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It’s 2023 and L.A. City Is Still Widening Lots of Roads
L.A. City street widening is expensive, and adversely impacts safety, health, climate, air, water, noise, housing, historic preservation, and more
August 25, 2023
Eyes on the Street: New La Brea Bus Lanes are Open
The bus lane was whittled down to just ~2.5 miles in the current project. City Councilmember Heather Hutt continues to block implementation below Olympic Boulevard.
August 15, 2023
L.A. Looks to Upgrade Forest Lawn Bike Lanes to Protected
LADOT and Councilmember Raman plan to add a mile and a half of plastic bollard protection to existing Forest Lawn Drive bike lanes; the project would reduce the number of car lanes from four to two.
August 11, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Are L.A.’s Latest Worst Sharrows on Slauson Avenue in Del Rey?
On Slauson LADOT added new diagonal parking, and door-zone sharrows, then counted it as a "bike friendly street." Really.
August 2, 2023
Advocates Urge Metro to Fix Botched Regional Connector Bike/Walk Facilities
Advocacy groups urge Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins and Metro Board Chair Mayor Karen Bass to "to move expediently to complete these required and promised pedestrian and bicycle improvements in the next three months"
July 27, 2023
Missing Metro Regional Connector First/Last Mile Facilities Worse Than Reported Earlier
Metro and LADOT quietly omitted and downgraded extensive bike and walk improvements approved and funded for Little Tokyo - in addition to omissions at Grand and Broadway stations
July 26, 2023
Three Thoughts on the Under Construction La Brea Bus Lanes
What's great about La Brea and other bus-only lanes is that they are cheap and quick - but could they be even cheaper and quicker?
July 17, 2023
Venice Boulevard Bus and Bike Upgrade Project Completed
2.1 miles of new bus lanes, and 2.5 miles of conventional bike lanes upgraded to parking-protected... but also a couple of gaps
June 28, 2023
Modest Bike Improvements Along Downtown Connector Stations, Though Mostly Missed Opportunities
Metro and City ignored approved bikeway plans - again. Alameda Esplanade and 5th Street bus queue jumper still on the way.
June 23, 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
