Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Pedestrian Safety

Purple painted curb extensions on Pico at Curson. All photos Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Pico’s New Purple Curb Extensions

By Joe Linton | Sep 26, 2018 | No Comments

Locals are working with Mayor Garcetti and Council President Wesson to plan and implement safety, beautification, and walkability improvements on Pico between Fairfax and Cochran

Temple Street community members celebrate safety improvements through Slow Jams #templestreetslowjams Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Temple Street Slow Jams Celebrate Improvements, Though No Road Diet

By Joe Linton | Sep 25, 2018 | No Comments

Community members held Slow Jams to bring attention to safety improvements coming to a particularly deadly stretch of Temple St.

Silver Lake's Rowena Avenue. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Rowena Avenue Report: Ryu Motion, NC Meeting Tonight, Crash Nearby Last Night

By Joe Linton | Sep 5, 2018 | 1 Comment

Though the Rowena Avenue road diet reconfiguration has improved safety, critics are pushing to have it undone on the grounds of nearby cut-through traffic.

City’s Newest Scramble Crosswalk Opens in Venice

By Damien Newton | Aug 29, 2018 | 1 Comment

Earlier this morning, the city’s newest “Scramble Crosswalk” opened at Washington Boulevard and Pacific Avenue in Venice. City Councilmember Mike Bonin, LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds, and residents of Venice inaugurated the upgrade with a stroll through the intersection. Before the opening, Bonin spent over half an hour fielding concerns from residents opposed to a […]

Pedestrian beg buttons are designed to speed up driving and to make people walking wait longer. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Luke Klipp: Pedestrian Beg Buttons Exist to Serve People in Cars

By Joe Linton | Aug 28, 2018 | 74 Comments

Pedestrian beg buttons are not serving pedestrians; they exist to serve people in cars. They minimize car travel delays while making people on foot wait longer.

The Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements include 1.5 miles of new road diet bike lanes. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Huizar Cuts Ribbon on El Sereno’s Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements

By Joe Linton | Aug 13, 2018 | 4 Comments

This story sponsored by Los Angeles Metro to remind readers of traffic pattern changes resulting from Purple Line Construction. Unless noted in the story, Metro is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. Just over a week ago, El Sereno leaders joined L.A. City Councilmember José Huizar and city staff to […]

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