Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Safety

Candidate Jesse Creed is calling for safety features, including bike lanes, on Westwood Boulevard. Image via Facebook Live

CD5 Candidate Jesse Creed Calls for Safety Improvements for Westwood Blvd.

By Joe Linton | Jan 11, 2017 | No Comments

By calling for safety improvements for Westwood Blvd., city council challenger Jesse Creed is drawing a clear distinction between himself and anti-bike-lane incumbent Paul Koretz.

Palos Verdes cyclists staged a die-in to urge the city of Palos Verdes Estates to take make streets safer

Palos Verdes Estates Cyclists Stage Die-In Protest

By Joe Linton | Dec 14, 2016 | 4 Comments

Yesterday about 30 Palos Verdes bicyclists staged a peaceful protest against the inaction of the Palos Verdes Estates City Council. The event was organized by a group called Cyclists for Palos Verdes and Southern California Bike Safety. The cyclists are pushing for PVE to install five "Bikes May Use Full Lane" signs on Palos Verdes Drive West, a popular and scenic street used frequently by recreational cyclists.

LAPD Commander Anne Clark speaking at Metro's November committee meetings. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Metro Board to Consider $547M Multi-Agency Transit Policing Contract

By Joe Linton | Nov 28, 2016 | No Comments

This Thursday, Metro's Board of Directors will consider a new contract for policing the agency's transit systems. Metro staff has recommended a five-year multi-agency policing proposal totaling $547 million. The proposal would split policing between the city of Los Angeles Police Department, LASD, and the city of Long Beach Police Department:

Andres Perez Death Shows Need for North Figueroa Safety Improvements

By Joe Linton | Dec 16, 2015 | 8 Comments

Tragedy has struck again on North Figueroa Street. Yesterday, traffic violence claimed the life of 17-year-old Andres Perez. Perez was walking to school, apparently not aware that local schools had been closed on account of a terror threat. He was in the crosswalk, crossing North Figueroa Street at Avenue 60 in Highland Park, when a large Los […]

Eyes On the Street: Safer Striping At Silver Lake Blvd And Temple St

By Joe Linton | Dec 7, 2015 | 14 Comments

Kudos to L.A. City Transportation Department’s (LADOT) for implementing another small livability and safety improvement. Last weekend, I came across a new striping configuration located at the intersection of Silver Lake Boulevard and Temple Street. These streets cross but do not quite intersect as Temple Street goes above on a 1934 grade-separation bridge, originally intended to […]

Today’s L.A. Transportation Committee: Speeding, Bikes On Parking Meters

By Joe Linton | Oct 14, 2015 | 4 Comments

This afternoon the Los Angeles City Council was scheduled to hold its first hearing on motion 15-1006 aimed to reduce speeding and curb unsafe speed limit increases. Unfortunately the item was postponed to a future Transportation Committee meeting. Longtime readers of Streetsblog will recall that the city of Los Angeles is, to a large extent, at […]

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