Skip to Content
Streetsblog California home
Streetsblog California home
Log In
Streetsblog LA

L.A. City Council Candidate Calls for Safety Improvements for Westwood Blvd

Candidate Jesse Creed is calling for safety features, including bike lanes, on Westwood Boulevard. Image via Facebook Live

This morning L.A. City Council candidate Jesse Creed hosted a press conference to call for safety improvements on Westwood Boulevard. Creed is running for the Westside's Council District Five.

Creed declared that, due to more than 300 injury collisions over the past five years, Westwood Boulevard is “virtually a deathtrap.” According to Creed, despite Westwood being among the 15 mayoral Great Streets Initiative sites for the past two years, "virtually nothing" has changed. Due to high rates of collisions and death, Westwood Blvd. is part of the city's Vision Zero High Injury Network, streets that experience more than their share of deadly crashes. Creed stressed that his priority is to "make Westwood Boulevard safe for everyone" and pledged that "one of his first actions as councilmember" will be to commission a safety study for Westwood.

Creed was joined by Westwood residents, academics, and business leaders, all of whom called for greater safety features, including bike lanes, on Westwood Boulevard. Residents and business leaders criticized a lack of representation. UCLA professor Michael Jerrett, a bicycle commuter himself, criticized bike lane opponents as "putting peoples' lives at risk." Many speakers emphasized connections between UCLA, which is implementing a bike-share system this year, and Metro rail stations, including the existing Expo Line station and the future Purple Line subway station.

Creed is drawing a clear distinction between his platform and the record of Fifth District incumbent Councilmember Paul Koretz. Koretz quashed an earlier study of designated bike lanes for Westwood Boulevard, and further undermined the city's Mobility Plan by yanking Westwood from the city's Bicycle Enhanced Network.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog California

State Transit Transformation Task Force Defers Recommendations for Seamless Transit

The State Transit Transformation Task Force did not move forward with recommendations to coordinate fares and schedules after transit agency pushback. More clarity is needed to emphasize that funding is paramount.

November 12, 2024

At Least Local Transit Initiatives Won Big in Tuesday’s Election

Last Tuesday's election wasn't all bad news for transit.

November 12, 2024

Friday Bikeway Briefs: Ktown, Leimert Park, UCLA, USC, Highland Park, and Tarzana

Recent bike lanes on 43rd St, Westholme Ave, and Mesa Ave. Bike upgrades on First St and on Jefferson Blvd. Slow progress on Reseda Blvd displays city's meager HLA response.

November 12, 2024

Opinion: Yes, the GDP Rises When We Drive More. But That Isn’t A Good Thing.

Expensive hospital stays after car crashes, swelling healthcare spending on sedentary lifestyle diseases, and constant fuel consumption when residents have no choice but driving are all "good" for the national bottom line. But are they good for us?

November 12, 2024

What the U.S. Can Learn From the ‘Bike Mayor’ of Africa, Manuel de Araújo

What can the U.S. learn from developing countries where car dependency hasn't yet taken root — and from the visionary mayors who are fighting to make sure it never does, even in uncertain times?

November 12, 2024
See all posts