Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Pedestrian Safety

Open Discussion: Hey, I’m Texting Here!

By Damien Newton | Aug 12, 2013 | 5 Comments

“Sammy, stop!” I shout as my son pedals down the sidewalk. It wasn’t an intersection that he was looking to race through, but one of the many curb-cut driveways that dot the last block between our residence and the market. This morning, while Sahra and I were having our somewhat regular Google Hangout, we were […]

MyFigueroa! Plan for LA’s First Protected Bike Lanes Clears Environmental Review

By Damien Newton | Aug 8, 2013 | 35 Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning released the Final Environmental Impact Report for the South Figueroa Streetscape Project (MyFigueroa!). The $20 million MyFigueroa! Project will bring Los Angeles its first protected bike lanes and a transit-only lane while removing some street parking and mixed-use travel lanes. “As the first such protected bicycle facility […]

Response to Venice Boardwalk Crash Should Be Model, Not Outlier

By Damien Newton | Aug 5, 2013 | 3 Comments

Saturday in the late afternoona, Nathan Lewis Campbell got in his car and created carnage on the Venice Boardwalk. The 38-year-old native of Colorado drove on to the boardwalk and swerved through the area injuring dozens and killing Italian Alice Gruppioni, a 32 year old newly waling barefoot on the beach next to her husband. They […]

Is the City Cutting Corners on Crosswalk and Bike Lane Installation

By Damien Newton | Jul 24, 2013 | 14 Comments

Late last year, the City of Los Angeles celebrated the installation of its first Continental Crosswalks in Downtown Los Angeles. These striped crosswalks are more visible than traditional crosswalks and the road markings make clear to motorists that they need to stop behind, not inside, a crosswalk. Pedestrian advocates were happy. However, a motion by […]

Shark Tank, Audition for Millions and Block the Sidewalk

By Damien Newton | Jun 10, 2013 | 10 Comments

Another side effect of the film and television industry’s abuse of Los Angeles as their personal backlots is what happens when television shows hold “open auditions” without taking the time or effort to insure that the auditions don’t negatively impact the community. Take what happens when ABC’s Shark Tank, a show where a handful of […]

Infrastructure, Access, and Passage: Neighbors in West Adams Debate Fate of 4th Ave. Pedestrian Bridge

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 22, 2013 | 15 Comments

“We’ve all stopped and wondered, ‘What kind of poop is this?'” a man said of the surprises the 4th Ave. pedestrian bridge sometimes holds for residents of Jefferson Park and Arlington Heights. That wasn’t reason enough to close the bridge, however, he told the crowd of concerned neighbors and homeowners that had gathered at Herb […]

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