The LA firefighter union often makes completely baseless claims. I wish we could simply rely on data and experts, not under-informed union bosses to guide our policymaking.
September 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The LA firefighter union often makes completely baseless claims. I wish we could simply rely on data and experts, not under-informed union bosses to guide our policymaking.
damn metro's really still doing freeway expansions in the year 2025? 🤔💸 embarrassing
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
damn metro's really still doing freeway expansions in the year 2025? 🤔💸 embarrassing
if only there were a movie theater complex nearby that has been vacant for decades...
June 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
if only there were a movie theater complex nearby that has been vacant for decades...
Often find myself dreaming about the 4 with bus-only lanes
May 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Often find myself dreaming about the 4 with bus-only lanes
We’re all effectively subsidizing this mansion.
May 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
We’re all effectively subsidizing this mansion.
Makes sense. Your configuration would be so much safer. It’s always a bit of a clencher biking through there 😬
May 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Makes sense. Your configuration would be so much safer. It’s always a bit of a clencher biking through there 😬
This would be such a massive improvement. I wonder if the right turn lanes not having to yield to traffic would encourage higher than desired vehicle speeds, especially at ped crossings.
May 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This would be such a massive improvement. I wonder if the right turn lanes not having to yield to traffic would encourage higher than desired vehicle speeds, especially at ped crossings.
At the very least it would be worth considering for San Vicente, which is comically wide. Looks like it would almost entirely fit under the center median. The WeHo and Fairfax alignments have some ~90º turns, not sure if that's difficult with cut-and-cover under the street grid vs TBM.
April 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
At the very least it would be worth considering for San Vicente, which is comically wide. Looks like it would almost entirely fit under the center median. The WeHo and Fairfax alignments have some ~90º turns, not sure if that's difficult with cut-and-cover under the street grid vs TBM.
This could save billions and speed up the timeline, but I guarantee my neighbors would have a conniption if there were months-long closures of Fairfax and Santa Monica Blvd. I'm curious if some of the streets are wide enough to only have partial closures and lane reductions during construction.
April 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This could save billions and speed up the timeline, but I guarantee my neighbors would have a conniption if there were months-long closures of Fairfax and Santa Monica Blvd. I'm curious if some of the streets are wide enough to only have partial closures and lane reductions during construction.
Sprawl produces super commuters. We already have the answers to traffic: build denser housing closer to jobs, invest in public transit, design streets that are safe for all modes of transport.
April 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sprawl produces super commuters. We already have the answers to traffic: build denser housing closer to jobs, invest in public transit, design streets that are safe for all modes of transport.
Those graphs really highlight LAPD’s department-wide quiet quitting. Reduced citations and arrests as roadway fatalities and serious injuries are increasing. I guess road design and automated enforcement are the only real tools we have left.
April 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Those graphs really highlight LAPD’s department-wide quiet quitting. Reduced citations and arrests as roadway fatalities and serious injuries are increasing. I guess road design and automated enforcement are the only real tools we have left.
The city will be legally required to add protected bike lanes next time Vermont needs repaving (or any general road improvements). It would be much cheaper to do it now while the street is already being overhauled. Too bad the city and metro aren’t thinking about how to best use taxpayer dollars.
April 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The city will be legally required to add protected bike lanes next time Vermont needs repaving (or any general road improvements). It would be much cheaper to do it now while the street is already being overhauled. Too bad the city and metro aren’t thinking about how to best use taxpayer dollars.
Have our Bel-Air oligarchs had their way?
April 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Have our Bel-Air oligarchs had their way?
The mid-block riverside crossing is a lil sketch but I think worth it to get to the very chill ped bridge over the river
March 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The mid-block riverside crossing is a lil sketch but I think worth it to get to the very chill ped bridge over the river
I'd go fountain to bronson up to the hollywood bike lanes, then vermont to franklin and squiggle over to the pedestrian bridge over the LA river
March 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I'd go fountain to bronson up to the hollywood bike lanes, then vermont to franklin and squiggle over to the pedestrian bridge over the LA river
Every time a freeway is expanded I have to wonder what was defunded
March 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Every time a freeway is expanded I have to wonder what was defunded
Even when there’s no money, there’s always money for freeways
March 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Even when there’s no money, there’s always money for freeways
$34/yr for preferential permits and $15/yr for overnight permits. That’s very low for private use of public space— well below the market value for that resource.
March 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
$34/yr for preferential permits and $15/yr for overnight permits. That’s very low for private use of public space— well below the market value for that resource.
Require LAPD officers to take personal liability insurance, tax private golf courses, overweight personal vehicle tax, automated red light / speed cameras, standardized multifamily housing plans, recategorize scientology lol
March 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Require LAPD officers to take personal liability insurance, tax private golf courses, overweight personal vehicle tax, automated red light / speed cameras, standardized multifamily housing plans, recategorize scientology lol