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tali mika sofi’s dad @katerinamarkov ’s husband, LA native. Urbanist. Founder @streetsforall . Campaign manager @healthystreetla . Tweets my own

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Michael Schneider
5 years
Don’t tell anyone, but it is possible to never be in traffic in LA 👋✌️
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It’s amazing how much time we waste as a society fighting against desperately needed things (like more housing) because of parking and traffic. Somehow it all keeps coming back to cars, and the way we’ve chosen to design our cities.
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This wasn’t an episode of Parks & Recreation; it was over 30 neighbors (condo owners) showing up to express their sincere outrage & anger that a developer would propose a 225-unit complex on an open field next to a Whole Foods in the midst of a housing crisis. #a2council
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Why don’t “electric cars” solve it for me? Because my beef with so many cars in cities is only 25% tailpipe pollution. Other 75% is safety, livability, housing cost, density, space for bikes and buses, noise, our kids unable to bike to school. Electric cars solve none of that.
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3 years
A $3,000 e-bike is viewed as expensive. A $15,000 car is viewed as inexpensive. That has to change for our planet to survive and our cities to be livable.
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5 years
One of the best things to come out of this election is Ocasio-Cortez, more than anything, because with no background in politics she just went for it and won. And now giving us an insiders view from a 20-something year old. Makes anyone feel like they could do it too.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
5 years
In my on-boarding to Congress, I get to pick my insurance plan. As a waitress, I had to pay more than TWICE what I’d pay as a member of Congress. It’s frustrating that Congressmembers would deny other people affordability that they themselves enjoy. Time for #MedicareForAll .
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I’ll never really understand health insurance.
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3 years
This will be my SUV for the next 10 years. 100 mile range. Full suspension. Can easily handle hills. Holds 3 kids. Never look for parking or stuck in traffic. This is the future of transportation in cities.
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2 years
I didn’t have time to drive today.
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Arrogance of space Part 2
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The arrogance of space
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Car free Broadway is 💯
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Electric cars won’t get rid of traffic Hybrid cars won’t get rid of traffic Autonomous cars won’t get rid of traffic Only having a multimodal city will get rid of traffic
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Alexis Rivas
2 months
When self driving eliminates traffic, LA will be incredible. If LA had real and efficient mass transit it’s also be amazing. At 5am it takes 16 minutes to get somewhere it normally takes 30 with “no traffic”. 45-60 in rush hour.
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Michael Schneider
2 years
I got tired of hearing the same excuses every time a bike project is proposed. Here are the nine most common objections I’ve heard, and how to counter them:
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2 years
My wife asked if the e-bike was charged so she could use it for an errand. I was pleasantly surprised as she doesn’t normally bike without me. Turns out parking is hard where she is going. The more convenient driving is, the more people will choose it. The opposite is also true.
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1 year
It’s not rocket science. Biking is often faster than driving in LA. We have nearly year round perfect weather. E-bikes are now affordable. All that’s missing is the infrastructure to make people feel like they’re not gonna die, we’d get so many cars off the road!
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Carter Rubin
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Currently about 10% faster to bike from Santa Monica to West Hollywood than to drive. Probably about 20% faster if you’re on an e-bike. I bet people would bike it if it felt safer.
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“Protected bike and bus lanes are not a frill on a project, they’re a life saving measure”
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Secretary Pete Buttigieg
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Reaching zero roadway deaths may sound impossible, but some sizable US cities have repeatedly achieved it. We can and must do everything we can to build on this progress and end the crisis on our roads.
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2 years
I got tired of everyone (including @POTUS yesterday) saying that electric cars are the end all be all solution to climate change. So I wrote something about it:
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2 years
Riding a bike is the *only* mode of transportation where every time you leave your house you think about your mortality and wonder if today is the day that you’re going to get seriously injured or killed just trying to get to where you need to go.
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4 years
Why do we allow cars to be sold that go faster than 75mph? Why not legally limit upper speed limits?
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6 months
The average car, with gas, insurance, and car payments is around $1,000/month. The idea that car infrastructure is for the “working poor” while bus and bike lanes are for the “rich” is complete nonsense.
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@schneider The car sure saves a lot of time. Something the working poor don't have much of.
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2 months
So proud of everyone that fought for safer streets for the last two years. 🙏
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6 months
What I hear in this video: 1 — we’ve failed the younger generation in building enough housing so that they can afford to live near where they work 2 — we’ve failed as a country to develop great mass transit options that allow people to get to/from work quickly and efficiently
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Oh princess… 😢 I’m sorry you had to commute and work and have a job and everything — it’s like so extra!
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The arrogance of space
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People in SUVs look at us like we’re crazy. If they tried this once, they’d never go back..
