Today’s Headlines
|- Gold Line Extension Competes With Metrolink (KPCC)
- Locals Are Who Moves Into New Housing (Abundant Housing)
- How To Get To Yes With A NIMBY (Lisa Schweitzer)
- Progress (And Driving A Mile For Coffee) Is Wrecking L.A. Neighborhoods (LAT)
- 6-Story Mixed-Use Planned Near Vermont/Sunset Station (Urbanize)
- LADOT Has New Website For Mar Vista Great Street Project (Biking in L.A.)
- Checking In On L.A.’s Sustainability pLAn (Knock)
- Zero Emission Port Plan Costs $14B (LAT)
- Burbank Airport Sees Numbers Increasing (Burbank Leader)
- Video: The High Cost Of Free Parking (Vox YouTube)
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Honolulu City Council Wants Tighter Distraction Rules for Pedestrians Than for Drivers
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The bill would prohibit people from "viewing a mobile electronic device" while crossing the street. Meanwhile, Honolulu drivers can take their eyes off the road to look at their dash-mounted devices, issue voice commands, and so forth while plowing through an intersection.
Today’s Headlines
|- Metro’s Options For Fixing Pico Station Blue/Expo Line Congestion (Urbanize)
- The Road Ahead For Measure M (L.A. Thrives)
- El Monte Is Investing In Making Bicycling Easier (SGV Tribune)
- Groups Suing For Better Griffith Park Access (LAT)
- Opinion: To Solve Housing Crisis Tax Land, Not Development (LAT)
- What Do Anti-Market Rate Housing Advocates Want? (Let’s Go L.A.)
- Mariachi Plaza Affordable Housing Project Nearly Finished (Urbanize)
- Affordable Housing Planned For 76th & Vermont In South L.A. (Urbanize)
- L.A. Homeless Crisis Goes From Bad To Worse (BBC)
- Coastal Cities Sue Oil Companies Over Sea Level Rise (KPCC)
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Cleveland Clinic Lets Slip That the “Opportunity Corridor” Isn’t About Opportunity At All
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The official line on the $331 million road project was that it was supposed to help poor Cleveland residents, not whisk people past their neighborhoods to reach the Cleveland Clinic. That was a lie.
Today’s Headlines
|- Fletcher Drive Safety Proposal Draws Criticism, Meeting Wednesday (Walk Eagle Rock)
- Metro Looks To Coordinate Gold Line And San Bernardino Metrolink (Urbanize)
- DTLA Streetcar Could Be A Bad Investment (L.A. Weekly)
- L.A. Is Building Rail, Creating Jobs And Industries (American Prospect)
(note: “Revolt Against Cars” title is misleading, automobiles barely mentioned) - Orange Line Bike Path Does Not Feel Safe Due To Homeless (Daily News)
- Angels Flight Ready To Re-Open Labor Day (Urbanize)
- CA Active Transportation Funds Available Way Up (Investing in Place)
- CA Extends Cap-and-Trade (KPCC)
- Republicans Are Playing Politics With California’s Gas Tax (LAT)
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This Week In Livable Streets
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Saturday will be EYCEJ's Toxic Tour bicycling along the southeast stretches of the L.A. River. Plenty of meetings to support safety improvements, affordable housing, and open streets. Metro committees and much more.
Study After Study Finds Latinos Have a Strong Affinity for Social Biking
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Most people find it pleasant to bike with people they know. But there's growing evidence that Latino Americans are particularly interested in social biking.
Whittier Walk & Roll – Open Streets Open Thread
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Though attendance was somewhat sparse, Whittier Walk & Roll saw thousands of people enjoying six miles of car-free streets
Trump DOT Shuts Down Civil Rights Probe of Larry Hogan’s Decision to Kill the Red Line
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The issue may be settled at U.S. DOT, but it's not going away. All five Democratic challengers to Larry Hogan's 2018 gubernatorial run have said they'll revive the Red Line.
Today’s Headlines
| | 1 Comment- Playa Del Rey Condo Owners Sue Against Safety Improvements (Daily Breeze)
- L.A.’s Fastest Increase In Home Values Is Along Crenshaw Line (L.A. Weekly)
- San Dimas Folks Fear Gold Line Will Bring Crime, Homelessness (SGV Tribune)
- Is It Safe To Bike To Work In L.A.? (LAT)
- Construction Begins For Culver City Expo Station TOD (Urbanize)
- Jordan Downs Redevelopment Faces Toxics Issues (Curbed)
- Companies Refusing To Tow Homeless’ RVs (Daily News)
- Affordable Housing Helped In CA Cap-and-Trade Deal (KPCC)
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How Ethical Is Your Driving?
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Most of us who drive don't spend much time weighing the morals of our behavior as motorists, but we should. Otherwise, by the time the ethical implications of our behavior are clear, it's probably going to be too late.