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Advocacy

New Leadership at Bike East Bay Centers Mobility Justice

Image: Electrek https://electrek.co/2016/09/25/tesla-model-s-crashes-into-gym-driver-claims-autonomous-acceleration-tesla-says-drivers-fault/

Autonomous/Automated Vehicles

Fed. AV Crash Report Underscores How Little We Know About Robocar Safety

Photo: Martin Addison, CC

Bicycling

Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Cyclists

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Homelessness

How to Save the Lives of Unhoused Pedestrians

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Safety

Why Apple Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Turn a Car Dashboard into an iPhone

Roger Rudick

Photo: Tim Courtney, July 4, 2020.

Commentary: The Boudin Recall and the Failure to Prosecute Traffic Violence

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Freeways

Why Nearly a Fifth of Pedestrians Deaths Happen on Freeways — And How to Stop It

<p>Sahra is Communities Editor for Streetsblog L.A., covering the intersection of mobility with race, class, history, representation, policing, housing, health, culture, community, and access to the public space in Boyle Heights and South Central Los Angeles.</p>


Sahra Sulaiman

During Tuesday’s press briefing, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he would be sending Metro boardmembers helpful graphics like the one he is pointing at so they could learn the difference between transportation and housing.

Police

L.A. Sheriff Villanueva Plans to Expel 5700 Unhoused from Metro System

Octavia and Oak, where a unicyclist died Wed. morning. Note the gentle sweeping curb to facilitate speed (which multiple motorists still managed to crash into) Image: Google Maps

Motorists Kill Two Cyclists and a Pedestrian as Carnage Continues in Oakland, S.F.

Tell Secretary Pete that he must regulate such menaces! File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: Make Cars Safer for People Outside of Vehicles