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This week: CicLAvia, bike lanes for Redondo Beach, soccer stuff, and more!

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Deadly Forest Lawn Crash Reinforces Push for Safety Improvements Paused by Mayor Bass Deadly Forest Lawn Crash Reinforces Push for Safety Improvements Paused by Mayor Bass
By Joe Linton
August 21, 2026
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.”
Friday’s Headlines Friday’s Headlines
By Joe Linton
August 21, 2026
Forest Lawn, Glendale BRT construction, missing middle housing, MacArthur Park fence, speed cameras, South Pasadena, parking tickets, Long Beach, OCTA, car-nage, and more
SGV Multimodal Projects Roundup – August 2026 SGV Multimodal Projects Roundup – August 2026
By Chris Greenspon
August 20, 2026
Here are four rail/bike/pedestrian oriented projects in the works throughout the San Gabriel Valley.
Thursday’s Headlines Thursday’s Headlines
By Joe Linton
August 20, 2026
Bass and Raman debate, Culver City, Malibu, fareless transit, LAX, Pasadena, car-nage, and more
Viral Pothole Video Madness Shows How L.A. is Failing its Streets Viral Pothole Video Madness Shows How L.A. is Failing its Streets
By Joe Linton
August 19, 2026
How not to maintain streets – a parable told in eight short videos
Wednesday’s Headlines Wednesday’s Headlines
By Joe Linton
August 19, 2026
ICE, Forest Lawn, Raman and Bass to debate, Malibu speed cameras, D Line, Santa Monica, car-nage and more
Driver Smashes Plastic Bollards on Santa Monica’s 23rd Street Bike Lane Driver Smashes Plastic Bollards on Santa Monica’s 23rd Street Bike Lane
By Damien Newton
August 18, 2026
Using flimsy plastic bollards to separate bikes from automobile traffic is better than nothing, but this recent video makes a strong case that only concrete barriers will truly protect bicyclists
Tuesday’s Headlines Tuesday’s Headlines
By Joe Linton
August 18, 2026
NoHo-Pasadena BRT, South Pasadena, Waymo, homelessness, car-nage, and more
Close Friends, Family Hold Emotional Vigil for Reginald Foreman, 2nd Call Worker Gunned Down While Cleaning Up Crenshaw Blvd. Close Friends, Family Hold Emotional Vigil for Reginald Foreman, 2nd Call Worker Gunned Down While Cleaning Up Crenshaw Blvd.
By Sahra Sulaiman
August 18, 2026
A community reels as family and friends try to make sense of a senseless loss
This Week in Livable Streets This Week in Livable Streets
By Joe Linton
August 17, 2026
The Willits Slide, Metro 405 widening, Metro NoHo-Pasadena BRT, and more
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