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This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Sep 10, 2018 | No Comments

San Gabriel Valley open streets, autonomous vehicles, Crenshaw transit, Claremont and Pomona Gold Line Station walks

1926 L.A. Pacific Electric streetcar map by Jake Berman

New Video and Map Reveal L.A. Streetcar Transit History

By Joe Linton | Sep 7, 2018 | 3 Comments

Watch City Beautiful's new video on the history of L.A.'s streetcars, and see them mapped beautifully by Jake Berman

Silver Lake's Rowena Avenue. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Rowena Avenue Report: Ryu Motion, NC Meeting Tonight, Crash Nearby Last Night

By Joe Linton | Sep 5, 2018 | 1 Comment

Though the Rowena Avenue road diet reconfiguration has improved safety, critics are pushing to have it undone on the grounds of nearby cut-through traffic.

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Sep 4, 2018 | 1 Comment

High-Speed Rail, Transformative Talks, Boyle Heights joint development, and more!

Can you spot the barely-visible outline of the former sharrow? 4th Street at Norton Avenue. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Disappearing Sharrows

By Joe Linton | Aug 29, 2018 | 5 Comments

Sharrows are disappearing from L.A. streets? Is this an affront to cyclists? or should we focus on other things?

Pedestrian beg buttons are designed to speed up driving and to make people walking wait longer. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Luke Klipp: Pedestrian Beg Buttons Exist to Serve People in Cars

By Joe Linton | Aug 28, 2018 | 74 Comments

Pedestrian beg buttons are not serving pedestrians; they exist to serve people in cars. They minimize car travel delays while making people on foot wait longer.