Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Pedestrian Safety

Who Can We Turn To When LAPD Doesn’t Know Crosswalk Laws?

By Damien Newton | Jun 12, 2009 | 18 Comments

Yet, a lot of our city officials still don't understand crosswalks. When an intersection has an unacceptable number of crashes, the many LAPD divisions respond by ticketing pedestrians crossing against a flashing hand, even if they get through the intersection before the hand solidifies; while drivers continue to merrily run red lights right in front of them.

Cyclists and Pedestrians Looking for a Champion

By Damien Newton | Jun 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo of bicycle after its rider was killed by an LADWP truck via the Daily News. As we approach the summer season, a time when streets are more filled with people NOT in a car, and the number of crashes involving cyclists and pedestrians continues to grow; now would be the perfect time for some […]

A Morning in K-Town: Peds Ticketed, Red Light Runners Ignored

By Damien Newton | May 4, 2009 | 11 Comments

Different treatment for pedestrians crossing on flashing hand and vehicles running a red. Last Friday the LAPD was at it again. In what they claimed was an effort to make the intersection of Wilshire and Western safer for pedestrians, the LAPD was handing out tickets to pedestrians who crossed the street against a flashing red […]

City Approves New Ped. Friendly Design Standard for the Downtown

By Damien Newton | Apr 29, 2009 | 2 Comments

The New Genesis Apartments Will Comply with New Proposed Pedestrian Standards Back in January, the LA Downtown News reported on exciting new design standards for new development in the Downtown which will lead to wider sidewalks, landscaped parkways and medians, and bring additional streetlights, trees and street parking to Downtown. The standards, approved last week […]

East Hollywood Neighborhood Council Declares Itself Pedestrian Neighborhood

By Damien Newton | Apr 28, 2009 | 1 Comment

The East Hollywood Neighborhood Council has barely been in existence for two years, yet they’ve already layed out a vision for transportation in the video East Hollywood on the Move, led the way by endorsing the Cyclists Bill of Rights before any other Neighborhood Council and proclaimed that streets are for people, not cars, at […]

LADOT, USC Plan Changes for Crosswalk at Jefferson and Hoover

By Damien Newton | Apr 16, 2009 | 9 Comments

The intersection of Hoover and Jefferson was subject of a Streetfilm last year. Following the outcry after two USC students were run down in the Crosswalk at Hoover and Jefferson, the parents of one of the students, the one who was slain, demanded that the city "fix" this intersection. Some Streetsblog readers noted that this […]

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