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Hurdles Remain for Malibu’s Efforts to Make the PCH More Safe, Welcoming to All Road Users 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
The PCH, main street in Malibu. Photo: Cool Caesar/WikiMedia Last week, the City of Malibu released a draft study addressing safety issues on the 21 miles of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) that runs thr...
20/20 Gives Cover to LAPD on Hit-and-Runs, Reminds Advocates Why Mainstream Journalism Can’t Cover Hit and Runs 26 Aug 2013 | 05:12 pm
The 20/20 piece on L.A.'s hit-and-run epidemic includes this footage from a collision in Atlanta. ABC’s 20/20 news magazine focused Friday’s episode on the dangers of driving and did so in one of the...
Streetsblog Summer Series Concludes with Tom LaBonge on State of Open Space 26 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
The Streetsblog Summer Series concludes with a live Google Hangout/YouTube broadcast with City Council Member Tom LaBonge. LaBonge, the Chair of the City Council Committee on Parks and Aging, will tal...
Did Progressive Parking Policies Propel Pittsburgh Past Detroit? 26 Aug 2013 | 04:25 pm
This parking map of downtown Detroit has been making the rounds, following news of the city’s bankruptcy. It’s a striking image: Close to 40 percent of downtown Detroit’s develop-able land is parking,...
Today’s Headlines 26 Aug 2013 | 04:23 pm
Known Liar Spins Conspiracy Theories That LACBC/Flying Pigeon/KPCC Are Out for Him (Blvd. Sentinel) Could a Public-Private-Partnership Tunnel Under the 405? (FoxLA) Students Push UC System to Divest...
Inside Out 11M Rolls into Boyle Heights 24 Aug 2013 | 12:53 am
The Inside 11M project visits Eastside Luv in Boyle Heights. Photo: via L.A. Taco Susy Chávez Herrera grew up in City Terrace, Los Angeles, CA and Colima, Mexico. After years away from home she’s rec...
Welcome to “The Avenue Hollywood”, Another Anti-Pedestrian Project 23 Aug 2013 | 08:38 pm
Mixed-use developments are rising all over Los Angeles, particularly in Hollywood and West Hollywood. Some buildings look better than others, though sadly none show the classic architectural spark tha...
A Quick Look at Next’s First Week, and an Offer to Do More in Your Community 23 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
Even if you’re completely disinterested in Santa Monica, I get video bombed near the 1:25 mark (If you haven’t checked out the new site yet, stop by http://santamonicanext.org. If you want to help us...
Major Road Builder Argues for Road-Pricing, Against More Asphalt 23 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm
The primary theme of U.S. transportation policy since the mid-20th century hasn’t been accessibility, public health, equality, or even efficiency. Primarily we’ve spent billions of dollars trying frui...
Today’s Headlines 23 Aug 2013 | 08:16 pm
20/20 Looks at L.A.’s Hit and Run Crisis Tonight (ABC via L.A. Weekly) HUGE METRO FAN Takes Poke at Agency Over TAP (My Fox LA) Metro Wins Case Against Contractor Who Overbilled on Red Line Construc...
