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L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman and LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds celebrating Riverside Drive's new protected bike lanes. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Councilmember Raman Celebrates New Riverside Drive Protected Bike Lanes

By Joe Linton | Apr 6, 2022 | No Comments

"We can choose to make Los Angeles a city where biking, rolling, walking, taking transit, and driving are safer, more enjoyable, and more joyful. And that's what this morning is about - more joy."

New crosswalks in East Hollywood. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Do-It-Yourself Crosswalks In East Hollywood

By Joe Linton | Mar 29, 2022 | No Comments

"We... tried for years to request crosswalks and other safe streets infrastructure the official way. At every turn, we’ve been met with delays, excuses, and inaction from our city government..."

The February 9 encounter near Manchester and Figueroa began with officers telling Travis Elster he was illegally parked in a private parking lot, but the placement of the officer's hand inside the vehicle was one of several forms of escalation. Elster ultimately fled the scene and was shot at eight times by LAPD officer Carlos Tovar. Tovar managed to hit Elster's vehicle as well as the vehicle of a passing Lyft driver, but thankfully no one was injured. Screenshot from the critical incident video released by LAPD.

LAPD Shooting at Manchester/Fig Ruled Out of Policy, but Officer’s False Claim About Threatening Finger Guns Allowed to Stand

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 22, 2022 | No Comments

Officer Carlos Tovar also managed to hit a passing Lyft driver's vehicle with two rounds. Part I in a series on pretextual stops.

Metro is spending $679 million to widen the 5 Freeway through Santa Clarita. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Proposed Metro FY22-23 Budget: Increase Freeway Widening, Decrease Transit Construction

By Joe Linton | Mar 17, 2022 | No Comments

While the Metro FY22-23 budget figures are still in flux, the latest proposal shows a 30 percent increase in freeway expansion and a 9 percent decrease in transit expansion

Newly reddened northbound bus-only lane on Alameda Street. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Red Pavement Bus Lane Improvements in Downtown L.A. and East Hollywood

By Joe Linton | Mar 15, 2022 | No Comments

Bus-only lane improvements on First Street, Aliso Street, Alameda Street, Figueroa Street, and Hollywood Boulevard - plus Metro announces that LADOT is beginning targeted enforcement of bus lanes

Ghost Train Podcast Explores Denver’s Troubled Rail Expansion, with Lessons for Other Locales

By Joe Linton | Mar 11, 2022 | No Comments

Ghost Train is "the story of how one polluted, traffic-choked city went all in on trains, and what happened when that plan jumped the track.

Cyclists at CicLAvia in front of L.A. City Hall. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog

High Gas Prices Got You Down? Some Tips for Newbie L.A. Cyclists

By Joe Linton | Mar 9, 2022 | No Comments

Chose bike-friendly routes, combine bicycling and transit, lock carefully - and more

Garcetti signs L.A. City speed limit reductions - photo courtesy Mayor's office. (Apologies that SBLA formatting needs meant cropping many attendees.)

Mayor Garcetti Approves 177 Miles of Speed Limit Reductions

By Joe Linton | Mar 7, 2022 | No Comments

Enabled by state law reforms, L.A. City is reducing speed limits on 177 miles of streets - going into effect by June 2022

This portion of Sherman Way will soon see a speed limit reduction from 40mph to 35mph - via Google Street View

L.A. City Council Transportation Committee Approves Unprecedented Speed Limit Reductions

By Joe Linton | Feb 15, 2022 | No Comments

LADOT General Manager Reynolds stated that though "this is a great day" speed limit reform advocacy is not done, because "the 85th percentile rule needs to go away entirely."

A vendor sells salvaged bikes along Manchester Avenue. Under the ordinance proposed by councilmember Joe Buscaino, this kind of activity would be criminalized. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

Broad Motion by Homelessness Hardliner Takes Aim at Streetside Bike Sales and Repairs; Council Critics Call Out Political Theater

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments

In which CM Krekorian details how annoyed he was when police asked him why he believed the bikes he saw at an encampment were stolen.

Although LAPD claims they shot 22-year-old Margarito "Junior" López because he "advanced" toward officers while holding a knife, an examination of the body cam footage shows the standby warning for a "less lethal" projectile went unheeded, resulting in contagious fire. The warning (in green) is added by Streetsblog; LAPD elected not to include it in their transcription.

Officers Who Killed Margarito López Didn’t Heed Standby Warning for “Less Lethal” Fire

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 26, 2022 | No Comments

Half a second after the projectile is fired at López – who is in the midst of turning away from officers – a burst of contagious fire erupts.

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