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Eyes on the Street: Alameda’s New Dining Lanes
The island city's new social-distancing dining space looks strangely like parking protected bike lanes. Coincidence or a toe-hold for a permanent and safer street design?
July 14, 2020
Is It Time to Sue Cities for Unsafe Roadways?
A $5.9-million lawsuit says the city of Portland is negligent for allowing cars to park right up to the intersection — and argues this bad parking policy has already cost pedestrian lives.
February 28, 2020
LA Green New Deal Motion for Bus, Walk, Bike Network Improvements
The Bonin-Krekorian-Martinez motion mandates a implemenation plans for bus lanes and safe walk-bike-scooter facilities
February 27, 2020
L.A. Transpo Committee Denies CEQA Challenge Against Mar Vista Great Streets
Committee affirmed that the Mar Vista Venice Boulevard Great Streets project is exempt from CEQA review under state law.
February 28, 2019
Neighborhood Council Coalition Approves Neutral Motion Calling for Community Consultation on Road Diets
This represents a victory for livability, as an early version of the motion had been strongly anti-road-diet.
January 7, 2019
A Super Quick Fix for a Dangerous Road in Baltimore
Using Jersey barriers filled with water for ballast, the city carved a safe walking and biking path out of a lane of car traffic.
July 17, 2018
SFMTA Cancels Townsend Safety Project; Advocates Fight Back
Roughly seventy safety advocates donned yellow t-shirts and stood on the edge of the bike lanes along Townsend Street at the King Street Station yesterday evening to demand safety upgrades.
July 12, 2018
Calling Attention to a Dangerous Crossing in Berkeley
Caltrans plans to add a pedestrian beacon at a busy crossing, but will it make anything safer for bicyclists?
May 9, 2018
How Can Vision Zero Work When L.A. Continues to Prioritize Speed?
Rather than raise speed limits, let’s lower design speeds, so the mistakes are less impactful when they inevitably happen
March 7, 2018
Oh #%&@! Bonin Caves to Backlash, Announces Playa Del Rey Safety Un-Do
Backlash drivers are celebrating Bonin's rollback of remaining Playa Del Rey road diets
October 19, 2017
