Comments on: Cyclists Saved LADOT Bikeways, or Did They? http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/19/cyclists-saved-ladot-bikeways-or-did-they/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:23:58 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Damien Newton http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/19/cyclists-saved-ladot-bikeways-or-did-they/comment-page-1/#comment-5847 Damien Newton Wed, 20 May 2009 04:12:06 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2170#comment-5847 Well, change was very slow coming to NYC. When I told my bosses I was leaving for L.A. in March of that year we were still complaining about NYCDOT Commish Iris Weinshal who thought her top role was to keep suburban traffic through city streets. By the time I left in August, Sadik-Kahn had replaced Weinshal and the people complaining about Iris were brought in to the top levels at NYC DOT. On our end, we need to be ready to seize the opportunity when it presents itself. Half of activism is showing up, and the bike community has gotten real good at that. Now we need to take our advocacy to the next level. Well, change was very slow coming to NYC. When I told my bosses I was leaving for L.A. in March of that year we were still complaining about NYCDOT Commish Iris Weinshal who thought her top role was to keep suburban traffic through city streets. By the time I left in August, Sadik-Kahn had replaced Weinshal and the people complaining about Iris were brought in to the top levels at NYC DOT.

On our end, we need to be ready to seize the opportunity when it presents itself. Half of activism is showing up, and the bike community has gotten real good at that. Now we need to take our advocacy to the next level.

]]> By: jhaygood http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/19/cyclists-saved-ladot-bikeways-or-did-they/comment-page-1/#comment-5846 jhaygood Wed, 20 May 2009 03:57:00 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2170#comment-5846 as a reminder of what it looks like when a city supports biking, go (re)watch this streetfilms interview with NYC's commissioner of the DOT: http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/transforming-nyc-streets-with-jsk/ watching it is half depressing that we don't have that kind of support, and half inspiring of what is possible... as a reminder of what it looks like when a city supports biking, go (re)watch this streetfilms interview with NYC's commissioner of the DOT:

http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/transforming-nyc-streets-with-jsk/

watching it is half depressing that we don't have that kind of support, and half inspiring of what is possible...

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/19/cyclists-saved-ladot-bikeways-or-did-they/comment-page-1/#comment-5844 ubrayj02 Wed, 20 May 2009 02:42:58 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2170#comment-5844 I think the LACBC mis-read this one with their APB to fight for bikeways funding in the LADOT without taking a more macro view of what is happening in City Hall. It was however pretty awesome to see our multi-ethnic mutlti-generational grassroots show up and give some hell. I think bikeways (and the entire LaDOt) shoulg be eliminated and have their functions moved to different depts. I think the LACBC mis-read this one with their APB to fight for bikeways funding in the LADOT without taking a more macro view of what is happening in City Hall.

It was however pretty awesome to see our multi-ethnic mutlti-generational grassroots show up and give some hell.

I think bikeways (and the entire LaDOt) shoulg be eliminated and have their functions moved to different depts.

]]> By: rhode bloch http://la.streetsblog.org/2009/05/19/cyclists-saved-ladot-bikeways-or-did-they/comment-page-1/#comment-5842 rhode bloch Wed, 20 May 2009 00:26:10 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=2170#comment-5842 How ironic that the same day we were down at city hall talking about risk of death and injury I get plowed by a beligerent likey drunken driver. How ironic that the same day we were down at city hall talking about risk of death and injury I get plowed by a beligerent likey drunken driver.

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