Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Coronavirus

Speeding Isn’t the Only Dangerous Driving Behavior on the Rise During COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | May 7, 2020 | No Comments

New data suggests that drivers aren't just speeding up on our empty roads — they're also braking harder, scrolling cell phones longer, and crashing more.

Supervisor Hahn Calls for Requiring Face Covering for Metro Bus Riders

By Joe Linton | May 6, 2020 | No Comments

Supervisor Hahn is calling for Metro requiring all bus riders to wear masks for COVID-19 safety. The best way to accomplish this is not entirely clear; enforcement can be problematic.

Rebutting a Misleading Argument Against Healthy Streets Improvements

By Joe Linton | May 5, 2020 | No Comments

L.A. electeds are astonishingly tone-deaf in their dismissal of keeping pedestrians and cyclists safe

As Public Health Prepares for Vending Crackdown, Street Vendors Call for the Cancellation of Rents

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 4, 2020 | No Comments

Street vendors decry having been left to fend for themselves during a disaster, seek cash assistance, the cancellation of rents, and an end to criminalization

L.A. Announces COVID “Slow Streets” Pilot then Postpones It; Program Needs Focus On Health, Equity

By Joe Linton | May 4, 2020 | No Comments

Crafted properly - prioritizing health and equity, timed right, and implemented respectfully, there could be many positive outcomes from Healthy Streets walk/bike safety improvements.

STREETFILMS Looks at Oakland’s Open Streets

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 4, 2020 | No Comments

We're not reinventing the wheel. We're just slowing it down. And here's what it might look like.

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