Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Traffic Calming

One of many Ubers/Lyfts making an illegal u-turn after discharging passengers on Townsend during yesterday's protest. All photos Streetsblog/Rudick unless noted

SFMTA Cancels Townsend Safety Project; Advocates Fight Back

By Roger Rudick | Jul 12, 2018 | No Comments

Roughly seventy safety advocates donned yellow t-shirts and stood on the edge of the bike lanes along Townsend Street at the King Street Station yesterday evening to demand safety upgrades.

Volunteers showed up at San Pablo and Virginia to bring attention to the difficulties bicyclists and pedestrians have crossing here. All photos by Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Calling Attention to a Dangerous Crossing in Berkeley

By Melanie Curry | May 9, 2018 | No Comments

Caltrans plans to add a pedestrian beacon at a busy crossing, but will it make anything safer for bicyclists?

Sherman Way's posted speed limit is 35mph. Is it safe for motor vehicles to exceed this?
Sherman Way's posted speed limit is 35mph. Is it safe for motor vehicles to exceed this?

How Can Vision Zero Work When L.A. Continues to Prioritize Speed?

By Don Ward | Mar 7, 2018 | No Comments

Rather than raise speed limits, let’s lower design speeds, so the mistakes are less impactful when they inevitably happen

Say goodbye to bike lanes in Playa Del Rey. Photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Oh #%&@! Bonin Caves to Backlash, Announces Playa Del Rey Safety Un-Do

By Joe Linton | Oct 19, 2017 | No Comments

Backlash drivers are celebrating Bonin's rollback of remaining Playa Del Rey road diets

A photo of the guerrilla safety improvements put in over the weekend by SFMTrA where a senior citizen was killed. The safety posts were promptly removed by the city. Photo: Matt Brezina

City Removes Safety Measures Where Senior Was Killed

By Roger Rudick | Oct 12, 2017 | No Comments

A guerrilla safety group installed safe-hit posts and painted bulb-outs at the intersection where David Grinberg, a 90-year-old man, was killed. The city quickly removed the unauthorized safe-hit posts.

Vista Del Mar in Playa Del Rey last week. Diagonal parking markings have been sandblasted, and the roadway has returned to four car lanes. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Vista Del Mar Returned to Desolate 4-Lane Highway

By Joe Linton | Aug 29, 2017 | No Comments

LADOT, responding to driver backlash, has returned Vista Del Mar to four lanes. The sad desolate stretch now practically invites speeding.

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