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The problem is “traffic” engineers only view cars as “traffic” and pedestrians and cyclists as impediments to free flowing traffic. The entire profession needs to be blown up and started over.
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Just started the first bike bus in LA! 🙏 @CoachBalto for the tips and inspiration. Can’t wait for next week.
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“Nobody bikes in LA. If we build protected bike lanes everywhere it would be just a waste of space. You have to have a car in LA. It’s too dangerous to let kids bike in LA.” @CicLAvia
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I’m so here for urbanist Hogg
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David Hogg 🟧
16 days
The fact there is no train from Austin to Houston is insane. It could easily be one of the most profitable routes in the country, it would be better for the environment, people’s safety and convenience.
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2 years
Exhibit A of why we don’t just need bike infrastructure but a wholesale culture change in Los Angeles. For the record we were on a 25mph residential street and this guy started honking.
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2 years
The greatest PR and marketing scam in history is car companies convincing Americans to spend a disproportionate amount of their income on a car that sits parked 95% of the time and the other 5% is used for many trips that are easy bike rides. (50% of car trips are <3 miles)
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The amount of unsolicited expert parenting advice this morning was impressive. Most cheered us on and said she was doing great. One person (of course in a massive SUV) slowed down and rolled down their window to tell me how I was risking her life.
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2 years
Thankfully we don’t drive to school or my daughter would’ve been late today.
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@annaholligan We live in a world where a $10,000 electric cargo bike is expensive but a $20,000 car is inexpensive. I ride my R&M Load 75 in Los Angeles as my car. I take my 3 kids anywhere they need to go, and transport whatever I need on it. It’s cheaper and more fun this way.
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2 years
The redone Culver Bl bike path is 👌 Imagine if streets looked like this everywhere. How many Angelenos would bike instead of drive. 🤯 Well done @BikeCulverCity @CulverCityGov @AlexFischCC @YasmineMcMorrin @danielwaynelee0
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Michael Schneider
3 years
A better SUV to take the kids to school in.. This will be the future of transportation in cities.
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You don’t need a SUV to transport five kids in LA.
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Michael Schneider
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. @Anne_Hidalgo is the most inspiring mayor in the world right now, transforming her city to be centered around people instead of cars. Thank you @lemondefr for covering Measure HLA, and thank you Anne for your amazing work!
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Michael Schneider
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There are too many (idling) cars in Griffith Park. Close the park to all cars. Have a free frequent electric shuttle that goes to the attractions from the perimeters.
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I knew as a kid that European, Latin American, many other cities felt different. I didn’t know why and I certainly didn’t think that the US could feel that way. Realizing that these are all just choices we make and that we can make different choices has been very empowering.
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Americans love experiencing this on vacation, then come back home and forget what they experienced. Or they don't realize it's possible.
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“The private car is, by far, the most wasteful of urban space. Because we have apparently decided that the car has a sacred right to go anywhere, halt anywhere, and remain anywhere as long as its owner chooses, we have neglected other means of transportation.” - Lewis Mumford
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Is it too much to ask to have this all over Los Angeles?
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Just another day in LA where biking to an appointment is faster than driving. This one is 3 miles from my house — 50% of car trips in the city are going 3 miles or less every day! 🤯
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Michael Schneider
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Some thoughts on the 10 freeway fire, its closure, and our political leaders responses. TLDR: We can’t keep treating car infrastructure as sacrosanct with money being no object, and do the opposite for rail, bus, bike, sidewalks, etc.
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Been wanting to ride up to Mulholland with my Dad for years, but he’s 69 and hills aren’t easy for him. Look what happened when I put him on an e-bike... these things will change the world.
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Michael Schneider
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Things are looking up for safer streets in Los Angeles!! @healthystreetla
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No impatient mean drivers are gonna slow us down! Back at it this morning with a new bright flag and better training about car doors. 💪
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This is one of the most game changing transit projects in the country, and it’s opening so soon!
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GREAT NEWS! we’ve finished tunneling 9 miles of twin tunnels for the Purple (D Line) Extension btwn Wilshire/Western and the VA in Westwood.
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Rush hour in Paris
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Michael Schneider
3 years
Wow. @PeteButtigieg biking home from work in DC. THIS is leadership. Thank you, Pete. Can’t wait to see what you do over the next 4 years to encourage non-car modes of transportation in cities.
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Better bikeshare action shot:
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2 years
Close your eyes and imagine how much cycling would explode in sun filled LA if our infrastructure looked like this. How many kids would bike themselves to school? How many errands and commutes would be done by bike? Here’s the cool thing: it’s not too late!
