Infrastructure
Streetsblog California
Reseda Boulevard Is Getting a Three-Mile Safety Upgrade
In Reseda and Northridge, Reseda Boulevard improvements will include new trees, bus boarding islands, bioswales, lighting, repaired sidewalks, resurfaced street, and a continuous protected bike lane
October 2, 2020
Eyes on the Street: More Culver City COVID Street Reconfiguration
Under COVID, Culver City has quickly added outdoor dining space - on three blocks of Washington Boulevard this includes a new protected bike lane
September 30, 2020
How to Remake Streets for Kids During COVID-19
Cities need to keep their youngest residents safe, healthy, and learning in their own neighborhood thanks to a pandemic that is putting roughly 80 percent of U.S. students on remote learning. Here's how.
September 15, 2020
While Adding Bikeway Mileage, L.A. City Missing Some Opportunities
Though LADOT stepped up bikeway mileage implementation in the past year, they missed several opportunities to extend the bikeway network
September 8, 2020
Most Pedestrian Infrastructure Is Really for Drivers
Big money “pedestrian” projects are often remedial and performative — and their real purpose is to serve faster car traffic.
September 8, 2020
Already Driver-Permissive L.A. City Slow Streets Being Watered Down Further
LADOT recently removed some signs from the Slow Streets - the signs that say "road closed."
August 31, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Downtown Culver City Expanded Outdoor Dining, New Bus Lane
Culver City converted former car space to outdoor dining and bus/bike lanes - to allow people to safely distance during COVID-19
August 13, 2020
Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes Go Up in Sierra Madre, Arcadia
New bike lanes on Huntington Drive, First Avenue/Highland Oak Drive, Sierra Madre Boulevard, and South Baldwin Avenue
August 5, 2020
Oakland’s Quick-Build Protected Intersections are Safer
Study shows positive results from the installation of protected intersections around the Lake Merritt BART station
August 5, 2020
Slow Streets Update and Open Thread – How Are They Working for You?
LADOT has implemented nearly twenty Slow Streets areas so far... but they don't work very well.
July 21, 2020