Santa Monica’s Ocean Ave Protected Bikeway Installation Captures the World’s Attention
On May 27, the city of Santa Monica tweeted a video of a machine smoothly and quickly laying down the concrete barrier for a protected bike lane.
June 15, 2023
SaMo Councilmember Brock Yanks Motion Calling for More Info/Options on 17th Street Bike/Ped Project
Before the meeting, Council inboxes were flooded by emails generated by dueling action alerts.
June 14, 2023
SaMo Councilmembers Ask for Report on Bike/Ped Project…Before Construction Is Completed
Santa Monica City Councilmembers Phil Brock and Oscar de la Torre are asking city staff to report “regarding bicycle and pedestrian improvements installed on 17th Street from Pico to Wilshire.”
June 13, 2023
Streetsblog, Santa Monica Next, and SGV Weekly Are Finalists for Eight L.A. Press Club Awards
Streetsblog Los Angeles appears as a finalist in five L.A. Press Club award categories, including Best Blog, Best Online Journalist, and Best Audio Journalist
May 19, 2023
SGV Connect 110 : Life as a Reclaimer
The state and the whole world was in chaos,” recounts Marta of the day she moved in to her reclaimed home. “So they didn't take us out. Governor Newsom told the CHP to stand down and not do anything when we reclaimed."
May 5, 2023
Today’s Headlines
New SFMTA report shows a quarter of SF’s Slow Streets are too fast (Examiner) Wall of snow blocks Tioga Pass in the Sierras (SacBee) L.A. Metro found that about 600 unhoused riders exit nightly when train service ends (Daily News) Former Culver City Mayor Sahli-Wells interview (Carfree on Vimeo) Major retailers abandon San Francisco… (SacBee) … Continued
May 3, 2023
Car Free JFK Turns 3
Last Friday, leaders of Walk SF, the San Francisco Bike Coalition and hundreds of Bay Area residents gathered on "Car-Free JFK" in Golden Gate Park to celebrate the car-free streets 3rd anniversary.
May 2, 2023
Advocates Urge Feds Not To Weaken Already-Weak Crash Reporting Guidelines
A new set of federal crash reporting guidelines could actually encourage cities to collect less data about the systemic factors behind the national traffic violence epidemic by treating basic information about road design at crash sites as optional.
May 2, 2023
Today’s Headlines
Truckers Angry at State’s Diesel Ban (SFGATE) CA’s Population Still Shrinking (SacBee, SFChron) Balancing Privacy and Safety in Debate on Speed Cameras/License Readers (Union-Trib) State Sues Elk Grove for Rejecting Affordable Housing (SFChron) Santa Monica Makes It Easier to Have Block Parties, Open Streets (SM Next) Drivers Are Increasingly Distracted by Their Phones, According to … Continued
May 2, 2023