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What road diets mean for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Aug. 22, 2017

Looking north on Figueroa from the intersection with 11thStreet. Rendering: city of Los Angeles.

From this Episode:

With new leadership at the LA Times, what does it mean for journalism?

Publisher and editor-in-chief Davan Maharaj is out at the LA Times. There have long been rumblings of staff being unhappy with him. The Times’ parent company, Tronc, fired...

8 min, 42 sec

Is Arizona still Trump country?

Donald Trump speaks in Arizona Tuesday , even though the mayor of the Phoenix doesn’t want him to. Trump is also at odds with the state’s two Republican senators. What...

5 min, 35 sec

Canters restaurant gets a ‘C’ rating – should you eat there anyway?

The beloved Jewish deli on Fairfax Avenue received a C on its latest health inspection . The county health department found three major code violations during its latest...

6 min

Do ‘road diets’ boost safety for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers?

“ Road diets ” is the term for removing car traffic lanes in favor of bike lanes, parking, or larger sidewalks. The city transformed two lanes on Vista Del Mar earlier...

14 min, 45 sec

In ‘Marjorie Prime,’ your loved one can be brought back to life in virtual reality

When will digital assistants like Siri or Alexa become human-like? When will we interact with them like people? Will they become friends, or more-than-friends? What if they...

8 min, 59 sec

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole

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