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No state currently mandates helmet use by adults (but politicians love them for photo ops). Photo: Seattle Office of the Mayor

SURPRISE! Federal Panel Seeks Mandatory Helmet Laws

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

A federal safety board issued a surprise recommendation for mandatory bike helmet laws in all 50 states — unanimously approving a last-minute resolution that had not been recommended by the board's own staff.

Downtown Santa Monica parking structure - photo via city website

More Drivers, Fewer Parkers: Parking in Downtown Santa Monica is More Abundant Than Ever — Let’s Reclaim Our Streets

By Carter Rubin and Dustin Herrmann | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

Santa Monica has 700 extra parking, as in available parking spaces no longer needed. The cost is the opportunity cost of squandering such a valuable resource.

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

Losing DTLA Parking Minimums Good For Environment, Affordability (L.A. Magazine)
…Downtown News On New DTLA Plan
First Weekday A-Line Morning Service Slowed Due To Junction Fuse Issue (Metro, SBLA Twitter)
LAX-it Ride-Hail Experiencing Long Waits (LAT)
…LAX To Expand LAX-it (LAT)
Rider Stabbed On Metro Bus In North Hollywood (CBS)
Caltrans Opens New Freeway Lane On South 5 Freeway Widening (Downey Patriot)
Carnage: Driver Killed Crashing Off Freeway Into San Gabriel River (SGV Tribune)
Compton Planning New Neighborhood, Revitalized Creek At Artesia Station (Urbanize)
Five Story Mixed-Use Planned By Crenshaw Hyde Park Station (Urbanize)
Small Lot Townhomes Take Shape Near Expo/Sepulveda (Urbanize)
Today Is Election Day In Claremont, Hermosa Beach, Irwindale, Long Beach, Lynwood, Monrovia, Rancho Palos Verdes, Pico Rivera, San Marino, Sierra Madre, and South Pasadena (LAist, Reddit)
…Lots Of Measures To Top-Off Sales Tax To Prevent County Increases

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This Week in Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

Expo Line, NoHo-Pasadena BRT, Harvest Festival and more!

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The prevalence of autonomous vehicles will lead to more traffic congestion in the future, a new study finds

Robot Cars of the Future Can’t Fix Traffic, Pollution, Sprawl

By Aaron Short | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

A new study shows traffic congestion in cities will become significantly worse if autonomous vehicles proliferate.

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

The A Line – Former Blue Line – Is Open Again (Press Telegram)
…Pedestrian Killed, Struck By A Line Train First Evening (KTLA, LAT)
Carnage: Third Pedestrian Dies From Long Beach Halloween Crash (Press Telegram, LB Post)
…No Driver, No Car? “Man Killed While Crossing Street In Van Nuys” (Daily News)
…No Driver? “Car Hits Teen In Hacienda Heights” (SGV Tribune)
L.A. Suspends Uber Bike Operations Over Data Sharing (LAT)
Folks Complain About LAX-it Ride-Hail Area (Reddit, LAT YouTube)
…Stories Of LAX-it Work-Arounds (Reddit)
Anti-BRT Blvd Sentinel Not Happy With Metro Studying Freeway BRT
Car-Smog Emergency In New Dehli (LAT)

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Several Youth Climate Strike bore signs with Thunberg's "Skolstrejk för klimatet" - school strike for climate. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Greta Thunberg Headlines L.A. Youth Climate Strike Urging Newsom to Reject Fossil Fuels

By Joe Linton | Nov 1, 2019 | No Comments

Youth Climate Strike Leaders called on Newsom to enact a safety buffer to protect frontline communities from oil drilling, to stop issuing new fossil fuel permits, and oversee a just transition to clean energy.

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Volunteers with Bike Durham protected a vital bike lane with pumpkins for Halloween on Thursday. Photo: Shaun King/Visual Rituals

A Pumpkin-Protected Bike Lane on All Hallows’ Eve

By Streetsblog | Nov 1, 2019 | No Comments

In a bit of tactical urbanism, a murderer’s row of cheery orange spheroids was dropped into place just before the afternoon rush hour.

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Nov 1, 2019 | No Comments

Greta Thunberg Speaking At DTLA Climate Strike Today (LAT)
Metro Blue/A Line Reopens Tomorrow (LB Post)
…Celebrations Tomorrow, Free Rides For Three Days (The Source)
Carnage: Long Beach Driver Hits Three, Kills One – Near Los Cerritos Park (LB Post)
More On Eliminating Parking Minimums For DTLA (NBC)
More On LAX-it “Carmageddon” (Guardian, LAT)
More On Uber vs. LADOT E-Scooter Battle (Fast Company)
Torrance Declares Housing Crisis, Moves To Solve Homelessness (Daily Breeze)
Waymo Wants To Offer Robo-Taxis In California (LAT)
Lyft, DoorDash, Uber Launch $90M Campaign Against CA Labor Law (LAT, The Verge)

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Proposed zoning under DTLA 2040. Capture via DCP website interactive map

L.A. Proposes Eliminating Parking Requirements Downtown

By Joe Linton | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

Downtown L.A. follows Lancaster, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco, Houston, and Cincinnati in eliminating unneeded parking requirements.

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Talking Headways Podcast: Peering into the Future of Livable Communities

By Jeff Wood | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

Live from the Rail~Volution conference!

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

Halloween Is Deadly For Pedestrians (Price Tags)
L.A. Suspends Uber’s Scooter Permits (WSJ)
Car Found In Silver Lake Cyclist Hit-and-Run (Biking in L.A.)
L.A. Approves Stopgap Rent Subsidy Program (Curbed, Daily News, LAT)
L.A. Approves $52.3M For Affordable Housing Projects (Urbanize)
LAX Apologizes For LAX-it Waits (KTLA)
More On Metro Adding Back Expo Service (SMDP)
Streetsblog’s 10-Year Old Advice On Bicycling With Fires

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