Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Safe Routes to Schools

New York Times Writes on Traffic Nightmare Surrounding L.A. Schools

By Damien Newton | Apr 13, 2009 | 11 Comments

Overhead shot of Palms Elementary School. Note the five lane streets and lack of crosswalks. Photo via Vaughn’s One Pager A story in yesterday’s New York Times took a look at the safety conditions surrounding Los Angeles’ public schools and painted a horrific picture of a traffic nightmare. Focusing on the condition’s surrounding Florence Nightengale […]

City Council Takes Aim at CALTRANS Safe Routes to Schools

By Damien Newton | Nov 6, 2008 | No Comments

(Editor’s note: I sat on the Caltrans’ Safe Routes to School Committee for District 7 during the last cycle. Any opinions expressed in this piece are mine and not necessarily the opinions of Caltrans staff or other committee members.) A resolution on today’s City Council Transportation Committee Agenda expresses their frustration with the amount of […]