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Bike-Share Should Belong to the People Who Need It Most
If we want bike-share to thrive, we have to treat it as the public good it is. That means public investment, strong labor standards, meaningful community partnerships, and deep respect for the people who make the system work.
May 13, 2025
Safe Streets Advocates Stage Die-In Protest Against Severe City Budget Cuts
In 2024 L.A. City traffic deaths exceeded 300 for the third straight year - with crash fatalities exceeding homicides. L.A. pedestrians are killed at disproportionately high numbers.
May 1, 2025
Meet Alexandra Ramirez, the New Executive Director of Los Angeles Walks
Meet Alexandra Ramirez at this Saturday's L.A. Walks Sidewalk Soirée event.
March 12, 2024
Celebrate Los Angeles Walks Turning Twenty-Five! [Postponed]
Celebrate at Los Angeles Walks Sidewalk Soirée next week. Also the organization is hiring a new Executive Director - apply today.
October 3, 2023
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Healthy Streets L.A. is Qualified for the Ballot. What Happens Next?
Healthy Streets L.A. paving-mandated implementation would be slow and ineffective - but it's a lot faster than seven years of heel dragging!
August 10, 2022
Eyes on the Street: Rainbow Halo Rises in Venice, Commemorating Prynsess Brazzle
The art installation is the product of two city departments and their artist in residence, working with nonprofit organizations. LADOT and Cultural Affairs (DCA) host a creative catalyst program that hires artists to produce art related to Vision Zero, the international effort to end traffic violence.
May 4, 2022
Controller Galperin Finds L.A. City Sidewalk Repair Program in Need of Reforms
There are 50,000 reported sidewalk problems that haven’t been addressed
November 17, 2021
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
New Safe Streets Advocacy Guide from L.A. Walks and Best Start
Safe Streets, Healthy Families Advocacy Guide is a new jargon-free step-by-step guide for neighbors wanting to improve their streets
June 25, 2019
Interview with John Yi, New Executive Director of Los Angeles Walks
Yi: "If there is any connective tissue in my career, it is that I'm a community organizer. ...my passion is in building grassroots power to push for systems change."
May 13, 2019
