On Saturday, May 18th, Streets Are For Everyone and partners from the County invite you to a comprehensive community symposium dedicated to addressing the issue of illegal street racing and street takeovers. This event will assemble experts actively combating these activities alongside residents like yourself to exchange perspectives, generate solutions, and formulate recommendations for ending illegal street racing and takeovers.

Streets Are For Everyone celebrated its eighth annual Streets, Art, SAFE Film Competition on May 4 at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles!

This year’s Streets, Art, SAFE Film Competition was the largest yet: over 360 students from 29 schools across 5 CA counties as well as schools in AZ and FL competed, and, for the first year, the competition featured regional awards to acknowledge the growing impact of these students’ messages.

As we roll into May, we're not just marking the onset of warmer weather and blooming flowers; we're also kicking off National Bike Month, a nationwide celebration started by the League of American Bicyclists. All around Los Angeles and neighboring communities, a plethora of bike-centric activities are planned, beckoning newcomers to join the movement. So don’t worry; whether you're a daily commuter, a weekend explorer, or someone who relishes the wind in your hair, May is the month to ditch your car and try biking. Read on for some Bike Month activities near you!

Imagine waking up one day to discover that you have cancer, and you don't know how to handle it. Medical bills pile up, and finding the right doctor for treatment feels impossible. Should you even seek treatment or just give up? Everything gets caught in a spiral of confusion, and no one seems to have the time to stop and talk.

Many people live in this spiral. However, in this case, "cancer" is a traumatic traffic collision…

After four years of advocacy, Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) celebrated a significant milestone last October when Governor Newsom signed the speed camera safety bill (AB 645) into law. With the passage of this law, six California cities—Los Angeles, Glendale, Long Beach, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose—were given the green light to roll out a five-year speed-camera pilot program. AB 645 requires that the cameras be used only on designated high-injury/high-speed roads, known street racing corridors, and around school zones. 

Unfortunately, tragedy struck just weeks after the law's enactment…

Griffith Park starts the largest upgrade, 4 million dollars worth, for pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians in decades, possibly ever. Check out what’s coming.

The new California Legislative term began this past February, and numerous transportation safety bills were introduced. SAFE focuses on the most important of these bills—supporting, requesting amendments, or opposing them. Here are the bills Streets Are For Everyone will support in 2024.

Dust is still settling on our sneakers, and the cheering still echoes in our ears – what an amazing weekend! We just wrapped up our biggest and best Finish The Ride and Finish The Run Griffith Park ever on April 6th and 7th. It was a triumphant return to The Autry Museum after a few years away, and the energy was incredible.

Eric Morales, a 16-year-old student, was riding his bike to summer school when he was hit by a truck, leaving him in a coma for a month. Miraculously, he survived and is improving with physical and occupational therapy, but Eric's family still has a long road ahead; Eric has a traumatic brain injury and a permanent titanium rod in his right lower leg… read on to see what Eric is up to and how we have helped him.

Here we are again, about to host our 11th Annual Finish The Ride and Finish The Run Griffith Park. It’s hard to believe we’ve been doing this now for 11 years. It’s incredible how much it’s grown in that time.

Many of you know the basic history of Finish the Ride, how I was hit cycling in Griffith Park in 2013, dragged nearly a quarter mile under a car onto and down the 5 Freeway. How it was a hit-and-run, and I lost my leg and nearly my life. How Finish The Ride started as an advocacy campaign on hit-and-run crimes to help make roads safer for everyone. For those who have been at a Finish The Ride event, you’ve heard me describe the story, and I’ve described the story every year since the first year. I’ve told the simple story so many times I can almost say it in my sleep (check with my wife, I likely do!)

Most of you don’t know that Finish The Ride, the deep roots of Finish The Ride, actually goes back to 1-2 days after I was hit. I was in intensive care at LAC+USC Hospital (now LA County General Hospital), and I was waking up from my first emergency surgery, where the doctors officially amputated what was left of my right leg.

Hollywood Boulevard is set to get a major upgrade, with construction due to start later this year. Including 3.6 miles of protected bike lanes, new crosswalks, wider sidewalks, and a dedicated bus lane. Take the survey from Council District 13 about these upgrades!

Have you ever cruised the Mark Bixby Bike Path across Long Beach's modern I-710 bridge and pictured riding all the way to San Pedro, Palos Verdes, and the South Bay? It's a captivating thought, isn't it? However, the reality is that there's currently no safe route for cyclists to ride between these two destinations. Fear not because there's hope on the horizon!

Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) is teaming up with a research professor from the Department of Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington to gather information on a super cool project about the future of transportation. Together, we're hoping to explore the impact of automated vehicles on different communities, especially those traditionally underserved.

Thanks to speedy repairs, cyclists can safely pedal ahead on the LA River Bike Path near the Ferraro soccer fields. The repairs began in late January and were made possible by advocacy efforts from Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE), Pasadena Athletic Association, the local cycling community, and Councilwoman Nithya Raman and District 4, who pushed the project forward.

In a landmark victory for the people of Los Angeles, Measure HLA has passed with resounding support, marking a pivotal moment in the city's transportation future. With an impressive 63.05% (as of March 6th) of the vote, Measure HLA triumphed in a landslide win on Tuesday, March 5th.

On Saturday, February 24th, Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) was honored to participate in District 2 Governing Board Supervisor Holly Mitchell’s first interactive community workshop on ways to stop illegal street racing and takeovers. Over 130 SD2 community members attended the event, which took place at the beautiful Magic Johnson Community Center in South LA.

Join us in attending a Zoom on the proposed “Potrero Canyon Pedestrian/Cycling Bridge Project on Thursday, March 14th.

Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE) is excited to learn more about the “Potrero Canyon Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Project” at a community Zoom meeting on Thursday, March 14th, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The new bridge will span the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), connecting the city’s newest park, George Wolfberg Park, to Will Rogers Beach.

On Saturday, January 27th, people young and old, elected officials and advocates – over 125 individuals total – gathered on the west steps of Los Angeles City Hall loudly chanting, “What do we want? Safe Streets!! When do we want it? NOW!!!” and “Safe Streets Save Lives!” among other things. Everyone then laid down on the cold, hard steps for 3 minutes and 36 seconds. This poignant act served to both honor and protest the 336 victims who tragically lost their lives due to preventable traffic incidents in Los Angeles in 2023. The unified message resounded loudly: we refuse to accept the sluggish pace of safety improvements on our streets and the normalization of traffic-related tragedies.

After years of advocating for speed cameras as a non-police method of enforcing speed laws, Streets Are For Everyone was thrilled this past October when Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 645, allowing Los Angeles, Glendale, Long Beach, San Francisco, and Oakland to pilot a speed camera safety pilot…

I have some good news related to the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Okay, admittedly, I’m not ecstatic, jumping up and down for joy, but it’s at least something tangible that will help, to a degree, to save lives and make roads safer on PCH through Malibu.