At the root of these tragic and preventable deaths are budget decisions. The design and construction of safer street infrastructure depend on reliable sources of funding and budget/funding priorities from elected officials.
This is unacceptable.
In 2015, Vision Zero promised to eliminate ALL traffic deaths by 2025, but the problem has only gotten worse because the City lacks the investment and political will to rethink our streets. We must prioritize human lives over cars.
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These are not isolated incidents.
290 people died in traffic collisions in LA last year, more than homicides. At least 164 were pedestrians and cyclists. That’s 57%.
Walking and cycling in LA isn’t just inconvenient. It’s also deadly.
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In one week, cars killed 5 people in LA, including a pregnant mother & her unborn child.
The City paid out $318 million in Dangerous Condition Liabilities since 2020 while investing only 5% of its annual budget in street services & transportation.
These deaths were preventable.
CITY OF LA RESIDENTS:🥺🙏
"PLEASE FIX our sidewalks, roads, street lights, city facilities, & animal shelters!"
"PLEASE FUND youth development, senior & disability services, childcare centers, neighborhood empowerment, & economic development!"
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CITY OF LA GOVERNMENT: 🏛️✂️💩
On one hand, Republican officials call themselves "warfighters."
On the other, they become whiny crybabies at the thought of setting foot in DC streets and New York City subways that literal schoolchildren navigate every day without incident.
Real macho stuff.
AS MANY KNOW, DONALD “TACO” TRUMP — AUTHOR OF THE ART OF THE "DEAL" (A BOOK HE SHOULD RETURN TO THE LIBRARY) — JUST MISSED THE BEST DEAL IN HISTORY. HE ALWAYS “CHICKENS OUT” (TARIFFS, CHINA) — BUT EVEN A “CHICKEN” SHOULD KNOW A GOOD “DEAL” WHEN HE SEES ONE. I, YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR, GAVIN CHRISTOPHER NEWSOM, OFFERED THE BEST, MOST “AMAZING DEAL” IN HISTORY: STOP RIGGING TEXAS MAPS AND CALIFORNIA WON’T MAKE OURS MORE “BEAUTIFUL.” SADLY — BUT NO SURPRISE — DONALD WAS TOO WEAK (LITTLE HANDS) TO EVEN WRITE ME BACK. NO DEAL! AND NO DEAL = PERFECT, BEAUTIFUL MAPS THAT WILL “END” HIS PRESIDENCY. SOON HE WILL NOT BE “47.” PATRIOTS WILL TAKE BACK CONGRESS. MANY SAY I SHOULD RUN FOR SPEAKER (I WON’T!!!). MAKE THE MAPS GREAT AGAIN! LIBERATION DAY TOMORROW!!! THANK YOU! — GCN
WOW! TOMORROW HISTORY WILL BE MADE. KaroLYIN LEAVITT WILL HAVE NO ANSWERS FOR THE SUPPOSED “FAKE MEDIA” ABOUT CALIFORNIA’S BEAUTIFUL MAPS. PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY ARE THE GREATEST MAPS EVER CREATED — EVEN BETTER THAN CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS'. DONALD “THE FAILURE” TRUMP BE WARNED, TOMORROW MAY BE THE WORST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. ALL BECAUSE YOU “MISSED THE DEADLINE.” LIBERATION DAY FOR AMERICA!!! — GCN
Popular Cyclist Shortcut in Marina del Rey Blocked Off by Cinderblock Wall.
The wall blocks access to the Marvin Braude Bike Trail, forcing riders onto busy Lincoln Blvd — with no bike lane.
I have invented a machine to control the weather. It uses 825 oil refineries, 62,500 power plants, 10,000,000 factories, 14,000 flying machines, 100,000 ocean machines, and 1,750,000,000 land machines to turn 100,220,000 barrels of oil a day into chemicals that cause wildfires.