Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Traffic Enforcement

Jaywalking and Parking Tickets: The Livable Streets Litmus Test of 2014

By Damien Newton | Jan 3, 2014 | 10 Comments

Over our end-of-the-year break, there were two stories related to how the city thinks about its transportation needs which kept popping up in the news: the LAPD’s “Jaywalking Crackdown”** and the movement to restructure the city’s parking fees. The two stories were both treated as stories of regular people being harassed by a money hungry […]

The Dodgers Are Failing the Yasiel Puig Test

By Damien Newton | Jan 2, 2014 | 8 Comments

On Saturday, December 29th, at 9:30 am, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was arrested for reckless driving in Greater Miami after being caught driving 110 miles per hour. Puig’s mother and sister were also in the car. This was the second time Puig was caught going over forty miles over the speed limit. In […]

What To Do After an Accident When the Police Fail to Respond?

By Farid Yaghoubtil | Sep 4, 2013 | 5 Comments

(Farid Yaghoubtil is an attorney with the Downtown L.A. Law Group. Following last week’s story on the LAPD’s failure to cite a driver in a crash involving a cyclist, Yaghoubtil asked if he could write a piece on what cyclists can do to get the best legal results after a crash…not that it would have […]

Why Is Hitting a Car Still Considered More Serious Than Hitting a Person?

By Damien Newton | Aug 30, 2013 | 6 Comments

On Sunday, July 28, I was playing in the back yard with Sammy when we heard a horrible sound of twisting metal come from the front of the house. Grabbing my phone, I ran out of the house to see if anyone was hurt in what was surely another car crash at the corner of […]

Open Discussion: Hey, I’m Texting Here!

By Damien Newton | Aug 12, 2013 | 5 Comments

“Sammy, stop!” I shout as my son pedals down the sidewalk. It wasn’t an intersection that he was looking to race through, but one of the many curb-cut driveways that dot the last block between our residence and the market. This morning, while Sahra and I were having our somewhat regular Google Hangout, we were […]

Did City Admit Culpability in Boardwalk Hit and Run by Calling for Traffic Bollards?

By Damien Newton | Aug 8, 2013 | 1 Comment

For the most part, Council Member Mike Bonin and the City of Los Angeles have received high marks for their response to Saturday evening’s vehicular attack on the Venice Boardwalk. However, following Tuesday’s vote to install temporary bollards to physically block vehicular access to the Boardwalk, a rumble began that the city may have erred. […]

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