Manville on Road Tolls: ‘There Is No Other Way to Reduce Congestion’
Charging drivers to use certain streets during peak hours will reduce traffic as well as the risk of crashes, he says.
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Turner on the People’s Budget
Community-based coalition proposes redirecting dollars to grassroots programs that “actually help keep us safe.”
Lens on L.A.’s Unused Housing Vouchers
Hurdles to using vouchers to help cover rent include a long wait in a lottery system and reluctance of landlords to participate in the program.
Lifting of Blood Donation Ban Will Save Lives, Address Stigma
“The science has changed,” leading to the FDA’s removal of restrictions on blood donation by gay and bisexual men, says UCLA Luskin’s Ayako Miyashita Ochoa.
Alarming Racial Gap in American Road Deaths
UCLA Lewis Center finds that Black residents made up 8.6% of L.A.’s population yet represented more than 18% of all pedestrians killed and around 15% of all cyclists killed.
Manville on Culver City’s Battle Over Street Space
A project to remove car lanes to promote more sustainable modes of transportation is scaled back in a “strange zero-sum battle” that fails to address congestion at its root.
Monkkonen on Coronado’s Lack of Affordable Housing
“Housing delayed is housing denied,” he says of the resort town’s failure to comply with state laws requiring cities to zone for low- and middle-income homes.
Ong on Census Miscount of Asian Americans
While national figures reflect an overcount, a new analysis finds that Asian Americans were actually undercounted in some rural parts of the country.
Ong on Post-COVID Population Shifts
The “waning of the worst days of the pandemic has slowed the exit from major cities,” he says, but urban centers must tackle urgent reforms in a post-COVID society.
Astor on Reimagining School Safety
Implementing mental health and student outreach resources can help schools address ongoing issues with victimization across campuses.