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De Filmende Fietser
2 years
The network of separated bicycle paths and bicycle streets in Utrecht is very extensive. You can cycle straight through the city, from west to east, hardly having to share the road with motorized traffic. This makes #cycling safe and fun for cyclists of all ages and abilities!🚲
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You can’t be a “climate mayor” or a Councilmember who is an “environmentalist” without proactively & aggressively giving people safe options for transportation that don’t involve cars. Label yourself however you want but proof is in actions & willingness to stand up to status quo
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@JakeWSimons @spectator How very smug of you. Now do cars.
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1 year
@StreetsblogLA @LADOTofficial @cd1losangeles Uhhh, is this satire? We’re celebrating that thing? Maybe the picture doesn’t reflect it well, but does it actually provide any shade?
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It makes me sad how car centric even our national parks are. Imagine starting your beach day in a soul crushing traffic jam.
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I would not be a nice person if I sat in this every day. Becoming a more multimodal city is the only way to solve traffic in Los Angeles. 🚶🚌🚊🚲🚘
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Michael Schneider
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14 years ago I drove everywhere in LA I constantly complained about traffic I said LA needs more parking I never considered that I was part of the problem for using a car for every trip — in this case, a 2 mile trip that took 40 minutes. Cities can change People can change too
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Michael Schneider
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Once you learn about how destructive cars have been for our mental health, physical health, livability, safety of our kids, and impact on climate change, it’s impossible not to resent how LA has made its road space decisions, or fight to get it to change course.
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My 4 year old loves riding her own bike to school. I love it too, and it’s mostly on calm residential streets, but not all of the route. I spend my mornings thinking about which corners, intersections, & driveways are likely to be the calmest for her. No drivers have to do this.
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Michael Schneider
4 years
This is Franklin Ave in Hollywood. A designated “bike route” by the City of Los Angeles, as you can see by the sharrows. It’s also a perfect example of the absurdity of sharrows as protection. Would you feel comfortable on this bike route?
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Michael Schneider
3 years
This should not be legal. Can we legally restrict car/truck heights in CA to give our kids a fighting chance? @laurafriedman43 @Scott_Wiener
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@RobertGarcia Can we chat NEPA reform and serious tax credits for e-bike purchases?
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We did it! The majority of Angelenos want safer streets. They want a multimodal transportation system. They want to save lives. This city will look very different once the City implements its own plan.
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Los Angeles Times
2 months
Breaking: Voters approve Measure HLA, which requires L.A. to reengineer some of the region’s boulevards, reducing traffic lanes, building more space for bicyclists and buses and providing better protections for pedestrians.
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Michael Schneider
1 year
Imagine the increase in learning we’d see in our schools if we made streets safe enough for kids to bike themselves to school, like they used to.
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Sahil Bloom
1 year
Researchers studied the effects of a 20-minute walk on the cognitive performance of a group of children. This is fascinating…
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I don’t blame drivers in LA from feeling like they have no choice but to drive. I blame past city councilmembers, Mayors, and city agency leadership for lacking the courage and imagination to build infrastructure that would make drivers think twice and consider alternatives.
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We actually have a sign to warn drivers that people might exist
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I was admiring the new bollards at Rosewood / La Brea @LADOTofficial recently put in to stop drivers from illegally going straight. And as I’m shooting the video… @timfremaux can we add a few more across? Cahuenga / Lexington has more and prevents this absurdity
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Michael Schneider
1 year
This is still the best campaign ad for mayor I’ve ever seen, and @Anne_Hidalgo won re-election in a landslide.
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Michael Schneider
2 years
E-bikes outsell electric cars in the US. Imagine what they’d do if cities prioritized safe infrastructure. How much cleaner the air would be, how many cars we’d take off the road, how many people would be in better moods just getting to where they need to go.
@CityLab
Bloomberg CityLab
2 years
The U.S. is climbing toward 1 million in annual e-bike sales
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2 years
Every @CicLAvia I imagine what would happen if the city made infrastructure safe enough for this not to be a special event. Listen to how quiet this is in the middle of the city. Look at the kids. Look at the joy. We can have this if we want.
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Every restaurant, coffee shop, market, etc was bursting with customers. Bikes are good for business, for community, for physical and mental health, for the planet. ❤️ @CicLAvia
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@VickieforNYC Why do you think biking is only for wealthy people? I don’t get it. Bikes are a fraction of the cost of cars, and especially in NYC, often the fastest way to get around.
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“The 10 is closed for 2 miles indefinitely” EMERGENCY Mobilize all resources 24/7 operation Communicate through every channel All top brass Vs “The tracks are falling into the ocean” “Train service disrupted for months” “LA River bike path closed for a year” 🦗🦗🦗
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Today, the mayor of @CityofBevHills Bob Wunderlich cited @SecretaryPete ’s words in his support of their new Complete Streets plan which is chock full of bike lanes. Thank you @PeteButtigieg . Leadership matters and is powerful.
