The violence of the security footage posted by Univisión takes your breath away [warning: it is very disturbing]. The 58-year-old woman is almost to the median at 98th and Vermont when she realizes the driver speeding toward her has no intention of honoring the crosswalk or her life. Her terror is palpable. She flails an […]
L.A. Installing Rainbow Halo Memorial Art At Traffic Death Sites
Today, the city of Los Angeles dedicated the first of its “Rainbow Halo” memorial markers for victims of traffic violence. The rainbow halo on Sherman Oaks’ Woodman Avenue at Addison Street commemorates the life of Conor Lynch, killed there by a hit-and-run driver in 2010. Artist John Morse created the rainbow halo artwork – as […]
L.A. County Seeks Input on Draft Vision Zero Action Plan
Note: Metropolitan Shuttle, a leader in bus shuttle rentals, regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog Los Angeles. Unless noted in the story, Metropolitan Shuttle is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content. The County of Los Angeles is seeking public input on its recently released Vision Zero Action Plan. The plan is a joint product […]
L.A. Anti-Road-Diet Conspiracy Trolls Trying to Go National
Advocates, alert: “”Keep L.A. Moving,” a small, vindictive group of well-heeled westsiders with little regard for the safety of L.A.’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged residents, is now pushing its disinformation to a national audience -or, at least, attempting to – by rebranding itself as “Keep The U.S. Moving.” The origins of their outrage lie in […]