Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Pedestrian Safety

SCAG Transportation Committee Meets to Discuss Regional Plan One Last Time

By Damien Newton | Mar 21, 2012 | No Comments

What make a good regional transportation plan? This question has become a complicated one in recent years as a new legislative mandate requires that the regional bodies responsible for creating these plans, plans which decide the funding direction for large parts of the state, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and again by 2035. We’ve […]

City Can Fix the Sidewalks Now, or Wait for the Court Orders

By Damien Newton | Jan 31, 2012 | 8 Comments

In today’s edition of the Los Angeles Times, Ari Bloomekatz updates the state of the myriad of lawsuits against the City of Los Angeles for the poor state of its sidewalks. Last year, the city settled a pair of lawsuits complaining that the city was not in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act when it […]

Dear Media Lemmings: Headphones Don’t Kill People, Drivers Do

By Brad Aaron | Jan 18, 2012 | No Comments

There’s a University of Maryland study making the rounds today that links pedestrian fatalities with the wearing of headphones — a three-fold increase over the last seven years. Judging from the breathless headlines, the causation is clear. “Study Shows Sharp Rise in Accidents Involving Tuned-Out Pedestrians,” reads the Chicago Tribune. “Fatal Distraction,” says MSNBC. “Music […]

LADOT: Finally Getting Serious About Safe Routes to School?

By Damien Newton | Jan 4, 2012 | 1 Comment

For years the LADOT’s applications for state and federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) funding have been an object of ridicule among transportation advocates. But over the last year, there are signs that the city is taking the funding and designing of safe school routes more seriously. Following a batch of applications this summer that […]

How Can L.A. Fix Its Sidewalks?

By Damien Newton | Oct 28, 2011 | 12 Comments

Councliman Bernard Parks has been making news recently for his proposal to hand over the maintenance costs, and liability issues, for the city’s crumbling sidewalks to the people owning the house adjacent to the sidewalk. Simply, people that own a house are responsible for the repair of the sidewalk in front of their house. If […]

Model Street Manual: A Generic Road Map to Sustainable Transportation Planning

By Damien Newton | Oct 7, 2011 | 4 Comments

Over the past few months, we’ve checked in on the efforts of five communities in Los Angeles County to create more livable, walkable, bikeable and healthier communities through better transportation planning through the Los Angeles PLACE Grants. However, Los Angeles County is home to 11 million residents, and less than 750,000 live in PLACE communities. […]

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