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Another City Eliminated Non-Driver Deaths in 2019

By Kea Wilson | Feb 11, 2020 | No Comments

Here's what we can learn from its example

Neighbors oppose widening Magnolia Boulevard - but will L.A. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian put an end to the dangerous and wasteful project?

L.A. Shouldn’t Make Magnolia Boulevard More Dangerous By Widening It

By Joe Linton | Feb 10, 2020 | No Comments

Will Councilmember Krekorian listen to the concerns of his constituents and put an end to this dangerous and costly project?

California's "absurd" speed law means more deaths on L.A. roads. Palisades Drive car crash photo by Peter Duke via Flickr Creative Commons

Some Progress on Curbing Speeding L.A. Drivers, Much Reform Still Needed

By Joe Linton | Feb 7, 2020 | No Comments

L.A. can now issue speeding tickets all over, compared to 19% of streets in 2016. State speed limit law reforms are also on the way.

Last night's CD12 Transportation Forum. Left to right: empty chair (for John Lee), write-in candidate Asaad Alnajjar, candidate Loraine Lundquist, SBLA's Joe Linton, and L.A. Walks' John Yi. Photo by CiclaValley

Council District 12 Forum: Lee No-Show, Lundquist and Alnajjar Talk Transportation

By Joe Linton | Feb 6, 2020 | No Comments

City Council candidates Loraine Lundquist (on the ballot) and Asaad Alnajjar (running as a write-in) faced off. Incumbent L.A. City Councilmember John Lee did not attend.

Sankofa Park, at Crenshaw and Vernon, will give visitors the opportunity to take in the entirety of Destination Crenshaw. The groundbreaking, set for February 29, will happen here. Registration begins at 12:30; the groundbreaking ceremony begins at 2 p.m. (See flyer embedded in the story below.) Rendering: Perkins+Will

Destination Crenshaw to Break Ground February 29

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 5, 2020 | No Comments

On February 29, community leaders will gather at Vernon and Crenshaw to break ground on the 1.3-mile-long public art project that will celebrate Black life, culture, and contributions

Cyclist on the new Red Car pedestrian bridge in Atwater Village. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: New Atwater Red Car Pedestrian Bridge Is Open

By Joe Linton | Feb 4, 2020 | No Comments

The newly opened bike ped bridge is located on top of pier walls that originally carried Red Car streetcars

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