New Data Shows Venice Blvd Great Street Success, Council Re-Vote Tonight
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Mar Vista Council agenda tonight again includes a motion against the Venice Blvd Great Streets project, which has proven successful
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Walking
Latino Active Transportation: Reinvigorating Walking in U.S. Suburbs
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Latinos make purposeful meaningful changes to their streets, representing their struggles, triumphs, everyday mobility habits, and beliefs. Many urban designers poo-poo the Latino pedestrian vernacular as messy, informal, and spontaneous, but these grassroots solutions represent a resource that non-Latinos should draw from.
Three New Ped/Bike Bridges Coming to the L.A. River
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In the coming years, the central Glendale Narrows stretch of the L.A. River will see three new bridges shared by pedestrians, cyclists, and, on one, equestrians.
Tonight: Mar Vista Council to Again Vote on Venice Blvd Safety Project
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Tonight the Mar Vista Community Council will host its recurring vote on the Great Streets project, with has improved safety on a 0.8-mile stretch of Venice Blvd
Eyes on the Street: Vista Del Mar Returned to Desolate 4-Lane Highway
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LADOT, responding to driver backlash, has returned Vista Del Mar to four lanes. The sad desolate stretch now practically invites speeding.
Westchester Playa Neighborhood Council Votes Against PDR Safety Projects
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At a standing room only meeting last night, the Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa voted to approve a letter calling to “immediately reverse the lane reductions in Playa del Rey.” The letter was approved mostly as proposed, but opposition to the Pershing Drive road diet was removed. Responding to traffic deaths and lawsuits, the city Transportation Department (LADOT) installed four road […]