Joe Linton

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Joe Linton is editor of Los Angeles Streetsblog. He is also a longtime urban environmental activist. His main areas of interest have been restoring the Los Angeles River and fostering bicycling for everyday transportation. He’s worked for many Los Angeles livability non-profits, including Friends of the L.A. River, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, C.I.C.L.E., Livable Places, and CicLAvia. He also served as deputy to Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes.

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BikeLA Report Analyzes 2022 L.A. County Cyclist Deaths

This story first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles.Yesterday, BikeLA released its 2023 Bicycle Safety Report, which features a deep dive into the causes of...

Santa Monica Extends Pioneering E-Scooter Pilot Program

Earlier this week, the Santa Monica City Council approved extending the city's initial 16-month e-scooter program through May 2020.In September 2017, the first app-based...

Car-Centric Biases Show in Coverage of Deadly Hit-and-Run Car-Scooter Crash

Last Friday, Santa Monica experienced what appears to be L.A. County's first e-scooter rider death - which is to say, the first time that...

Santa Monica’s In-Street Scooter Corrals Becoming a National Model

(This story first appeared on Streetsblog Los Angeles)Last week Santa Monica's City Manager Rick Cole tweeted a photo of the city's newly installed first in-street e-scooter...

Next Endorsements : Yes on County Measure W

Santa Monica Next and Streetsblog L.A. have endorsed the L.A. County Measure W which would enact a parcel tax to raise funds for clean...

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Kool Happenings: What We Were Not and a Shocking Choice

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Eyes on the Street: Back to School Traffic Calming Edition

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified schools are back in session today,...

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