Slow Streets

A plan to improve safety on streets in a Valley Village neighborhood took a wrong turn.

The signs were meant to create more space for neighborhoods. Kathy Vara reported on NBC4 News on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.

The Mid City West Community Council has announced it will establish a Slow Streets LA program starting Saturday to give pedestrians and cyclists more room to social distance and protection from automobiles during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mid City Slow Streets program route will limit vehicle access starting at Colgate and Oakwood avenues, then travel east to Hayworth Avenue before…

The city of LA is closing down streets to cars in some neighborhoods so people can stretch their legs while keeping their physical distance. As seen on Today in LA on Saturday, May 16, 2020.