Recent Streetsblog LA posts about pretextual stops

More than half the BLAST program is unfinished. Many completed projects fell short of their announced length. Pictured is cracked asphalt on Compton Avenue in Watts; the city announced this part of this street would be repaved as part of BLAST. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Mixed Results from L.A.’s ‘BLAST’ Bikeway Initiative

By Joe Linton | Jun 2, 2023 | No Comments

Initial program ends this month - of 24 projects announced, so far: 4 sweet new bikeways, 4 traffic circles, and not much else

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The Debt Ceiling Deal Could Be Bad News For Freeway Fighters

By Kea Wilson | Jun 2, 2023 | No Comments

A poison pill buried within the new debt ceiling deal would "gut" key elements of the nation's bedrock environmental law in exchange for preventing a national default and could make it easier for highway-building agencies to expedite road projects that harm vulnerable communities for generations, advocates warn.

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Jun 2, 2023 | No Comments

Riders Need Shade, Not Sombritas (L.A. Public Press) State Bill Would Ban Police Pretextual Traffic Stops, Including for Cyclists (Biking in L.A.) Family Sues Metro Over 2018 Fall Injuries/Death At C Line Station (2UrbanGirls) LAist Compares CD6 Runoff Candidates: Padilla vs. Alcaraz Metro Hosting West Santa Ana Branch Meetings (2UrbanGirls) Carnage: Person Killed In Four-Car […]

SGV Connect 111: The Reclaimer Movement’s Place in a Nationwide Crisis

By Damien Newton and Chris Greenspon | Jun 1, 2023 | No Comments

SGV Connect is joined by Timothy Ivison with the United Caltrans Tenants Union, and Kristina Meshelski, a leader with the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and a philosophy professor at Cal State Northridge

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | Jun 1, 2023 | No Comments

Assemblymember Friedman Slams DMV (LAT) Santa Monica Weighs In On Robo-Car Testing (SM Next) Neighbors Complain About Chatsworth Metrolink Station Area Encampment (KTLA) Carnage: Person Killed On 710 Freeway Crash In South Gate (KTLA) …Person Killed In Solo Crash On 57 Freeway In Rowland Heights (2UrbanGirls) Drivers Win Millions By Holding Uber Accountable For Mileage […]

Substandard bike lane on De Soto Avenue in Woodland Hills. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

Eyes on the Street: L.A. City’s Three-Foot-Wide Bike Lane

By Joe Linton | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

Most of the De Soto Avenue bike lane is the two feet of gutter pan

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 31, 2023 | No Comments

Metro A Line Planned Repair Closure Detour Strands Hundreds Of Riders Packed On Platform (Facebook) …Metro Responds, Adding Temporary Bus Bridge (Metro Twitter) …emergency repairs unavoidable, but wasn’t “New Blue” supposed to make A Line really reliable? NYT Interviews The Entitled Cyclist Congestion Pricing Works (LAT) …KTLA Questions, Raspberries “Fees On Freeways” County Running Antelope […]

Senator Scott Wiener (center) is flanked by business, labor, and transit agency leaders and advocates at a rally in front of the California Air Resources Board. Image: Screengrab from Youtube

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State Leaders Rally for Transit Funding in Budget

By Melanie Curry | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

With only a few weeks left to finalize a budget, transit agencies warning they may have to make deep service cuts as soon as this summer

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

L.A. City Transportation Committee screens Biking While Black, Metro public safety, SCAG Connect SoCal survey deadline, and more

Today’s Headlines

By Joe Linton | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

Newly Curb-Protected Bike Lanes On Santa Monica’s Ocean Blvd (Biking in L.A.) Caltrans Seeks Input On Port Vincent Thomas Bridge Re-Do (LAist) Sheriff Deputy Accused Of Being In Executioners Gang Reveals Tattoo, Names Names (LAT) Metro Congestion Pricing Study Due This Summer (LAT) Carnage: Hit-and-Run Suspect Caught In Pomona Crash That Killed Two People (SGV […]