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Councilmember Ryu today sided against 6th Street road diet safety improvements that would curb traffic deaths and serious injuries. Map by Mehmet Berker based on SWITRS data

Councilmember Ryu Kills 6th Street Road Diet

By Joe Linton | Dec 6, 2017 | 19 Comments

In a statement today, Ryu nixed road diet safety improvements, misnamed local streets, and claimed dubious survey results

LA's sidewalk repair program now prioritzes where people actually walk

Wrongheaded Koretz Sidewalk Repair Amendment Slights Pedestrians and Vision Zero

By Joe Linton | Dec 5, 2017 | 3 Comments

Councilmember Paul Koretz proposed removing prioritization criteria that links sidewalk repair to Vision Zero

This Week In Livable Streets

By Joe Linton | Dec 4, 2017 | No Comments

CicLAvia, AD51 election, Bicycle Advisory Committee, Orange Line webinar, and LACBC Open House.

$300M in state transit capital funding means that the Foothill Gold Line phase 2B project is now fully-funded. Photo by construction authority

Groundbreaking Celebrated for Foothill Gold Line Extension 2B, Though Some Issues Remain

By Joe Linton | Dec 4, 2017 | 2 Comments

Last Saturday morning, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority hosted a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of construction on the next phase of the Foothill Gold Line. The new Gold Line “phase 2B” extension will run 12.3 miles east from Azusa, extending from Glendora to Montclair. It will include six new stations, one each in […]

Draft map of proposed Twenty-Eight by '28 Metro initiative

Draft Details Announced for “28 by 28” Metro Projects for L.A. Olympics

By Joe Linton | Dec 1, 2017 | 3 Comments

Garcetti is pushing 28 by 28 to complete major Metro projects before the Olympics

The southern scramble at 7th and Alvarado

Eyes on the Street: Scramble Crossing at 7th and Avarado

By Joe Linton | Nov 30, 2017 | 5 Comments

(Updated 12/1: Turns out there are three scrambles in three blocks on Alvarado: at 7th Street, Wilshire Boulevard, and 6th Street – and an opening celebration is tentatively planned for December 6) The city of L.A. Transportation Department (LADOT) has a new diagonal “scramble” crosswalk at the intersection of Alvarado and Seventh Streets, at the […]