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Garcetti’s LAPD Protest Statements Wildly Miss the Mark

By Damien Newton | Jun 1, 2020 | No Comments

Garcetti offers platitudes and magical thinking as protestors scream to defund the police

Bike Coalition Executive Director Eli Kaufman speaking at yesterdays LAPD, L.A. Walks, SAFE, LACBC press briefing. Photo via LACBC

Friday L.A. Round-Up: Traffic Deaths Spike, COVID-19 Slow Streets, and 7th Street Lanes

By Joe Linton | May 15, 2020 | No Comments

New protected bike lanes on the way downtown, first COVID slow streets on the Westside, and LAPD reports a surge in speeding and traffic fatalities.

Air is clean, traffic is down, but speeding is up in L.A. during the pandemic. Photo: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Competing with Challenger Raman, Incumbent Ryu Claims Record of Support for Healthy Sustainable Transportation

By Joe Linton | May 14, 2020 | No Comments

L.A. isn't buying Ryu's twitter assertion of his record on "healthy and sustainable" mobility. Ryu has been pro-parking, anti-bikeway, and anti-road-diet.

One of Oakland's 'Slow Streets,' at Shafter and 42nd. Photo: OakDOT

Advocates Call For Quick-Build Walk-Bike Streets During COVID-19

By Joe Linton | Apr 24, 2020 | No Comments

Though cities all over are stepping up to make safe walk-bike streets under COVID-19, L.A. City has clearly not made it a priority

As More Drivers Speed Under COVID-19, Reynolds Calls For Speed Law Reform

By Joe Linton | Apr 6, 2020 | No Comments

Under COVID-19, fewer drivers on the road means more speeding. Cities need state speed law reforms to ensure that dangerous speeding doesn't outlast the current pandemic.

Bridge Housing Project Opens at the Brentwood V.A. This Saturday

By Damien Newton | Apr 2, 2020 | No Comments

The 50-bed project is for veterans experiencing homelessness

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