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The section of Crenshaw between Florence and 79th will see pedestrian enhancements and safety improvements. But Florence will unfortunately remain relatively unchanged. Source: Great Streets

Great Streets Releases Plans for Crenshaw; Offers No Real Solutions for Florence

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 30, 2017 | 7 Comments

Florence – the most dangerous intersection of the bunch by miles – won’t see too much in the way of upgrades, it appears. While the proposed signal modification might help control traffic there and give pedestrians a head start, it is genuinely surprising that more is not in the works.

Photo : David Graham-Caso/Office of Mike Bonin

Break Out the Golden Shovels: Bonin, Garcetti Break Ground on Venice Great Street

By Damien Newton | Feb 13, 2017 | 5 Comments

The Venice Boulevard Great Street aims to transform Venice Boulevard between Beethoven Street and Inglewood Boulevard from a car-centric street full of fast-moving traffic to one more friendly towards all road users. The project broke ground this morning.

The Pico Great Street Collaborative plans to make Pico a walkable and bikeable destination

L.A. Awards Great Streets And Vision Zero Grants

By Joe Linton | Feb 6, 2017 | No Comments

Mayor Garcetti announced seven new Great Streets grants winners, plus LADOT recently announced nine Vision Zero grants.

Los Angeles' newest protected bike lane - on Van Nuys Blvd in Pacoima

Pacoima’s Van Nuys Blvd Celebrates L.A.’s Newest Protected Bikeway

By Joe Linton | Dec 16, 2016 | 5 Comments

This morning, Pacoima celebrated the city of Los Angeles' newest protected bike lanes on Van Nuys Blvd. The Van Nuys parking-protected bike lane extends 0.8-miles from Laurel Canyon Boulevard to San Fernando Road. This is the city's fourth protected bike lane facility, and the first in a predominantly low-income Latino community.

Great Streets Challenge Grants Open to All L.A. Streets, Workshops Coming

By Joe Linton | Oct 5, 2016 | No Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Great Streets Initiative is hosting its second round of challenge grants. The grants help community partners create projects that make Los Angeles streets more safe, active, and fun. The focus is to get community groups working together to re-envision and to improve streets all over L.A. The scope of this […]

Street Beats Inspires Spontaneous Episodes of Dance, Music, Joy, and Safety on Crenshaw Corner

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 26, 2016 | No Comments

Last week, the Street Beats team converted the extremely busy and often dangerous intersection of Crenshaw and Florence into a play zone. No, really. With the help of a grant from the Mayor’s Great Streets program and countless extra hours over several months dedicated to pounding the pavement, knocking on doors, and building relationships with […]

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