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Hazardous Intersections That Need a Safety Upgrade TODAY

August 15, 2015August 15, 2015 Mark Elliot 0 Comments collision, collision reporting, continental crosswalks, KPCC, safety, Santa Monica Boulevard

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

July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 Mark Elliot 0 Comments collision reporting, data, LA Times, safety, Traffic and Parking Commission

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

July 17, 2015January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot 0 Comments bicycle lane, Nancy Krasne, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Waldorf

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

June 6, 2015August 4, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments

Fortune magazine has posted only the latest piece branding our region a SoCal version of Silicon Valley. Trading on the

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Tracking Hazards and Collisions: Maps and More Maps!

March 2, 2015June 29, 2021 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Bikeside, Boston, Chicago, hazards reporting, maps, New Orleans, New York City, Queens, Steven Vance, Transportation Alternatives

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

February 28, 2015May 18, 2015 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Team Beverly Hills, Traffic and Parking Commission

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?

February 27, 2015 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Alan Grushcow, Bicycle Master Plan, Bicycle Master Plan update, council priorities, Traffic and Parking Commission

While we wait for word about North Santa Monica Boulevard bicycle lanes, we’re wondering if there’s any effort to make

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News Flash! City Council Keeps Bike Lanes on the Table

January 7, 2015January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot 5 Comments recap, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Bike lanes are still on the table for North Santa Monica Boulevard, according to City Council. Just before Council sent

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It’s the infrastructure, stupid!

January 2, 2015January 2, 2015 Mark Elliot 0 Comments

“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!

December 21, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot 1 Comment AB 1371

California’s Three Feet for Safety Act went into effect in September. For the first time a law codifies what ‘safe

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December 11, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Jeff Kolin

LOL: “Under the leadership of the City Manager, Jeff Kolin, Beverly Hills City employees aspire towards a performance environment of

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Are Fading Beverly Hills Bike Facilities a Metaphor?

October 9, 2014January 22, 2019 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Aaron Kunz, Beverly Hills Transportation Division, Pilot program

In 2013 City of Beverly Hills chose two corridors for bike facilities under the city’s (very) limited ‘pilot project.’ Several

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Distracted Driving: Public Safety Personnel’s Problem Too

October 7, 2014October 7, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments distracted driving, Milt Olin

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

October 3, 2014May 18, 2015 Mark Elliot 0 Comments CicLAvia

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

September 4, 2014April 11, 2019 Mark Elliot 1 Comment Aaron Kunz, BHPD, Health and Safety Commission, outreach, safety, Susan Healy-Keene, video

We watched the new City of Beverly Hills video ‘Watch Your Walk,’ part of theĀ Dangerstoppers series co-produced by the Beverly

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