Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Los Angeles

There are several lessons American policymakers can learn from London and Stockholm's congestion pricing plans.

Europe’s Congestion Pricing Lessons For America

By Aaron Short | Oct 31, 2019 | No Comments

The problem, of course, is America's car culture itself: Most commuters don't take public transit and view congestion pricing as a tax, making it a huge political lift, even if there's a groundswell of support for reform, these experts added.

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From Streetfilms: Los Angeles — The Great American Transit Experiment

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 11, 2018 | No Comments

Clarence Eckerson is back with a look at major transit expansions in the City of Angels.

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As Transit Expands in Los Angeles, Will Walkability Follow?

By Yonah Freemark | Sep 15, 2017 | No Comments

L.A. is becoming more compact, but its built environment is still more conducive to driving than to walking and transit.

The MTA's overhaul of the Staten Island express bus network, set to take effect in 2018, will increase service frequency on key routes, simplify routes so buses make fewer turns, and reduce the number of stops in both Manhattan and Staten Island. Image: MTA

How Transit Agencies Can Stop Worrying and Love Bus Network Redesigns

By David Meyer | Jul 14, 2017 | 10 Comments

By their nature, bus network redesigns create tradeoffs, so it's important that the improvements feel worth it for riders. And that, says Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler, requires having frank, in-depth conversations with transit riders, not just talking at them.

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Can LA Make “Great Streets” If the Mayor Won’t Stand Up for Good Design?

By Angie Schmitt | May 19, 2015 | No Comments

Los Angeles, with its expanding transit network, is supposed to be in the process of shedding its cocoon of car-centricity and emerging, in the words of a recent Fast Company headline, as America’s “next great walkable city.” The city’s streets, however, didn’t change a whole lot under former mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. When Eric Garcetti was elected mayor in 2013, advocates thought […]

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Los Angeles Gets Its First Protected Bike Lanes

By Joe Linton | Apr 3, 2015 | No Comments

Implementation of the very first parking-protected bike lanes in Los Angeles is underway on Reseda Boulevard in Northridge.

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