Comments on: Where’s the Bike Parking at the New LAPD HQ?

By: Grant J.

Grant J. — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:19:14 +0000

can’t blame the Architect if the City of Los Angeles Planning and Building & Safety Departments approved the final site plans, issued the permit and signed off the final inspection. most hardscape drawings are drawn, stamped, and signed by civil engineers or landscape architects now anyways.

…and the handrail? don’t you care about senior/disabled access?

By: SoapBoxLA

SoapBoxLA — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:30:03 +0000

The two officers at the front desk said “No.” Special events or special accommodations aside, those arriving on bikes park at ground level, around the corner so that nobody can see the cyclists or the bikes.

By: Erik G.

Erik G. — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:13:06 +0000

I’m sure that bikes are welcome in the underground parking garage! Right?

By: limit

limit — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:04:56 +0000

Caltrans / LADOT have those neat bike shaped racks right across the street.

By: poncho

poncho — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:48:33 +0000

i’m with david, blame the architect for incompetence, not LAPD.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:13:52 +0000

See, on that last photo, I see a perfect spot to lock my bike. That Hand Rail on the stairs will work just perfectly. Sadly street wise cyclists will pick these spots and the poor cyclist that don’t know better will pick, that thief’s corner. Figures, LAPD doesn’t really want to deal with cyclists anyways.

By: david p.

david p. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:29:42 +0000

my guess: the snooty architect who designed this thing, didn’t want bike racks screwing up the aesthetic, so they tried to do their best to “sweep” them under the rug.

it’s true, out of sight, out of mind.