Hazardous Intersections That Need a Safety Upgrade TODAY
A couple of weeks ago we reported on a genius LA Times interactive called Walking in L.A. that mapped 817
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Beverly Hills Intersections May be Hazardous to Your Health
To our list of distinguishing features Beverly Hills policymakers can now add another: our intersections rank among LA County’s most
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Santa Monica Boulevard Lanes Returns to Council
My gosh, are we still campaigning for bicycle lanes on Santa Monica Boulevard? On Tuesday, City Council again discusses Santa
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LA Sizzles But Beverly Hills Sees Scant Tech-Sector Interest
Fortune magazine has posted only the latest piece branding our region a SoCal version of Silicon Valley. Trading on the
Read moreTracking Hazards and Collisions: Maps and More Maps!
The infamous ‘mashup’ that plotted Bay Area rental apartments on a Google map a decade ago was just the beginning.
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Are You a ‘Team Player’? Traffic Commission Has Two Vacancies
Do you savor cracking down on tour buses in Beverly Hills? Can you see yourself jawboning about handicapped placard abuse
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Our 1977 Bicycle Master Plan: Will It Ever Be Updated?
While we wait for word about North Santa Monica Boulevard bicycle lanes, we’re wondering if there’s any effort to make
Read moreNews Flash! City Council Keeps Bike Lanes on the Table
Bike lanes are still on the table for North Santa Monica Boulevard, according to City Council. Just before Council sent
Read moreIt’s the infrastructure, stupid!
“Hardcore American suburbanites walk in Paris, & hardcore Parisians drive in U.S. suburbs. It’s not just ‘car culture,’ it’s infrastructure.”
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Passing Safely: It’s the Law!
California’s Three Feet for Safety Act went into effect in September. For the first time a law codifies what ‘safe
Read moreAre Fading Beverly Hills Bike Facilities a Metaphor?
In 2013 City of Beverly Hills chose two corridors for bike facilities under the city’s (very) limited ‘pilot project.’ Several
Read moreDistracted Driving: Public Safety Personnel’s Problem Too
LA Daily News reports that emergency vehicle drivers caused more than 180 collisions in California in 2013 – up from
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CicLaVia Returns Sunday, October 5th
The vaunted closed-street bike parade known as CicLAvia returns to Los Angeles city streets this Sunday with a ride from
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How NOT to Make a Street Safety Video
We watched the new City of Beverly Hills video ‘Watch Your Walk,’ part of the Dangerstoppers series co-produced by the Beverly
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