Special Features
How State DOTs Keep the Public in the Dark About How They Spend Our Transportation Dollars
State DOTs control hundreds of billions of dollars of our transportation funding. Where does it all go — and what do we actually get for it?
Friday Bikeway Briefs: Ktown, Leimert Park, UCLA, USC, Highland Park, and Tarzana
Recent bike lanes on 43rd St, Westholme Ave, and Mesa Ave. Bike upgrades on First St and on Jefferson Blvd. Slow progress on Reseda Blvd displays city's meager HLA response.
What the U.S. Can Learn From the ‘Bike Mayor’ of Africa, Manuel de Araújo
What can the U.S. learn from developing countries where car dependency hasn't yet taken root — and from the visionary mayors who are fighting to make sure it never does, even in uncertain times?
Talking Headways Podcast: Transit Wins and Co-Benefits from Climate Work
Julie Eaton Ernst and Cris Liban on the co-benefits of transportation, the evolution of the definition of transportation and making change in small steps.
Streetsblog L.A. Endorsement: Yes on Measure A
Help address L.A.'s homelessness crisis by voting yes on Measure A - the half-cent sales tax that will fund affordable housing, services for mental health, addiction and domestic violence, and homelessness prevention
How America’s Mayors Are Fighting Back Against Harmful Highways
Mayors across the country are fighting for funds to heal harmful highway expansions. But what does it take to make an application stand out?
Talking Headways Podcast: Urgency and Vision Zero
Vision Zero Network founder Leah Shahum on why it’s so hard to make change, the implicit biases around designing for cars and World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, coming up on Nov. 17.
Talking Headways Podcast: Simpler Payment Systems for Agencies and Riders
Gillian Gillett and Dan Baker on how agencies can create simpler payment and travel experiences for transit riders.
CicLAvia Heart of L.A. 2024 – Open Thread
Sunday's Heart of L.A. event was the 56th iteration of Los Angeles' popular open streets festival, CicLAvia
When Car Dependency Meets Climate Disaster
How does car dependency make weathering a storm harder, and what can we do about it? We sat down with two experts from the Urban Institute to find out.
