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Breaking: Forest Lawn Drive Safety Poison Pill Inserted at Last Minute in State Bill
Just before a midnight deadline, a state budget trailer bill was amended to include language that could kill the city of Los Angeles' shovel-ready Forest Lawn Drive safety project
August 29, 2026
Deadly Forest Lawn Crash Reinforces Push for Safety Improvements Paused by Mayor Bass
Three years into Councilmember Raman's push for a safer Forest Lawn Drive, Mayor Bass anticipates a new design - without eliminating car lanes but with "signal modifications" - will be "forthcoming... very soon.”
August 21, 2026
Bike Updates: Griffith Park, Chandler, Terra Bella, and Westside Plans
Griffith Park bike upgrades partially installed. Plus: Terra Bella Street, Chandler groundbreaking, and Westside bike project meetings
March 9, 2026
Councilmember Yaroslavsky Calls for Urgent City Response to Westwood Driver Killing Three People
Councilmember Park also responds to killing of Playa del Rey cyclist, calls to "to re-assess the area for... improvements."
February 9, 2026
Friday Round-Up: Pico Blvd., Koreatown Circle, and SGV E-Bikes
LADOT installs pedestrian safety upgrades at deadly Ktown intersection. Apply for SGV e-bike vouchers by Monday. LADOT plans major safety upgrades on Pico Boulevard.
November 14, 2025
City Scrapes Grassroots Koreatown Crosswalks, Plans To Replace
The city will replace guerilla crosswalks with an interim traffic circle and new crosswalks. The delayed permanent traffic circle is expected to installed next year.
November 12, 2025
As Community Mourns 9-Year-Old Nadir Gavarrete, Crosswalk Collective Improves Deadly Koreatown Intersection
Fourth grader Nadir Gavarrete was into dinosaurs and playing soccer
August 4, 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
Forest Lawn Cemetery Urged Against Safety Upgrades Because “No Substantial Bicycle Use”
Don't make safety improvements on Forest Lawn Drive - because "we have not observed substantial bicycle use" there.
January 28, 2025
Cemeteries Push to Bury Forest Lawn Drive Safety Improvements
Forest Lawn and Mount Sinai reps call scaled-back city street improvements a "bad plan" and "permanent traffic disaster"
December 19, 2024