Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Safety

City Hall Vision Zero Forum Foreshadows Culture Change for L.A.

By Joe Linton | Sep 25, 2015 | 51 Comments

Last night, the city of Los Angeles welcomed national safe streets advocate Leah Shahum at a forum discussing what Vision Zero will mean for Los Angeles. For the uninitiated, Vision Zero is a road safety policy that adopts the goal of zero traffic deaths. That zero applies to everyone: people walking, driving, riding, etc. Vision Zero stems […]

Who Do We Blame for the Next Death on the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge?

By Joe Linton | Jun 9, 2015 | 62 Comments

In a unanimous 11-0 vote, the Los Angeles City Council approved the city Bureau of Engineering’s (BOE) single-sidewalk pedestrian-killer design for the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge. Though the item was not approved at the Public Works Committee last week, the City Council approved the item today with no public comment, after brief misleading characterizations by Councilmembers Tom LaBonge and Mitch O’Farrell. […]

Senator Introduces Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Law in CA

By Melanie Curry | Feb 12, 2015 | 79 Comments

Yesterday, Senator Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) introduced a bill in the California legislature that would require all bicycle riders, including adults, to wear a helmet, and to wear reflective clothing at night. Senator Liu has been an ally for active transportation and bicycling, including supporting the three-foot law that took so long to get […]

Councilmember Cedillo Adds Stop Sign In Response To Fatal Hit-and-Run

By Joe Linton | Oct 10, 2014 | 8 Comments

On September 14, a hit-and-run driver killed 57-year-old Gloria Ortiz. Ms. Ortiz was walking in a crosswalk in the Northeast Los Angeles community of Highland Park. The hit-and-run crime took place at the intersection of Avenue 50 and San Marcos Place, adjacent to Aldama Street Elementary School. According to KTLA5, witnesses stated that the driver […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Neighborhood Council Meeting Bike Lane Bingo

By Joe Linton | Oct 7, 2014 | 2 Comments

It’s not quite a cartoon, but it is a clever, sad, ironic laugh. Friend of the blog Nathan Lucero posted his Bike Lane meeting bingo card at the Figueroa for All Facebook group. Not all neighborhood councils are the same; many have been very supportive of facilities for bicycling and walking. It does seem like […]

Event Promotes Awareness of CA 3-Foot Passing Bill In Effect Next Week

By Joe Linton | Sep 10, 2014 | 10 Comments

This morning, California legislators, law enforcement representatives, cycling advocates, and the Automobile Association of America (AAA) gathered to promote awareness of the state’s new 3-foot passing law. Long in the works, the Three Feet for Safety Act, A.B. 1371, goes into effect next Tuesday, September 16. As the campaign has shifted from passing the law […]

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