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By Joe Linton | Jun 12, 2019

25 Years Later, Movie Speed More Plausible At 9 MPH (Transfers)
Metro Unsolicited Proposal Could Develop Atop MacArthur Park Station (Curbed)
San Marino Group Pushes Rejecting Metro Road Monies (SGV Tribune)
Driver Charged With Murder For Killing Hollywood E-Scooter Rider (Daily News)
Legal Advice: What To Do If “Accident” Is Due To Poor Road Design (Daily News)
More On Bonin Proposal To Tax Vacancies (Curbed, KTLA)
State Homelessness Funds Parameters Not Resolved (LAT)
Chicago Welcomes 10 E-Scooter Overlords (SB Chicago)

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New diverter on Rosewood at La Brea. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Rosewood’s New Diverter Crossing

By Joe Linton | Jun 11, 2019 | 9 Comments

Cyclists and pedestrians can now safely cross La Brea at Rosewood. Drivers get a right turn only.

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Vancouver is seeking to make its lauded bike network even friendlier to children and seniors

Vancouver Builds a Better Bike Lane

By Aaron Short | Jun 11, 2019

The Pacific Rim city is trying to be an Amsterdam of the Americas. Here's how it's leading.

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The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge won an award for getting fatter

Award-Winning Bay Area Bridge Will Soon be a Failure

By Aaron Short | Jun 11, 2019

A plan to widen the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge somehow won an award for easing congestion even though it is certain to increase traffic.

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Mark Your Calendars, Buy Your Tickets: The California Bike Summit Is Coming to L.A. in October

By Melanie Curry | Jun 11, 2019

Three days of talks, biking and walking tours, workshops, discussions, and many opportunities to meet and talk about and promote the importance, beauty, and benefits of biking

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Jun 11, 2019

The Long Wait For Better Bus Service (Investing in Place)
Pasadena To Give Buses Signal Priority (SGV Tribune)
Metro Meetings On Game-Changer SFV Light Rail (Daily News)
L.A. Breaks Ground On Elysian Valley L.A. River Bike-Ped Bridge (Curbed, Urbanize, Eastsider)
Chatsworth Car Crash Sends Seven People To Hospital (Daily News)
84-Unit Apartments Planned Near NoHo Station (Urbanize)
Biking in L.A. Critiques Ridiculous E-Scooter Coverage, Proposed Cedillo Scooter Ban
Long NIMBY-Stalled Hollywood Target To Open 2020 (Curbed)
Chinatown Renters Fighting Mass Eviction (L.A. Taco)
Study Calls For L.A. County Rent Control (Curbed)
Bonin Calls For Incentivizing Landlords To Fill Vacant Units (Daily News)

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This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Jun 10, 2019

L.A. Transportation Committee, Equity in Motion town hall, East SFV rail plans, Silver Lake streets, and Building Capacity in Under-Resourced Communities

MIT Study: High Fares Limit Low-Income Households’ Mobility

By Christian MilNeil | Jun 10, 2019

More evidence that discounted transit fare for low-income households offer significant benefits to those households without necessarily contributing to peak-hour crowding.

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