Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Car Culture

L.A. Weekly Claims the Mantle of Defender of Dangerous Drivers

By Damien Newton | May 8, 2014 | 10 Comments

There was a decent amount of outrage aimed at Hillel Aron at L.A. Weekly for his web-exclusive op/ed boasting about his driving prowess and defending his habit of texting-while-driving. I’ve considered myself something of a Hillel fan since his “Bikeroots” piece in 2011, so I was both surprised and a little dismayed while reading a […]

The Teachable Moment Everyone Is Ignoring

By Damien Newton | Dec 3, 2013 | 35 Comments

By all accounts, Paul Walker was a great person. He was a movie star who cared about people. He raised millions for charity. He loved his daughter. He did all the things that one hopes celebrities do in their lives, by using his money and fame to make the world a better place. Except for […]

Asm. Gatto: Don’t Turn Hyperion Bridge Into Highway

By Damien Newton | Oct 10, 2013 | 9 Comments

As reported on Tuesday, Assemblyman Mike Gatto is now the first elected official to publicly oppose the currently proposed redesign of the Hyperion Viaduct over the Los Angeles River. Critics of the redesign argue that the proposed widening the lanes and adding crash buffers will only encourage more unsafe driving both on the bridge and […]

The Looming Disaster of the Hyperion-Glendale Bridges Re-Design

By Damien Newton | Sep 27, 2013 | 6 Comments

Earlier this week, Streetsblog published an article about how the Hyperion-Glendale Complex of Bridges Rehabilitation Project was giving short shrift to bicyclists and pedestrians and everyone that lived in the area. At the time, based on information provided to us by the Bureau of Engineering, I assumed that the issue could be resolved by arguing […]

Southern California’s roadway terror is back in the news

By Ted Rogers | Aug 28, 2013 | 1 Comment

Evidently, the Terror of Calabasas is at it again. The LA Times reports that pop singer Justin Beiber was ticketed in Calabasas early this morning for running a stop sign and driving his Ferrari without a valid license. The Beib was reportedly cooperative, and Sheriff’s deputies allowed a passenger to drive the car away with […]

L.A.’s Real Growth Is in Car-Free and Car-Lite Families

By Damien Newton | Aug 1, 2013 | 15 Comments

I’ve never made it a secret that I’m one of the few Streetsblog editors that owns a car. But in the new Los Angeles, the one that prioritizes transit projects over highway expansion, that my family of four only has one car that we barely use is becoming the new normal. Yesterday, Streetsblog.net reported on […]

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