Avocado Heights Activists Hitch Horses, Take to Bikes for Toxic Tour
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A concerned group of equestrians says any amount of heavy metals in the environment is too much for the San Gabriel Valley’s working class corridor
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- City Council Poised to Ban Bike Repair/Sales on Public Property (LAist)
- Sahra Wrote About Why This Bill Is a Bad Idea (Streetsblog LA)
- When Introduced, I Wrote a Note to My Neighborhood Council (Google Docs)
- Enviros Now Oppose City’s River Master Plan (LAT)
- ‘Sheep Fire’ in SGV Grows to 990 Acres. Now 27% Contained (SGV Trib)
- E-Bike Share Launches in Pacoima (CBS2)
- Pasadena Passes New Building Electrification Ordinance (Active SGV/Twitter)
- Spec News 1 Profiles Jon Jones and the Eastside Riders
- Former Pasadena Mayor Calls for End of Freeway Expansion (Daily Breeze)
- San Diego Approved a High-Rise with 443 Units, 52 Parking Spaces. (Fox 5)
- 7 Great State Parks You Can’t Miss (LAT)
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The Week in Livable Streets
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Metro Committee committee and public meetings, the Supervisors consider lowering speed limits and Juneteenth. Varies – L.A. County Public Health’s 2 p.m. COVID-19 briefings are one or two days each week. Watch at the County Channel, Channel 94 on most cable systems, or via the County of Los Angeles Facebook page, where broadcast briefings are archived. Monday 6/13 – Tonight! […]
How To Save the Lives of Unhoused Pedestrians
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A disproportionate number of unhoused pedestrians are being killed in car crashes across America — and protecting this uniquely vulnerable group will require a set of strategies that both include and exceed even the conventional street safety playbook, a new study argues.
It’s Never Too Early To Join Our Summer Fundraising Drive
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Right after the Fourth of July, we’re going to be launching a summer fundraising campaign that will feature happy hours, bike rides, raffles, and other fun ways to interact while we raise money to keep Streetsblog strong in California. With the fiscal year coming to an end before we launch the July 6th fundraiser, we […]
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Editorial : Governor Newsom, Please Drop the Vehicle Rebate Plan (LAT)
- Stop Spending Billions to Widen Freeways (Daily Breeze)
- Crenshaw/LAX North Public Meetings Begin This Week (The Source)
- Residents Protest State Agency Approval of New Oil Wells (LAT)
- Evidence of ‘Deputy Gangs’ at Sheriff’s Office Continues to Grow (Daily News)
- Nine Injured When Driver Jumps Car Over Curb in Westlake (ABC7)
- Draft EIR for HSR into San Francisco Released (KRON4, CA High-Speed Rail Authority)
- L.A. Isn’t the Only City Struggling with Bad Bad Implementation of Vision Zero (South Seattle Emerald)
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Note: Joe is out for a couple of weeks on a well deserved trip with his family. Streetsblog will continue to be updated daily.
CicLAvia is Back! Four Events Announced for 2022
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CicLAvia South L.A., Meet the Hollywoods, Heart of L.A., and South L.A. again! Wooo hoooo!
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- L.A. County COVID Cases And Hospitalizations Rising Again (LAT)
…Indoor Masking Could Return Soon (LAist) - Transit Riders Should Be Treated Better – Hear in L.A. Interviews Alissa Walker
- CicLAvia Will Return Next Month (Biking in L.A.)
- First Look At L.A.’s Huntington Drive Complete Streets Improvements (Urbanize)
- Make Affrordable Housing Part Of River Master Plans (LAT)
- Carnage: Motorcyclist Dies Crashing Into Lancaster Telephone Pole (2UrbanGirls)
- Coast Commission Approves $68M Del Mar Bluff Repairs (LAT)
- Triple-Digit Heatwave Coming To CA (LAT)
…Fire Officials Brace For Hotter, Drier Fire “Season” (LAist)
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Listen: Scary Subway Vent Shafts Sound Off In Bel-Air Video
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Darth-Vader-breath-like noises will emanate from proposed subway ventilation shafts if Metro has its way, tunneling under Bel-Air's "fragile hillside."
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Bel-Air Association Has A New Anti-Metro-Tunnel Video
- Slate Touts L.A.’s DIY Crosswalk Collective
- Carnage: One Person Killed, Another Injured In Glendora Mountain Road Crash (SGV Tribune)
…Long Beach Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Bicyclist (LB Post)
…Santa Clarita Deadly Street Racing Suspect Booked For Manslaughter (SC Signal) - Construction Goes Vertical For 490-Apartment Development At Vermont/Beverly (Urbanize)
- C Line Norwalk Norwalk-Long Beach Blvd Construction This Weekend (The Source)
- Alien Graffiti At Expo Station (Reddit)
- KNOCK-LA On Election Results, Highlighting Progressive Victories
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Where Metro and Caltrans Plan to Widen the 91 Freeway
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Metro and Caltrans plan to spend about $400 million widening parts of the 91 Freeway through South L.A. and Southeast L.A., meaning more pollution in already pollution-burdened communities of color.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Election News: It’s Caruso vs. Bass (LAist, LAT, Daily News)
…LAT, LAist Round Out L.A., Sheriff, Supervisor Results – spoiler: incumbents did well - LAT Editorial: Is L.A. Getting Serious About Safer Streets?
- Why Is SCAQMD So Into Natural Gas? (Capital & Main)
- Eastsider Looks At Proposed Valley Boulevard Complete Streets Makeover
- Caltrans Adding Bike Lanes To PCH In Orange County (OC Register)
- Carnage: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Bicyclist In San Clemente (Biking in L.A.)
- LAist Tours An Electric Vehicle Expo
- Slauson Rec Center Planned As Part Of Rail2River South L.A. Path (Urbanize)
- Record-Breaking Heat Expected This Week (Daily Breeze)
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