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.
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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