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Will Recommended Bike Facilities Ever See Beverly Hills Pavement?

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 Mark Elliot Caltrans, facilities, MUTCD, NACTO, NCUTC

The National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is recommending several new bike facilities for adoption by the Federal Highways

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Another Metro/Caltrans I-405 #FAIL: SM Blvd

February 13, 2014February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot Caltrans, City of Los Angeles, Deathtrap405, Metro, safety

Gosh, could these agencies make it any more difficult for a rider to cross the 405? We’ve written about the

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I-405 Over Budget, Behind Schedule

April 24, 2013 Mark Elliot 405 freeway expansion, Caltrans, Metro, safety, Zev Yaroslavsky

LA Times today reports on the I-405 expansion running over budget and behind schedule. They could talk about the hazard

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Caltrans Can Do Better By Cyclists

August 15, 2012August 14, 2012 Mark Elliot 405 freeway expansion, BAC7, Caltrans

Streetsblog SF recently highlighted our country’s disregard of cyclist safety in construction zones by showing where machinery is imprudently placed.

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Crossing the 405 Fwy Puts Your Life on the Line

June 1, 2012April 14, 2013 Mark Elliot 405 freeway expansion, Caltrans, Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard

We call it walking the plank: merely crossing under the 405 Fwy at Wilshire, Ohio, Santa Monica, Olympic, and Pico

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