Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Vision Zero

LADOT Quietly Hosting Vision Zero Community Engagement Meetings

By Joe Linton | Jul 26, 2016 | 6 Comments

Streetsblog L.A. attended the city of L.A. Transportation Department (LADOT) Vision Zero meeting last night in Hollywood. The meeting was the fourth second in a series of ten Vision Zero community engagement meetings hosted by LADOT and their consultant, MIG. The meetings resume tonight in Echo Park, and continue through August 10 in various L.A. neighborhoods […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Joe’s Parking and Vision Zero Comics

By Joe Linton | Feb 16, 2016 | 7 Comments

It’s a bit of shameless self-promotion, but I wanted to share of pair of comics pages that I drew. These comment on issues that many Streetsblog L.A. readers care about: parking and Vision Zero. I think that parking, of all the issues that dramatically affect cities, is highly misunderstood, and I wanted to see if […]

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 […]

South L.A. Cyclists Call for Price, Garcetti to Implement Central Ave. Bike Lane

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 24, 2015 | 29 Comments

“What do we want? Safe streets! When do we want them? NOW!” So went the chants as approximately 40 members of the South Central community headed north toward City Councilmember Curren Price’s constituent center on Central Avenue yesterday evening. They were headed there to speak with the group of stakeholders that recently got the green […]

#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 […]

Garcetti Signs Vision Zero Directive to End L.A. Traffic Deaths by 2025

By Joe Linton | Aug 24, 2015 | 25 Comments

Today, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a directive [PDF] that commits city departments to Vision Zero. Specifically, the City of Los Angeles is committed to reducing traffic fatalities to zero by the year 2025. A little over a year ago, it was difficult to find Los Angeles agency staff, elected officials, or even individuals who […]

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