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Today’s Headlines
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Metro Is Hiring 800 New Drivers (SGV Tribune) Metro Launches Enviro Review For Crenshaw North Extension (Urbanize) CA Might Prioritize Safety Over Speed (LAT) Electeds Call For Investing Rescue Plan Funding In South L.A. (Sentinel) Report Makes Case For Expanding Adaptive Reuse Citywide (Urbanize) Florence Freeway Bridge Opening Delayed (Whittier Daily News) Carnage: Two Cyclists […]
Irwindale Active Transportation Plan Envisions a Safer, More Bike- and Pedestrian-Friendly Future
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The city currently has two bike facilities. The new plan proposes adding 39 bicycle projects and 71 pedestrian improvements over the next 10-20 years. The city council is expected to approve the plan this month.
Today’s Headlines
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LADOT Report Shows Bicycling Up (Urbanize) My Bike Activist Friend Was Killed By A Driver (LAT) LAPD Shot and Killed Unarmed Samuel Ponce In Westlake (LAT) Protesters Gather By LAPD Headquarters In Wake Of Daunte Wright Shooting In Minnesota (LAT) Street Vendors Struggle To Get Vaccinated (LAist) Florence On-Ramps Open On Metro 5 Freeway Widening […]
Op-Ed: Sure, Blame the Drivers — But the City is At Fault
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A viral video out of California is sparking conversation about dangerous driving. But the real villain here is barely mentioned at all: a multi-lane street designed to encourage speeding,
Talking Headways Podcast: Call it the Manual Undermining Terrific Community Design (MUTCD)
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We have met the enemy and it is the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
USDOT Grant Program Will Prioritize ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Equity’
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is re-branding one of its largest discretionary grant programs to explicitly reward regional and local governments who put equity and sustainability first in their transportation projects. But some advocates are holding their applause until they see how the department will actually define those critical terms.