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@SupJaniceHahn You’re going viral for all the wrong reasons. This is so embarrassing.
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Hi @SecretaryPete @PeteButtigieg why are cars like this legal on our streets? My 6 year old wouldn’t stand a chance and an adult would also be killed. No one needs a lifted pick up to do their work, and auto makers consistently make deadlier front grilles. Please help.
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LA’s police chief @LAPDChiefMoore blames cyclists riding on streets that don’t have bike lanes and pedestrians that don’t wear reflective clothing for a year of record road deaths in LA.
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1 year
I’m excited to report that the Baldwin Hills Conservancy voted unanimously today to grant @streetsforall $150k towards the Ballona Creek Bike Path Extension feasibility study (with @SWAgroup ). We’ve now secured $400k, and are nearly fully funded! Get ready for more of this :)
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Biking down Venice Bl’s new protected bike lane that we helped make happen en route to a @streetsforall fundraiser is pure happiness.
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@mikehtrujillo This was taken in 2018, before the bus lane was put in on Venice (which was on the City’s mobility plan). The bus lane can be used by first responders to speed up response in situations like this.
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@KarenBassLA Please prioritize building bike and bus lanes. It’s one of the most powerful way for us to fight climate change locally.
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I thought blocking bike lanes was bad in LA… New York City on a whole other level of absurdity (including multiple law enforcement vehicles!)
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Michael Schneider
2 years
Why do we allow drive throughs (this is a Starbucks at Highland and Willoughby) in LA? They gum up traffic and you have idling cars belching fumes at their least efficient.
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Michael Schneider
5 years
Meet LA’s comprehensive public rail system - the largest in the world (in the 1920s). Has any other large city snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as badly as LA?
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Michael Schneider
2 years
Before we gutted LA for freeways and parking garages, we used to have nice things.
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Kenny Uong
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Pershing Square in the olden days Le sigh 🥺
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I wrote this. Instead of making the hard(er) decisions to physically change our streets, our city keeps putting in signage and other ineffective things that don’t actually protect lives. Time for the city to take this seriously and change the design of our streets.
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Los Angeles Times
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Opinion: L.A. doesn't need 'Watch your speed' signs. It needs safer roads (via @latimesopinion )
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Michael Schneider
1 year
@MClendaniel Happy to answer any questions, it’s a wonderful choice and so much more FUN to use!
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1 year
Hollywood, meet your new Class 2 westbound bike lane on Fountain! Thanks @LADOTofficial @HugoForCD13
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7 months
Amazing how many people rise to the immediate defense of even *studying* tearing down a freeway, yet accept the harms incurred daily from the freeway as a given. As a society, we’re car blind. Only when we recognize the consequences of cars can we have an honest conversation.
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ABC News
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More than 49 million Americans live within a mile of a highway and face startling health risks from traffic pollution, according to an ABC News data analysis.
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All that work comes down to a single Resolution adopted by City Council today that will change Los Angeles forever.
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Yes on Measure HLA
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We are officially adopted by the City Council and become law two weeks from today.
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Last night @metrolosangeles had closed Wilshire and La Brea for construction work on the future D Line. There was no traffic Armageddon There was no chaos Just quieter, safer streets It’s a myth that we need as many streets as we have in LA, all just for cars.
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Just presented to Culver City city council and they unanimously approved $100,000 to @streetsforall towards a feasibility study on extending the Ballona Creek bike path east to Venice/Cochran! Learn more at . So excited to get this done!
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After over 2+ years of work, 100,000 signatures, and over 80 endorsements, it feels so amazing to be voting YES on Measure HLA.
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LA rush hour super power
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It’s time to ban cars in front of schools in LA. Lowering speed limits and adding speed humps isn’t nearly enough. By schools, our thinking has been about enhancing the convenience of moving children by car, versus protecting the children themselves.
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Why do drivers do this?
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Michael Schneider
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. @PaulKoretzCD5 is killing Uplift Melrose. Despite a majority of residents, businesses, both schools, religious institutions & both NCs supporting. If that’s not enough to get a transformation project done in LA w/free $50M from CA, nothing is. It’s why we can’t have nice things.
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1 year
This is honestly embarrassing.
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LADOT
1 year
Yesterday we joined @CD5LosAngeles in unveiling a memorial sign at Olympic and Overland to honor Monique Muñoz, whose life was taken too soon by an act of speeding on our streets. This sign serves as a reminder to drivers to slow down and practice safe driving behavior.
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