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Live from Denver: Two Streetfilms, Two Great Ideas, One Leading City
During the NACTO conference in Denver earlier this month, Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. got to see the next generation in traffic circles — a design with a rotary so big that car drivers have to slow down. Check it out.
May 24, 2023
Opinion: To Halt Wasteful Highways, America Needs a ‘Road Review’
n February, the government of Wales announced that it was scrapping all major road-building projects. The move came after a year-long “roads review” in which a government-appointed panel systematically reviewed the nation’s road-building program in light of its climate and environmental goals. To an American steeped in our highway-happy, boondoggle-building transportation policy system, the summary of the roads review reads like something out of a particularly good fantasy novel. But could it happen here, too, if the people lead the way?
May 24, 2023
Opinion: Feds Must Give Transit the Support (And Flexibility) It Needs Right Now
Budget shortfalls coupled with inflation and rising transit operating costs, threaten to cause the “transit death spiral.” We must not let that happen.
May 24, 2023
The Brake: Henry Grabar on How Parking Explains the World
Today, we sit down (in person!) with Slate's Henry Grabar to talk about his new book on parking — which we believe will be a powerful tool for activists and politicians who want to make the world a better place.
May 23, 2023
Advocate Protests Rollback of Another Slow Street
If the SFMTA board wants to realize a network of bike-friendly slow streets, it has to find the courage to fight for it
May 23, 2023
Op-Ed: Lack of Transit Funding in Proposed State Budget Conflicts with Climate/Air Quality Goals
Dear Honorable Members:
May 22, 2023
What L.A.’s Pilot “La Sombrita” Shade/Light Structure Does and Doesn’t Do
Is La Sombrita a new design for bus stop shading and lighting to be installed quickly and cheaply? Or a sad joke at the expense of L.A. transit riders? Probably somewhere in the middle of those.
May 22, 2023
Speed Camera Bill Passes a Major Hurdle
Safety advocates are thrilled that Laura Friedman's bill has made it to the Assembly floor
May 19, 2023
Streetsblog, Santa Monica Next, and SGV Weekly Are Finalists for Eight L.A. Press Club Awards
Streetsblog Los Angeles appears as a finalist in five L.A. Press Club award categories, including Best Blog, Best Online Journalist, and Best Audio Journalist
May 19, 2023
Eyes on the Path: Metro Posts First Look at Slauson Corridor Bike/Walk Path Ahead of Tonight’s Construction Update
L.A. Metro hosts a construction update on the 5.5-mile Rail-to-Rail walk/bike path that will run along the neglected Slauson corridor right-of-way
May 19, 2023
