Road Diet
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Eyes on the Street: Telegraph in Temescal Gets its Makeover
Long awaited road diet + protected bike lanes on Telegraph in Temescal now almost complete.
September 1, 2020
Silver Lake Area Street Safety Efforts Gain Momentum on Several Fronts
After favorable neighborhood council elections and LADOT report, discussions are shifting from defending existing safety improvements, and instead looking to expand them.
April 12, 2019
Lodi Plans a Road Diet for Safety and Economic Development
The Church Street project “brings Lodi up to par with other major cities.”
March 29, 2019
Traffic Safety Deniers Cynically Attack Venice Blvd Safety Improvements for Crash on Centinela
Two drivers struck and killed Felipe Nunez-Garcia on Centinela, then Westside trolls called for removing safety improvements elsewhere.
January 3, 2019
One-Year Data Shows Mar Vista’s Venice Blvd Is Safer; Pilot Upgrades Will Stay
The data is in - Mar Vista's Venice Boulevard Great Street pilot will remain in place, with some small additional improvements planned.
December 21, 2018
Committee Approves Motion Directing LADOT to Further Study Rowena
Safe streets advocates fear that Councilmember Ryu's motion could lay groundwork for undoing Rowena Avenue road diet safety improvements.
October 25, 2018
Modesto Plans a New Road Diet
The planned changes should bring similar safety benefits and speed reductions seen after a road diet was completed along College Avenue.
October 24, 2018
In SF, San Jose Ave Bike Traffic Jumps 651% After Road Diet and Buffered Lanes
Morning bike traffic increased by a whopping 651 percent on northbound San Jose Avenue after a traffic lane was removed and the bike lane was widened with a buffer zone a year ago, according to the SFMTA.
June 19, 2015
Santa Clara OKs Road Diet, Bike Lanes on “Ludicrously Overbuilt” Tasman Dr.
Santa Clara's City Council unanimously approved a road diet last week on the city's 1.5-mile section of Tasman Drive. Tasman, east of Great America Parkway, will have two of its six traffic lanes re-purposed for wide buffered bike lanes and permanent median fences to protect Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)'s light-rail tracks. West of Great American Parkway, where Tasman was has four lanes, only striped bike lanes would be added.
April 29, 2015