L.A. Times Editorial Raises Double Standards on Traffic Deaths vs. Gun Deaths
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L.A. electeds, including councilmember Mitch O'Farrell decry gun violence, but are ok with traffic violence
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S.B. 827 News: Rules Cmte Affirms Need to Address Housing Crisis; Says No to Sacramento’s Approach
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While curbing the power of the I-got-mine-so-go-away-peasant crowd to veto growth is indeed a most urgent imperative, the fact that the zoning changes are tied to transit lines means that, here in Los Angeles, it is disproportionately lower-income communities of color that will be affected by the bill.
Six-Month Mar Vista Venice Blvd Great Streets Check-In: Results Inconclusive
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Last night the Los Angeles City Transportation Department (LADOT) hosted an open house meeting on the Mar Vista Venice Boulevard Great Streets project. The open house was a six-month check-in, with LADOT presenting their latest project data. The event took place at the Mar Vista Recreation Center. The project removed a car lane in each […]
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“Burn the Witch!”: Public Enthusiasm for Dragging Rude Youth from Trains Highlights Gap in Metro’s Equity Platform
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People had been so caught up in detailing the crimes against humanity her “poopy feet” had wrought that there was very little space for reflection on the larger implications of what it was that people were cheering.
Montclair Is Misguided In Penalizing Supposed “Distracted Walking”
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The media has had a hard time approaching the supposed phenomenon of “distracted walking” with anything close to a reasonable amount of rigor, objectivity, or skepticism.
Leaders Break Ground on Metro Purple Line Subway to Century City
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This morning, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Inglewood Mayor James Butts, Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse and other L.A. leaders celebrated the official groundbreaking for section two of the Westside Metro Purple Line subway extension. The $2.53 billion 2.6-mile heavy rail subway extension will include stops at Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive […]
LADOT Is Giving More Pedestrians a Head Start
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In 2017, LADOT has installed more than 60 Leading Pedestrian Intervals on Vision Zero priority intersections, with many more planned in 2018
SGV Connect #15 – Monterey Park Leaps Forward for Protected Bike Lanes
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Monterey Park is a fairly-hilly suburban city in the San Gabriel Valley. It is about seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The city boasts a population of 60 thousand people and will soon also be home to a protected bike lane for 1.6 miles on Monterey Pass Road as part of a complete street project. SGV Connect discusses […]
Boyle Heights Tenants, Mariachis Celebrate Victory over Exorbitant Rent Hikes
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A nine-month rent strike comes to a close when tenants successfully negotiate new terms with owner B.J. Turner
Eyes on the Street: New Metro Blue/Expo Line Train Gate
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At the Flower Street 10 Freeway on-ramp, Metro has a new gate arm designed to keep cars from turning in front of trains
Webinar on Policing and Mobility Underscores Struggle of Urban Planning to Center Justice
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There is no way forward without a genuine reckoning with the costs that structures empowered to hold blackness at bay continue to exact from people of color.