Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Complete Streets

Public Works Board Approves Sidewalk Deficient Glendale-Hyperion Bridge

By Joe Linton | | 25 Comments
In a hearing at City Hall this morning, the mayor-appointed Board of Public Works unanimously approved proceeding with the city Bureau of Engineering’s (BOE) recommendation to eliminate one of two sidewalks on its Glendale-Hyperion Bridge retrofit project. The latest version, announced earlier this week, has not changed significantly since 2013 when BOE pushed a similar unsafe design, leading […]

Smart Growth America Rates L.A. Metro Complete Streets Policy in Top Ten

By Melanie Curry and Joe Linton | | No Comments
Smart Growth America just released its report ranking The Best Complete Streets Policies of 2014.  Streetsblog USA reviewed the report here. Of 70 new Complete Streets policies adopted in 2014, only two were in California: L.A. Metro and San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG.) Metro’s policy received the honor of being tied for the #10 spot with […]

Metro Moving Forward With Flawed Complete Streets Policy

By Joe Linton | | 1 Comment
At today’s meeting, the Metro board of directors Ad Hoc Sustainability Committee approved the agency’s proposed Complete Streets Policy [PDF]. The committee approval sends the policy to the full board for anticipated approval at its meeting next Thursday, October 23. Complete streets policies, broadly, mandate that all streets need to accommodate people using all modes […]

Protected Bike Lanes Bill Passes CA Senate Transportation Committee

By Melanie Curry | | 7 Comments
The “Protected Bikeways Act,” A.B. 1193, passed the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee Thursday on a 10-0 vote, despite opposition from some quarters. The bill must still be approved by the full Senate and Governor Jerry Brown. The proposed legislation, introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), would compel Caltrans to create guidelines for protected bike […]
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