Design and Architecture
Bird scooters, Metro innovation, road diets
After the battle in Playa del Rey, have road diets been run off the road? The head of Metro’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation describes how you can pitch bold new transit improvements.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenBird scooters on the sidewalk in downtown Santa Monica. Photo by Frances Anderton.
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3 storiesScooter-sharing startup Bird takes flight in Santa Monica
Last fall a battery-powered, adult-size variant on a Razor scooter appeared on the streets of downtown Santa Monica.
Read the story11 minPitch your transit ideas to Metro’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation
You don’t have to be Elon Musk to pitch an idea for improving mobility in Los Angeles. Say you have an innovative idea for helping Angelenos get around the region. Who do you talk to?
Read the story10 minDoT chief: road diets aren’t dead
Late last year the beachside neighborhood of Playa Del Rey got into a road rage over a road diet. Some car lanes were removed to slow traffic, and bike lanes were added.
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