Caltrans Continues Widening, This Time in South San Francisco
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Induced demand? Let's just pretend it isn't real, says Caltrans
Highway Boondoggles, Part VII: Oregon’s Abernethy Insanity
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The final installment of our annual Highway Boondoggles series, with U.S. PIRG., looks at bridge widening that circumvented the National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Impact Assessment process
Study: Some Roundabout Designs Slash Injury Crashes Up to 85 Percent
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An Indiana city famous for roundabouts was able to cut injury-causing traffic crashes by as much as 84 percent at intersections outfitted with the circular design, a new study finds.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Rumor: Tomorrow Metro Will Announce K-Crenshaw Line Opening October 15 (@numble Twitter)
- L.A. City Council Approves Bus Shelter Contract (Daily News)
- State AG Strips County Sheriff Of Control Over Kuehl/Metro Investigation (LAT, LB Post)
- Protected Bike Lane Coming To Little Tokyo’s 3rd Street (Urbanize)
- I Almost Died Bicycling To Beach Streets (LB Post)
- New Pocket Park Taking Shape in Boyle Heights (Urbanize)
- Construction Underway On 101 Wildlife Crossing (LAist)
- California Could Ban Sales Of New Diesel Big Rig Trucks (LAT)
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Bus/Bike Brief Updates: Third Street, Griffith Park, Sepulveda Blvd, Venice Blvd
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3rd Street protected lanes, Griffith Park upgrades, Sepulveda Blvd bus lane, and a call to support Venice Blvd bus/bike improvements
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Council Approved Multimodal Project List For Remaining 710 Freeway Funds (Pasadena Now)
- Report: Bus Riders Experience Unreliability, Poor Stops, More (Investing in Place)
…Can L.A. Finally Build Better Bus Stops? (NextCity) - Community Meetings Announced For Central L.A. River Path (The Source)
- Phil Washington FAA Appointment In Question Due To Questionable Sheriff Probe (Daily News)
- Some Safety Upgrades Coming To Wilshire Blvd, And Other Intersections (SM Mirror)
- Carnage: 8 People Hospitalized From Antelope Valley Crash (Daily News,
…Sierra Highway/14 Freeway Solo Rollover Crash Sends Person To Hospital (SC Signal) - History of Electric Cars (LAist)
- ReBuild SoCal Podcast Checks In With CA High-Speed Rail Authority
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Alhambra Locals Sound Off on Dangers for Kids Walking on Fremont Ave
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The Sustainable SGV Coalition brought residents together for a brainstorm to make walking to Fremont Elementary safer for students
This Week In Livable Streets
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Metro board, South L.A. Planning Commission hearing on the fate of the Bethune Library property, Pasadena projects and plans, L.A. City TDM, SGV Transit Study, Metrolink, and more
Long Beach’s Beach Streets Returns – Open Thread
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Yesterday's Beach Streets route took place in the eastern portion of Long Beach, from the north end of Cal State University Long Beach to Spring Street
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Metro’s Problem: Stations And Stops Not Designed For People (LAT)
- Long Beach Beach Streets Draws Tens Of Thousands (LB Post)
- 710 Freeway Stub Planning Process At Pasadena Council Today (Pasadena Now)
- Pasadena Council To Vote Today On Project List For 710 Corridor Funding (Pasadena Now)
- Pasadena Pedestrian Plan Goes To Commission Thursday (Pasadena Now)
- $1M Grant To Group To Run Shuttle From L Line To Angeles National Forest (SGV Tribune)
- Judge Blocks Sheriff From Searching Computers LASD Seized From Kuehl, Metro (LAist, LB Post, AV Times)
- LASD Continues To Obstruct Civilian Oversight Probe In Department Gangs (Witness L.A.)
- Downey Cancels Plan To Trial Temporary Roundabout (Downey Patriot)
- Carnage: Windsor Hills Crash Driver Struggled With Mental Health (LAT)
…Motorcyclist Killed In Long Beach Crash (LB Post)
…Arleta Car Crash Sends Two, Including Ejected Infant, To Hospital (2UrbanGirls) - 195-Apartment TOC Planned By Bundy E Line Station (Urbanize)
- 350-Unit Mixed-Use Proposed on Hollywood Boulevard (Urbanize)
- 94-Unit Modular Supportive Housing Under Construction In Skid Row (Urbanize)
- Lopez: Tiny Homes Have Mixed Record (LAT)
- LAT Opinion: Driving An Electric Car Doesn’t Make You Pro-Environment
- CA Plans To Phase Out Diesel Trucks (LAist)
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Mayor Garcetti Supports Dodgers Gondola, Disses Project Skeptics Comparing Them To Mitch McConnell
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This week's Metro committee debate about the Dodgers Stadium gondola pitted outgoing Mayor Eric Garcetti against incoming City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Anti-Bike Incumbent O’Farrell Floats Last Minute Motion for Sunset4All Report (Biking in L.A., Urbanize)
…Alissa Walker (Twitter) Airs O’Farrell’s Anti-Bike Receipts - Expert Says Pasadena Should Do More For Safety/Mobility Of People With Disabilities (Pasadena Now)
- Newsom Vetoes Free Student Transit Bill, Again (LAist)
- Bike Lane Upgrade Coming To DTLA’s 3rd Street (SBLA and LADOT Twitter)
- Carnage: Driver Who Killed Three Sentenced To 25 Years (LB Post)
…Driver Crashes In Northern Cal Market Injuring 5 People (LAT) - Adaptive Reuse Housing Project Under Construction Near Mariachi Plaza (Urbanize)
- Some Heatwave Lessons Learned (LAT)
- Report: Kuehl Search Part Of Pattern Of Sheriff Intimidation (Witness L.A.)
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