Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Seleta Reynolds

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 […]

#DamienTalks Episode 15: LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds on Vision Zero

By Damien Newton | Aug 26, 2015 | No Comments

Today, #DamienTalks with Seleta Reynolds, the General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation about the City of Los Angeles’ recent announcement that L.A. will be a Vision Zero City. In short, that means that all planning, construction and enforcement decisions that impact the transportation grid will be based on whether or not it […]

Not Your Parents’ LADOT

By Joel Epstein | Mar 20, 2015 | 9 Comments

One of the nice things about shopping for food and eating in France is that the quality is assured by rigorous government regulation. While some boulangeries are better than others, in general, consumers can find a good quality baguette in any bakery. Refreshingly, the same might be said about the Westside Urban Forum‘s (WUF) monthly […]

ULI FutureBuild2015 Recap: Peeks at Future Transportation and Parking

By Joe Linton | Jan 28, 2015 | 8 Comments

Streetsblog L.A. was a media sponsor of yesterday’s Future Build Los Angeles 2015 conference which showcased “trends, people and forces remaking the built environment.” The event was hosted by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) L.A. in partnership with VerdeXchange. Many individual speakers and panelists touched on topics pertinent to Streetsblog. City of Los Angeles Deputy […]

No Pitchforks as LADOT GM Seleta Reynolds Addresses West SFV Forum

By Joe Linton | Jan 23, 2015 | 13 Comments

I was a little worried that there might be pitchforks at last night’s transportation town hall. The event was hosted by L.A. City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and held at the Tarzana Recreation Center. The main speaker was Seleta Reynolds, the new General Manager of the Los Angeles City Transportation Department (LADOT). I know that Seleta […]

LADOT’s Bold New Strategic Vision: Eliminate L.A. Traffic Deaths By 2025

By Damien Newton and Joe Linton | Sep 30, 2014 | 19 Comments

Today, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) released its new strategic plan, entitled Great Streets for Los Angeles. First, we’ll editorialize enthusiastically: this plan is excellent. And very much needed in Los Angeles. LADOT General Manager Seleta Reynolds characterizes it as a “plan [that] requires us to do our jobs in a fundamentally different […]

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