Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Streetsblog USA

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hopes to save lives in a city where pedestrians are killed at twice the national average.

Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia have suburban rail systems that serve only 2 to 6 percent of commuters — but better and more-frequent service could appeal to people who are currently forced to use a car. 

Today Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist castigated world leaders for offering incremental commitments to address a crisis that could have catastrophic consequences for her generation. We ask our readers to watch the video.

This summer, the author rode to the Midwest and back. It got her dreaming about high-speed rail.

Local newspapers are still force-feeding us the myth of the American open road

Mayor Jenny Durkan hopes to raise nearly $25 million a year with a 51-cent tax on every Uber and Lyft ride — with a portion of the money funding new transit.