Recent Streetsblog LA posts about pedestrians

Map of the Metro Rail-to-River active transportation path project. The initial phase - Segment A (shown in orange) - will soon be under construction. Plans for Segment B, which will eventually connect the path to the River, are currently being revised.

Metro Approves Rail-to-Rail Walk/Bike Facility, Groundbreaking Expected Next Month

By Joe Linton | Jan 28, 2022 | No Comments

Yesterday, the Metro board approved getting construction underway on a long-anticipated South L.A. multi-use path project and set the groundbreaking for February 28. The Rail-to-Rail Active Transportation Project – the initial phase (Segment A, above) of a longer Rail-to-River bike/walk route that will eventually connect South L.A. to the L.A. River – will convert a […]

Controller Galperin's audit offers ways to make L.A.'s sidewalk repair efforts more effective. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Controller Galperin Finds L.A. City Sidewalk Repair Program in Need of Reforms

By Joe Linton | Nov 17, 2021 | No Comments

There are 50,000 reported sidewalk problems that haven’t been addressed

Sankofa Park, at Crenshaw and Vernon, will give visitors the opportunity to take in the entirety of Destination Crenshaw. The groundbreaking, set for February 29, will happen here. Registration begins at 12:30; the groundbreaking ceremony begins at 2 p.m. (See flyer embedded in the story below.) Rendering: Perkins+Will

Destination Crenshaw to Break Ground February 29

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 5, 2020 | No Comments

On February 29, community leaders will gather at Vernon and Crenshaw to break ground on the 1.3-mile-long public art project that will celebrate Black life, culture, and contributions

Hoover Triangle 3.0. After the underwhelming debut of Hoover Triangle 2.0 last year, the investment in shade structures, mature trees, tall planters, and an abundance of plants are a welcome sight. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

New Shade Structures, Who Dis?: Hoover Triangle 3.0

By Sahra Sulaiman | Oct 24, 2019 | No Comments

It's a quality glow-up. And it's functional, too.

The intersection at 98th and Vermont where 58-year-old Anna Graves was killed Tuesday night. [Source: Google maps]

Paint Is Not Protection: 58-year-old Woman Killed in Horrific Hit-and-Run at Vermont and 98th

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 23, 2019 | 17 Comments

Paint and signage suggesting a pedestrian can expect a safe crossing where drivers regularly hit well above 40 miles an hour is not just negligence, it's criminal. Especially at night.

A street vendor in the piñata district holds up two cochinitos. Should the vending ordinance pass as currently structured, the presence of vendors in areas like the piñata district could be significantly curtailed. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Proposed Ordinance Treats Street Vendors as Streetscape Amenities Rather than Community Assets

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 25, 2018 | 1 Comment

The gentleman who sets up on the residential corner two blocks from my apartment is a neighborhood fixture. Under the proposed sidewalk vending ordinance making its way through city council, his fruit stand would be illegal.

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