L.A. Still Hell-Bent on Widening Magnolia Boulevard Like It’s 1999
LA pushes ahead with the outdated project, ignoring its own mobility plan that notes: "wider roads can result in adverse environmental, public health, and fiscal impacts. Wider roads are more expensive to maintain and enable driving at faster speeds."
February 24, 2020
L.A. Times Editorial Urges Reform to CA’s “Absurd Dangerous Counterproductive” Speed Law
"At the very least, lawmakers should get rid of a system that forces cities to give in to speeders before cracking down on them."
February 20, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Arroyo Seco Bike Path Repaired
The city has repaired the NELA bike-walk path - after a year-long closure due to rain damage
February 13, 2020
L.A. Shouldn’t Make Magnolia Boulevard More Dangerous By Widening It
Will Councilmember Krekorian listen to the concerns of his constituents and put an end to this dangerous and costly project?
February 10, 2020
Some Progress on Curbing Speeding L.A. Drivers, Much Reform Still Needed
L.A. can now issue speeding tickets all over, compared to 19% of streets in 2016. State speed limit law reforms are also on the way.
February 10, 2020
Council District 12 Forum: Lee No-Show, Lundquist and Alnajjar Talk Transportation
City Council candidates Loraine Lundquist (on the ballot) and Asaad Alnajjar (running as a write-in) faced off. Incumbent L.A. City Councilmember John Lee did not attend.
February 7, 2020
More than a Hundred Miles of California High-Speed Rail are Under Construction
Central Valley High-Speed Rail construction contracts total four billion dollars. There are currently 30 active construction sites spanning 119 miles across five counties: Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern.
February 6, 2020
Eyes on the Street: New Atwater Red Car Pedestrian Bridge Is Open
The newly opened bike ped bridge is located on top of pier walls that originally carried Red Car streetcars
February 5, 2020
Some Urban Observations From My Italy Vacation
Rome, Pisa, Calci, Lucca, Venice and Florence are conducive to car-free travel. High-speed trains are great for travel between cities.
January 27, 2020
Metro Board Votes to Study Free Transit for LAUSD Students
The Metro board approved a motion to study free student transit - initially for LAUSD students, then also countywide.
January 24, 2020
