Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Safety

Public Safety Committee Acknowledges the Hit and Run Crisis, LAPD Not So Much.

By Don Ward | Aug 2, 2013 | 9 Comments

In Los Angeles, according to LAPD crime statistics for 2011, 1273 cyclists and pedestrians were victims of hit and run crimes. In other words every single day, 3 or 4 cyclists and pedestrians become hit and run victims within Los Angeles city limits. Of these, 26 people walking or biking died as a result of […]

Conjecture Versus Statistics: Spring Street Letters Show Differences in Style

By Damien Newton | Jun 18, 2013 | 2 Comments

If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that delays in politics rarely offer good news for those with facts on their side. This is especially true when the political powers that be suddenly develop a case of collective laryngitis. Which is why the news that the Los Angeles City Council hearing and vote on the future […]

Shameless plug: Join us tonight for a discussion of California’s Road Rules for Bicyclists with the LACBC

By Ted Rogers | May 22, 2013 | No Comments

Just a quick note before we get on with the rest of the day’s news. I’ll be speaking tonight as part of a panel discussing the Road Rules for Bicyclists, along with Sgt. Jon Aufdemberg, LAPD South Traffic Division, Bicycle Liaison; James L. Pocrass, Attorney, Pocrass & De Los Reyes, LLP; Cynthia Rose, Co-Founder, Santa Monica Spoke; and Lt. […]

Have You Ever Been Harassed on the Bus?

By Dana Gabbard | Apr 4, 2013 | No Comments

(Note: When Streetsblog first launched, we were taken to task by the writing team at The Bus Bench for reporting about the dangers of cycling and harassment from drivers, but never the risks taken by transit riders, especially those riding after hours. We’ve gotten better on this issue, Sahra Sulaiman’s piece on THAT GUY and […]

Irony Alert: L.A. Weekly Story Mocks Cyclist Right to Lane Appears Next to Story of Fatal Dooring

By Damien Newton | Mar 19, 2013 | 4 Comments

Must be a slow news day. Dennis Romero at L.A. Weekly hasn’t exactly been a friend to the cycling community, this is the same writer who referred to CicLAvia as “Mayor Villaraigosa’s Bike Ride Pipe Dream” in the runup to 10/10/10. Today’s column is little more than a weird mocking of Metro’s “Every Lane is a […]

New security gates appeared along Exposition Blvd. recently as part of USC's effort to make its campus more secure for students. (photo courtesy of Jonathan Weiss)

How Far is Too Far?: Fortress USC and the Struggle to Keep Students Safe

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 15, 2013 | 93 Comments

WHEN I BEGAN MY GRAD PROGRAM at USC in 2001, I lived north of campus a few blocks on Hoover Street. As my daylight hours were generally occupied with classes and teaching responsibilities, I tended to get my long-distance runs in well after dark. Instead of being able to clear my head as I did […]

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