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Is LADOT’s New SF-Imported Chief the Antidote to LA’s Defeatist Attitude?

By Damien Newton | Jul 22, 2014 | No Comments

Should Mayor Eric Garcetti have hired someone with more Los Angeles experience to run Los Angeles’ Department of Transportation? With San Francisco’s Seleta Reynolds chosen as the incoming department head, there’s been a small buzz that only someone with direct experience with our region can handle making L.A. a better place to live. It has […]

Protected Bike Lanes Grow in CA as Cities Face Down Old Concerns

By Melanie Curry | Jul 21, 2014 | No Comments

More and more California cities are looking to bring protected bike lanes to their streets, and a growing body of research showing the benefits they provide are giving city leaders a stronger case in the face of opposition to change. The demand to make streets better for walking and biking is clear: local jurisdictions in […]

California Legislation Watch: Weekly Update

By Melanie Curry | Jul 11, 2014 | No Comments

Here is Streetsblog’s weekly highlight of California legislation related to sustainable transportation. The legislature is in recess until August. Light-rail no longer illegal in LA’s San Fernando Valley: A.B. 577 from Adrin Nazarian (D-Sherman Oaks) was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown last week. The bill repealed a 1990 law that prohibited construction of […]

Sup. Kim Gives Warm Send-Off to SFMTA’s Seleta Reynolds, Headed to LA

By Joe Linton | Jul 11, 2014 | No Comments

For a quick preview of what Seleta Reynolds has to offer Los Angeles as the new chief of its Department of Transportation, watch this video of her commendation appearance before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors this week. Reynolds’ item begins at 00:43. Supervisor Jane Kim, in a glowing speech, praised the departing San Francisco Municipal […]

Sheriffs Blame Cyclist Victim in OC Road Rage Bottle-Throwing Incident

By Joe Linton | Jul 10, 2014 | No Comments

On May 31st, 2014, Bryan Larsen was bicycling on a crowded stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in south Orange County. He began to notice a pattern of harassment by the occupants of a large white 4×4 Ram Truck, with Texas license plate 65-500. When passing cyclists, the truck would spew thick black coal-rolling exhaust. Larsen […]

CA Bills to Crack Down on Hit-and-Run Drivers Sail Through Committees

By Melanie Curry | Jun 26, 2014 | No Comments

Two bills focused on addressing hit-and-run crashes, authored by CA Assemblymember Mike Gatto, appear quickly on their way to being passed. A.B. 47, which would create an alert system on California highways to help the public assist police in catching drivers involved in hit-and-run crashes, sailed through the Senate Public Safety Committee Tuesday with a 6-1 […]

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