elections and LADOT report, discussions are shifting from defending existing safety improvements, and instead looking to expand them.
April 12, 2019
Car-Centric Biases Show in Coverage of Deadly Hit-and-Run Car-Scooter Crash
Mainstream media coverage of L.A. County's first e-scooter death calls it a "hit-and-run accident." No.
March 19, 2019
L.A. County Seeks Input on Draft Vision Zero Action Plan
Submit comments by March 31 on L.A. County's Vision Zero Action Plan which identifies collision corridors and improvements to make them safer
March 6, 2019
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
