Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Pedestrian Safety

Area Streetsblog Writer Struggles Mightily with Planner-ese with LA/2B Staff and Planning Students from UCLA

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 24, 2013 | 11 Comments

I am not a planner. This will not come as a surprise to those of you who are familiar with my writing. I am not ashamed of that or the fact that it means I have a lot of catch-up to do with regard to figuring out how to decipher what the city’s intentions […]

Balancing Safety, Security, and Saturation on the Blue Line

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 25, 2013 | 13 Comments

“Nobody uses it,” Liz told me. “There’s dookies in there!” She was referring to the 53rd St. pedestrian bridge connecting the two halves of the Pueblo del Rio housing development split by the four sets of Blue Line and Pacific Rail train tracks. Dookies, piss, and people waiting to relieve you of your possessions — […]

Hit-and-Run Kills 50-year Old Man at Western and Vernon

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 21, 2012 | 1 Comment

Authorities are searching for the driver of a dark-colored, older model Lexus that ran down 50-year old Tracy Louis Walker this past Wednesday. He was struck at 3:25 p.m. while crossing in the crosswalk at Western and Vernon by a vehicle traveling north along Western. Walker sustained life-threatening injuries from the impact and was taken […]

City Officially Unveils “Continental Crosswalk,” Promises 50 More in Next Three Months

By Damien Newton | Dec 17, 2012 | 23 Comments

No pedestrian left behind? At a just concluded press conference at the newly installed continental crosswalk, commonly known as a zebra crosswalk, at 5th and Spring in Downtown Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a new program to replace traditional pedestrian crossings with the more visible crosswalk pictured above. Continental crosswalks feature two-foot wide yellow […]

Zebra Spotting at Fifth and Spring

By Damien Newton | Dec 13, 2012 | 10 Comments

If you live, work, shop or play Downtown, you may have already seen it. Brand new “zebra crosswalks,” known in the planning world as “continental crosswalks,” have been installed at the intersection of 5th and Spring, creating a safer and more visible crossing at one of L.A.’s busiest intersections. This is the first zebra installed […]

Long Beach Cyclists Still Struggle with Sidewalk Biking Bans in Business District

By Brian Addison | Nov 20, 2012 | 9 Comments

It is a pester in all business districts alike, from Retro Row to East Village Arts District: bicyclists on the sidewalk. The concern is not just annoyance; there are clearly safety issues at hand. The city and its business owners are trying to find a way to get cyclists either off their bikes or off […]

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