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Build Complete Streets Advocacy at Saturday’s Tripping Point Conference
Are you signed up for the June 10 conference The Tripping Point? Build your skills toward a walkable, livable Los Angeles!
June 6, 2017
Great Streets Upgrade Makes Mar Vista’s Venice Blvd Safer For Walking, Biking
Construction on Mar Vista's Venice Boulevard Great Streets makeover is not quite complete, but new protected bike lanes and pedestrian crossings are already in use. The improvements extend 0.8-miles along Venice Boulevard from Inglewood Boulevard to Beethoven Street in the City of Los Angeles' Mar Vista neighborhood.
May 30, 2017
Eyes On the Street: Painted Curb Extensions On Vermont Ave In Pico-Union
Earlier today Streetsblog spotted a few more painted curb extensions on Vermont Avenue in L.A.'s Pico-Union neighborhood.
May 26, 2017
LADOT Debuts School-Hour “All-Red” Phase Crossing at Thomas Starr King Middle School
LADOT has implemented a new school-hours scramble crosswalk to safely get students to Starr King Middle School.
May 24, 2017
L.A. City Council Takes Step To End Destructive Parkway Parking
The L.A. City Council is taking steps to end the destructive and unsafe practice of cars parking on city parkways.
May 23, 2017
Vision Zero Painted Curb Extensions Come to Koreatown’s 3rd Street
As part of the city's Vision Programs, LADOT added painted curb extensions to Third Street between Vermont and Normandie Avenues.
May 3, 2017
Parkway Parking Really Bugs Me — Let’s Fix It
Letting cars take over sidewalks degrades neighborhoods, and take space away from have-nots to give it to haves.
April 12, 2017
Victory For Vision Zero, Sidewalks, Bikes at Today’s Transportation Committee
The L.A. City Transportation Committee approved a plan to dedicate nearly all Measure M local return funding - $66M annually - to Vision Zero, including funds for sidewalks and bike facilities.
March 29, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Posts Against Cars Parking on Koreatown Sidewalks
In 2015, I posted about what appeared to be a relatively new situation: a seemingly increasing number of cars parking on Koreatown sidewalks. I mentioned that I basically never saw this in my neighborhood only 5-10 years ago.
March 2, 2017
21 L.A. County Ped/Bike Projects To Receive CA ATP Grants
Thirteen bicycle and pedestrian projects have been funded by the California Active Transportation Program (ATP) and eight additional projects are planned for approval by Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) on February 2.
January 23, 2017
