Hello!
My name is Damien Newton, I’m a reporter with Streetsblog and a Mar Vista resident working to make our streets safe for all road users. I’m gathering signatures for the Healthy Streets L.A. Ballot Initiative. The website for the initiative is still under construction, but can be found here : https://www.healthystreetsla.com/
I’m reaching out to all the CD 11 candidates to see if they would be willing to sign the petition (I’ll come to you) and let me take a picture for social media to highlight your support. It would be great to have as many candidates sign the petition to get the measure on the ballot as possible.
So what is Healthy Streets L.A.? Streetsblog explains:
Based on similar mandates in Cambridge, Providence, and Seattle, Healthy Streets L.A. would require the city to implement its own approved Mobility Plan whenever the city repaves or otherwise works on a street. Cambridge Mayor Marc McGovern credited his city’s ordinance with taking ambiguity off the table, so people know that bike lanes are being implemented, and the conversation shifts to how to do them most effectively.
L.A. City approved its Mobility Plan 2035 back in 2015. The plan designated extensive networks of transit-priority bus lane streets, pedestrian-priority areas, and protected bikeways. The plan also ratified Vision Zero as L.A. City policy – committing the city to end traffic deaths.
If you are interested in signing the petition and publicly supporting it, please let me know and I’ll come to you to get your signature (and take a picture). I can be reached via email at damien@streetsblog.org.
All the Best,
Damien Newton
