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Another Caltrans Lie: Video Claims Widening 5 Freeway Reduces Pollution, Congestion
It is jarring that nearly two decades into the twenty-first century, Caltrans is still making claims that freeway widening will somehow curb pollution and reduce congestion. These are lies.
April 16, 2018
22-year-old Killed in Hit-and-Run at Manchester/Normandie; Driver Plows Through Mourners Corking Intersection to Protest Death
The images were a sobering reminder of how terrifyingly fragile the human body is when confronted by a multi-ton vehicle traveling at just about any speed.
April 12, 2018
Metro Draft Strategic Plan: Lofty Goals, Slippery Timelines, Few Surprises
Overall there is plenty to like in the plan, including plenty of bus service improvements
April 11, 2018
South Park Renovation to Enter Next Phase this Month
Monday, April 9, from 5 to 7 p.m., the community is invited to discuss major renovations planned for South Park set to get underway later this month.
April 5, 2018
L.A. Times Editorial Raises Double Standards on Traffic Deaths vs. Gun Deaths
L.A. electeds, including councilmember Mitch O'Farrell decry gun violence, but are ok with traffic violence
April 5, 2018
LADOT Proposes Expanded Transit Service, Including Expanding DASH and MicroTransit Pilot
The Los Angeles City Transportation Department (LADOT) has a plan to expand transit services, including expanding DASH and CityRide, and trying out a microtransit pilot.
March 30, 2018
S.B. 827 News: Rules Cmte Affirms Need to Address Housing Crisis; Says No to Sacramento’s Approach
While curbing the power of the I-got-mine-so-go-away-peasant crowd to veto growth is indeed a most urgent imperative, the fact that the zoning changes are tied to transit lines means that, here in Los Angeles, it is disproportionately lower-income communities of color that will be affected by the bill.
March 26, 2018
L.A. Metro Board Approves Next Round of Open Streets Funding
Next month, cities can apply for $2M per year in Metro open streets event grant funding
March 23, 2018
Streetsblog L.A.’s 10th Birthday Celebration Logistics: Schedule, Transportation, Parking
Wednesday birthday celebration: where, when, transit, and parking for bikes, cars
March 21, 2018
Six-Month Mar Vista Venice Blvd Great Streets Check-In: Results Inconclusive
What's changed, and hasn't, in the six months since the city reallocated a car lane in each direction for parking-protected bike lanes and added signalized mid-block crosswalks along Venice Blvd.
March 16, 2018
