Introducing: the Streetsblog California Index*
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Some random numbers on traffic safety
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Streetsblog CA
Today’s Headlines
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OC Drivers Don’t Want Market-Manipulated High Gas Prices (CBS) SGV Tribune Salutes People Who Fought and Killed 710 Freeway Extension Northridge Driver Hit-and-Run Crash Injures Two (Daily News) Cm Ryu Says Rowena Road Diet Will Stay (Curbed, Los Feliz Ledger, Eastsider) SGV Tribune Profiles Ride of Silence L.A. River Bike/Walk Path Just Got A Boost […]
WRONG! Safety Officials Think Tech Gadgets Will Save Pedestrians from Monster SUVs
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We know SUVs are killing pedestrians. But none of the traffic safety agencies is willing to alert the public about it.
Today’s Headlines
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Metro Needs To Stop Studying, Start Fixing (LAT) Four Corridors Where Metro Could Put Bus-Only Lanes (Urbanize) CHP Tickets Nearly 20,000 Drivers For Cell Phone Violations (Pasadena Star News) Phase 2 Of New Blue Renovation Closures Starts June 1 (Curbed) Carnage: Two Killed In Encino Car Crash (LAT) Four Injured In Granada Hills Car Crash […]
SGV Connect 42: Looking Ahead to Sunday’s 626
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Who better to help us preview the event than Wes Reutimann, the special projects director for Active SGV?
LADOT Hosts Traffic Safety Pop-Up Installations
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LADOT hosted pop-up traffic calming installations in Koreatown and Westlake - hopefully these will lead to permanent upgrades
Talking Headways Podcast: The Humble Curb
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This week, Stephen Smyth, co-founder and CEO of Coord, talks about his company's digital infrastructure keeps inventory of our existing infrastructure assets, especially curb space.
Today’s Headlines
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Today Is Bike-to-Work Day (The Source) …Due To Rain, Some Pit Stops (WeHo, Santa Monica) Canceled/Postponed Walking Is L.A.’s Future, Though L.A. Doesn’t Plan For It (Curbed) …Will People-Walking Connect People Who Drive? (LAT) Metro Looking Into Possible Bus-Only Lanes (Curbed) Alignments Under Consideration For L.A. River Bike/Walk Path (The Source) August CicLAvia To Connect […]
The Real Reason Roads Are In Bad Shape
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States don't lack money for road maintenance. They just spend it on expensive new projects — ribbon cuttings! — instead.
There’s a Right Way to Spend Trillions on Infrastructure
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A new report seeks to upend the debate over infrastructure to investments that boost mass transit while saving the planet.