BREAKING: Jason Gibbs doesn’t get ratified for the Metro board, the issue is sent back to the region. Thank you to everyone who called and wrote in. We need a transit champion on the Metro board — not a lover of expanding highways.
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"A study suggests that cargo bikes can reduce car ownership, change travel habits, and make car-free living more realistic in cities... They’re becoming a practical alternative to cars for everyday trips, from hauling groceries to transporting kids." momentummag.com/cargo-bikes-...
momentummag.com“Some drivers in Los Angeles believe the road belongs to them,” said Michael Schneider, founder and CEO of Streets For All. “Changing that takes a lot more than repealing a law.” www.latimes.com/california/s...
In L.A., playing ball in the streets is a crime. A City Council member wants to change thatA 1936 Los Angeles law prohibits playing baseball, basketball, soccer or any other ball game on a city street or sidewalk.www.latimes.com"The icing on the cake is that Metro’s Orwellian race and equity analyses continue to infer that jamming more and more polluting projects through communities of color is good for those communities." la.streetsblog.org/2026/07/17/m...
Metro Board to Consider Approving $100 Million for Freeway Expansion - Streetsblog Los AngelesNext week the Metro board will vote on $100M+ worth of freeway expansion, mainly for widening the 91 Freeway in North Long Beach, Artesia and Cerritosla.streetsblog.org"The Los Angeles Department of Transportation wants to make the corridor safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers. But that will come at the expense of 228 parking spots, which are already hard to come by in the neighborhood." www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. says bike lanes on Pico Boulevard would boost safety. Merchants fear falloutThe Los Angeles Department of Transportation wants to make Pico Boulevard safer for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers. But that will come at the expense of 228 parking spots.www.latimes.comThis Thursday @metrolosangeles.bsky.social has a board meeting: Items 5, 55-57 remake the board composition Item 13 could lead to cancelling open street events like CicLAvia Item 27 moves $35M from transit funding to road projects Make your voice heard: mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
The most popular prize in our July Members Drive giveaway was @cleverhood.bsky.social, and they went fast. We partnered to offer 25% off, just in July! You get SFA branded: - Rain cape (stay dry when biking in the rain) - All weather hat - Pannier cleverhood.com/a/bundles/st...
Come join us at a members-only event this Thursday, featuring Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky and a giveaway by Wombi! Details: www.streetsforall.org/blog/members...
Announcing our July Members Drive with weekly giveaways and a special event on July 2! Prizes: - 3 months on Wombi - 2 Thousand helmets - 5 Peak Design phone cases and mounts - 3 @cleverhood.bsky.social Rain Bundles - 2 Redshift Sports pedals Details: www.streetsforall.org/blog/members...
“What if L.A.’s next great park was already here, hiding in plain sight?” www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: They found a new park hiding in plain sight in the middle of Los AngelesHungry for greenery in a city short on parks, residents have reimagined San Vicente Boulevard.www.latimes.comBREAKING: Two more of our endorsed candidates have officially advanced to the general election! @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social for Mayor of Los Angeles @johnericksonwh.bsky.social for State Senate District 24 www.streetsforall.org/2026
We want to congratulate our next round of endorsed candidates! Won outright: Eunisses Hernandez for LA City CD1 Rebecca Pynoos for Beverly Hills City Council Advanced to general: @marissaroyla.bsky.social for LA City Attorney Sara Hernandez for State Senate District 26 www.streetsforall.org/2026
"In an apparent attempt to avoid complying with accessibility and multimodal requirements, L.A. City is now repaving streets in well-off suburban neighborhoods. Many of these streets are already in good condition." la.streetsblog.org/2026/06/04/l...
L.A. City Shifts Repaving Practice (Again), Now Repaving Only Streets With No Sidewalks - Streetsblog Los AngelesIn an apparent attempt to avoid complying with accessibility and multimodal requirements, L.A. City is now repaving streets in well-off suburban neighborhoods. Many of these streets are already in goo...la.streetsblog.orgTake @ladotofficial.bsky.social's survey and ask for bike lanes, bus lanes, and pedestrian improvements to Dodger Stadium! mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
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“…the infrastructure costs of building new homes in areas near “existing jobs, stores and transit” compared to building them on the outskirts of cities. The study concludes that the former comes with an average savings of $21,000.” www.pew.org/en/research-...
Building Homes Near Jobs, Stores, and Transit Saves Public DollarsAmid a national housing shortage, momentum is growing at the state and local levels to make it easier to build more homes—a proven way of reducing unaffordable rents and home prices. A key question fa...www.pew.orgPenny wise, Pothole Foolish. “According to the city’s own measurements, 60% of its streets were in good condition a year ago. Now it’s 53%. The city’s crumbling roads lay bare the costs of the city’s addiction to band-aid budgeting.” open.substack.com/pub/lareport...
Penny Wise, Pothole FoolishWhat’s the real cause of L.A.'s crumbling roads? The city's broken budgeting process.open.substack.com