Los Angeles firefighters fought investments in safer streets. For decades, fire regulations have made roads deadlier.

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Protesters gather on the west steps of Los Angeles City Hall to demonstrate against traffic violence in the city.
To highlight the release of a report titled `Traffic Violence in Los Angeles / Why Los Angeles Gets an `F' Grade for 2023'' Streets Are For Everyone organized a rally on the west steps of City Hall on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Biden's laws are pouring billions into new infrastructure, and it could be a rare opportunity to make communities safer and more sustainable

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Workers build California High-Speed Rail's Hanford Viaduct
Work continues in January on California's high-speed rail line in Hanford.

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More pedestrians were killed on Los Angeles' Vermont Avenue than in the state of Vermont in 2022 — and it's become an ad for a measure to make streets safer

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A billboard funded by a street safety non-profit, Streets for All, calls attention to pedestrian fatalities in Los Angeles.
A billboard funded by a street safety non-profit, Streets for All, calls attention to pedestrian fatalities in Los Angeles.

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60,000 miles of US roads could be under water in a few decades. Here's how experts say we can save our critical infrastructure.

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A Florida road flooded during Hurricane Ian during a sunny day, with a yellow sign that reads
The impact on roads and traffic of was about $1.5 billion worth of damage in 2020. By 2050, it could be as high as $37 billion.

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