Not Exactly One E-Scooter Bill to Rule Them All
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Cities around the state are trying to figure out how to regulate e-scooters, and a state bill aims for consistent basic safety rules.
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Santa Monica City Council Unanimously Rejects Hard Cap on E-Scooters, Moves Forward with 16-Month Shared Mobility Pilot
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Santa Monica rejected a proposed 500 devices per operator cap on e-scooters and e-bikes while approving new shared mobility pilot regulations
Today’s Headlines
|- East L.A.’s Bike Blvd Is Fading Away (Biking in L.A.)
- Cap Cars, Not Scooters (GaryRidesBikes Medium)
…More On Santa Monica E-Scooter Proposal (KABC, Patch)
…Santa Monica Approves ‘Dynamic Cap’ E-Scooter Regulations (SM Press Release) - Curbed Looks Into Metro’s Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor Project
- Carnage: Driver Kills Freeway Construction Worker In City Of Industry (Caltrans)
- Domino’s Pizza Is Paving Potholes, Including in Burbank (CBS)
- Man Stabbed On Montebello Transit Bus Dies (LAT)
- US Will Jointly Host 2026 World Cup, L.A. Will Host Games (LAT)
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LADOT Issues Cease-and-Desist Letter To Bird E-Scooters
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Bird scooters removed from DTLA. Westside operations appear unchanged.
It’s Time to Own Colorado DOT’s #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs Hashtag
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Take over this absurd hashtag by attaching it to images and messages that show why safety actually starts when motorists stop speeding down streets while surfing the internet.
Today’s Headlines
|- Dodgers Gondola Takes A Step Forward (SGV Tribune)
- Carnage: Long Beach Driver Kills Man In Wheelchair (ABC7)
…Three Car Crash Kills Two On 5 Freeway In Pacoima (LAT, Daily News) - Racist Statement Made By Metrolink Staff In Riverside (Facebook video)
Metrolink’s Official Response (Metrolink Facebook) - L.A. Taco Looks Into ‘Woon’ Frazier Hit-and-Run
- East L.A. Bus Stabbing Victim Dies (Eastsider)
- 40 Percent Of Angelenos Struggle With High Cost Of Rent (Curbed)
- Plans Filed For Angels Landing Tower DTLA Development (Urbanize)
- Driver Wrongly Accelerates, Nearly Breaks Through Santa Monica Parking Structure (SM Daily Press)
- Listing Of Cities With Variable-Price Performance Parking Programs (Reinventing Parking)
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This Week In Livable Streets
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Mar Vista housing, Sepulveda Transit Corridor, North 710 Freeway, T-Committee, and a free Broad Minded City documentary screening
Boston Makes Its Bus Lane Experiment Permanent
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Bus travel times dropped 20 to 25 percent during the morning rush thanks to the Washington Street bus lane, the city reports.
Today’s Headlines
|- Garcetti Street Repair Plan Depends on Fee Increase (LAT)
- Drivers Parking On Sepulveda Basin Bike Path Near Lake Balboa (Biking in L.A.)
- Follow the Path of the Trains That Preceded the Expo Line (Curbed)
- E-Scooters Are Not Scourge, But A Solution (LAT)
- Man Dies Falling Onto Freeway In Pasadena (SGV Tribune)
- Homeless Encampments Hard To Clear In South L.A. (LAT)
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Santa Monica Proposes Regulations For E-Scooters, E-Bikes
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Santa Monica is proposing a 16-month pilot for three operators to run limited e-scooter/e-bike operations
Building Highways Made Racial Segregation Worse. Can Removing Them Undo That Legacy?
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The teardown of I-81 in Syracuse presents an opportunity to rebuild Syracuse in a way that rights past injustices.