The Week in Short Videos
LA is repaving the wrong streets, heavy cars are deadly, welcome to Streetsblog San Diego, and more on the craziness of Muni's ban of bikes on trains.
August 21, 2026
Deadly Forest Lawn Crash Reinforces Push for Safety Improvements Paused by Mayor Bass
Three years into Councilmember Raman's push for a safer Forest Lawn Drive, Mayor Bass anticipates a new design - without eliminating car lanes but with "signal modifications" - will be "forthcoming... very soon.”
August 21, 2026
Viral Pothole Video Madness Shows How L.A. is Failing its Streets
How not to maintain streets - a parable told in eight short videos
August 19, 2026
Eyes on the Street: New Concrete-Curb-Protected Bikeway on Clark Avenue in Long Beach
The Clark Avenue project included resurfacing, new bike lanes, new/improved ADA-compliant sidewalks, enhanced bus stops, and improved crosswalks
August 14, 2026
Free West Coast Premiere of New 34th Avenue Streetfilms Documentary on August 26 in Long Beach
SBLA interviews Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson on the occasion of his new documentary, Close Encounters of the 34th Avenue Kind: The Story of NYC's Best Open Street
August 13, 2026
Eyes on the Street: Transit and Bike Projects in the Valley
New bus bridge over Sepulveda, new hard plastic bike lane protection on Chandler, and new ThermoShade shelter being tested at NoHo Station
August 11, 2026
The Week in Short Video
A questionable protected bikeway project, Fresno County Transit Tax, Environmentalists Revolt, and Headlines You Might Have Missed.
August 7, 2026
Metro Clearing Mature Trees to Widen 91 Freeway through North Long Beach
Metro is clearing 174 trees to make way for one more freeway lane through a pollution-burdened community of color. "Imagine Your Drive."
August 5, 2026
The Week in Short Video
Woke bike lanes, transit etiquette, Fresno transportation tax, and is Gen Z driving less?
July 31, 2026
Selection Committee Fails to Approve Santa Clarita Councilmember Jason Gibbs for Metro Board
Cities throughout L.A. County rejected Gibbs appointment to the Metro Board. The decision sends the appointment back to the North County and San Fernando Valley subregion.
July 30, 2026
