Walking
Streetsblog California
Rebutting a Misleading Argument Against Healthy Streets Improvements
L.A. electeds are astonishingly tone-deaf in their dismissal of keeping pedestrians and cyclists safe
May 5, 2020
L.A. Announces COVID “Slow Streets” Pilot then Postpones It; Program Needs Focus On Health, Equity
Crafted properly - prioritizing health and equity, timed right, and implemented respectfully, there could be many positive outcomes from Healthy Streets walk/bike safety improvements.
May 4, 2020
L.A. Locking in Car-Centric Streets under Accelerated Repaving Initiative
The Bureau of Street Services is rushing to repave major streets, ignoring the city's Mobility Plan. LADOT is postponing bike and ped improvements, saying more outreach is needed.
April 30, 2020
Vehicle Safety Standards Don’t Protect Pedestrians
Federal regulators have failed to consider safety of pedestrians in their vehicle safety standards for far too long— and now the Government Accountability Office is calling them out.
April 29, 2020
We Need More Data on Walking During COVID-19
The data we've got aren't painting the full picture — and we need more of it to help shape good policy.
April 28, 2020
We Shouldn’t Have to Say This: Expanding Sidewalks Does Not Spread COVID-19
There are some city leaders who fear that if they make streets too pedestrian-friendly, it will encourage walkers to crowd the streets, spreading the virus more. It won't. Here's why.
April 27, 2020
San Francisco Picks ‘Slow Streets’
S.F. Mayor follows Oakland's lead and picks streets for exercise during COVID-19 lockdown. Through traffic will be banned
April 21, 2020
Oakland Paves Way for Open Streets Everywhere
The need to create space for exercise while safely social distancing has never been greater. More Bay Area cities are following Oakland's lead.
April 21, 2020
Stop Touching Pedestrian “Beg Buttons”
L.A. is actually disconnecting them in some places where a lot of people are walking. Other Californian cities aren't (yet) thinking about them
April 1, 2020
Auto Right-of-Way Laws Are Where America Went Wrong
Before the widespread adoption of the automobile, every road user had to think critically about whose turn it was to go — and a pedestrian in a car's path *always* meant the driver had to stand down.
March 4, 2020
