Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Pedestrian Safety

Hit-and-Run on Cesar Chavez Sidewalk Kills 66-Year-Old Woman

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 21, 2014 | 3 Comments

Normally, you think of a sidewalk as a relatively safe place to be. They have their problems, and are often in pretty lousy shape, but they usually manage to provide a sufficient buffer between pedestrians and the cars whizzing by in the adjacent roadway. Not so in East L.A. last Wednesday, when the driver of […]

Lovely Art Installations Evoking Walking Placed in Hard-to-Walk-to Locations

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 18, 2014 | 2 Comments

What do someone’s shoes tell us about them? Some would argue quite a bit. Others would argue that you need to actually spend some time inhabiting someone else’s shoes in order to really understand who they are and the journey they’ve been on. Kim Abeles, the artist behind the “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” public art […]

Am I Hallucinating?: Public Art Pieces Appear in South L.A.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 27, 2014 | 3 Comments

After a depressing day of photographing South L.A.’s trashed streets, I thought I was hallucinating when I stumbled across a man-sized Rubik’s Cube. It seemed to have come out of nowhere. And, it didn’t do anything special besides sit on a corner. But, it seemed to have had an impact on the atmosphere around it. […]

I See London, I See France. I See L.A.’s Dirty Underpass(es).

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 20, 2014 | 19 Comments

A few weeks ago, a significant hullabaloo was raised when developer Geoffrey Palmer proposed a walkway over the 110 Freeway that would allow residents of his apartment complex to walk between the buildings without having to traverse the underpass and the homeless encampment there. Some were angered by the overt vilification of the homeless — […]

Previewing Tonight’s Fig4All Meeting: Cedillo Doubles Down, Activist Step Up

By Joe Linton | Jun 12, 2014 | 7 Comments

In case you haven’t heard, tonight there will be another big public meeting regarding the future of planned “road diet” bike lanes for North Figueroa Street. The meeting takes place tonight at 6:00 p.m.* at Franklin High School, more information at this Facebook event. Supporters of safe streets and bicycle lane supporters are encouraged to […]

Dangerous by Design: CA Has Second-Highest Fatality Rate for Older Peds

By Melanie Curry | May 20, 2014 | No Comments

Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition released their Dangerous by Design 2014 [PDF] report today, showing that California has the nation’s second-highest pedestrian fatality rate for older pedestrians (age 65 and older). The report highlights the ways car-centric design in US cities makes streets dangerous for walking, and ranks major metropolitan areas using the […]

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