Want Cyclists To Feel Protected? Then Protect Them!
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A new study shows, naturally enough, drivers are much more likely to safely pass cyclists on roads with protected bike lanes.
Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Attacks Bike Lanes … For the Moms!
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Do not try to use single moms to make your case against bike lanes -- especially on Twitter.
Today’s Headlines
|- Governor Brown Signs Sidewalk Vending Legalization Legislation (La Opinion)
- Has Vision Zero Lost Its Way? (Guardian)
- Traveling In Sweden Shows How U.S. Transit Could Better Serve Families (Curbed)
- L.A.’s Teaming Up With Other Cities To Get Cheaper Electric Vehicles (Wired)
- Metrolink Train Kills Woman In Glendale In Apparent Suicide (LAT)
- Mixed-Use Apartments Planned At Long Beach Anaheim Blue Line Station (Urbanize)
- How E-Scooters Jumpstarted L.A.’s Shared Mobility Initiative (ZDNet)
- Santa Monica E-Scooters Blocked From Some Areas Via Geofencing (LAist)
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Pride of the Valley – Baldwin Park, Irwindale Open Streets Festival – Open Thread
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Yesterday's Pride of the Valley open streets event was enjoyed by folks of all ages - getting around on bike, skate and on foot
This Week In Livable Streets
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High-Speed Rail, future Gold Line station walks, Valley BRT, Metro committees
E-Lockers Can Help Curb Bike Theft at Metro Stations
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Few lockers and plenty of bike theft along the Expo Line. E-lockers could help make first/last mile bicycling a more reliable option.
Lack of Housing Is Hurting Urban Workers Far More Than Congestion
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Living near jobs in the first place is much more advantageous for workers than having access to free-flowing highways, new research finds.
It’s Over! Vancouver Has ‘Sorriest Bus Stop’
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The horrendous bus stop on the Lougheed Highway in Pitt Meadows, just outside of Vancouver, has won our annual contest, trouncing Cincinnati in a 58%-42% landslide.
Today’s Headlines
|- Metro Staff Narrow Down South Bay Green Line Extension Routes (Urbanize)
- Metro Considering Renaming Rail/BRT Lines (Urbanize)
- Baldwin Park and Irwindale Host Open Streets (SGV Tribune)
- Santa Monica’s Official Scooter Pilot Launches (SMDP)
- New Lyft App Interfaces With Scooters, Transit In Santa Monica (Curbed)
- TOC Apartments Proposed To Replace K-Town Gas Station (Urbanize)
- Carnage: Motorcyclist Killed In Granada Hills Crash (Daily News)
…Torrance Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Bicyclist (Biking in L.A.)
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Today’s Headlines
|- New Metro Videos Target Rude Dude Behavior (The Source)
- Bird Is Creating E-Scooter No-Go Zones (LAT)
- Affordable Housing With Community Center Rising At Vermont & 88th (Urbanize)
- Planning Commission Approves Crossroads Hollywood Mixed-Use Towers (LAT)
- Planning Commission Approves Hollywood Mixed-Use Across From Paladium (Curbed)
- Confusing MyFig Parking Signs Are A Trap (Reddit)
- Tesla Has Production Issues, Buyers In Limbo Waiting (LAT)
- Pride Of the San Gabriel Valley Ciclovía This Sunday (The Source)
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Insights from TranspoGroup’s Autonomous Vehicles Conference
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Autonomous Vehicles are coming sometime soon - they're expected to increase driving and decrease transit trips, but cities can prepare for them now.
Today’s Headlines
|- Carnage: Driver Sought In Fatal Valley Glen Hit-and-Run (KTLA)
…Driver Kills One Person In Woodland Hills Crash (Daily News) - Metro Moving Forward With SFV BRT Line (Curbed)
- MyFig Bike Lane Full Of Parked Cars (@nevitate Twitter)
- County Picks Developer For Vermont/Manchester Complex (Curbed)
- E-Scooters Banned At Loyola Marymount University (Reddit)
- LADOT Making Repairs To Elysian Valley L.A. River Bike Path
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