Bicycle Licensing
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Is LA Really Considering a Mandatory Bike Licensing Program?
Last month, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion instructing "the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to develop recommendations for: An effective mandatory or voluntary bicycle registration program, including outreach to retailers, schools, bicycle organizations, etc., to make registration readily available and to encourage people to record bicycle serial numbers."
July 10, 2018
Spend the Sunday of Your Holiday Weekend at the Bicycle Commuter Festival
It's been nearly four years since the "Streets Summit" called together many of the city and county's leading bicycling advocates to discuss advocacy, safety, and how the Livable Streets Community can move forward. While the movement has made great strides in this time, I miss the camaraderie and fun an event similar to the 2010 Street Summit and 2009 Bike Summit created.
January 31, 2014
Council Member Tom LaBonge Responds to Streetsblog’s Bike Licensing Story
Yesterday, Council Member Tom LaBonge called to follow-up on our bicycle licensing story from Monday.
October 2, 2013
Let’s Get Ready to License, Council Members Want to Re-Examine City’s Bike License Program
Back in 2009, a discussion of the city's bicycle licensing program was at the core of any Livable Streets discussion. Two members of the Los Angeles City Council have introduced a motion to bring that discussion, if not the licenses themselves, back.
September 30, 2013
Last Month’s Headlines
While I was on paternity leave there were a lot of stories that I would have covered if I had been writing. I didn't want to let them pass without any commentary or coverage beyond a sentence in Today's Headlines. H
October 16, 2009
Santa Monicans React to Controversy Over Narrowed Ocean Park Blvd.
Alert Reader Johnathon Weiss pointed me to a story in the Santa Monica Daily Press, and posted on the Times' LA Now Blog, about the impact the narrowing of Ocean Park Boulevard on traffic and safety in Santa Monica. In 2007, after a series of crashes involving cars and pedestrians, the city of Santa Monica decided to narrow the four lane. The Daily Press explains:
August 31, 2009
Cycling in National Cemetery: Yea or Nay?
Local D.C. issues aren't the stock in trade of Streetsblog Capitol
Hill, but the Washington Post lately has been refereeing a debate that
resonates on the national level: Is Arlington National Cemetery inhospitable to cyclists?
June 3, 2009
Breaking News: Bike License Repeal on City Council Agenda Tomorrow
Via the Bike Advisory Committee's Glenn Bailey, the long awaited final repeal of Los Angeles' Bicycle Licensing Law is on tomorrow's City Council Agenda. The meeting begins at 10:00 A.M. at City Hall.
June 1, 2009
City Council Celebrates Bike to Work with Bike-Themed Meeting
The City Clerk's office just emailed out copies of next week's City Council Transportation Committee Agenda. When the Committee meets next Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. it will be celebrating Bike to Work week with an agenda full of bike items.
May 8, 2009
Who Watches the Watchmen?: LAPD Still Ticketing for No Bike License
This Saturday, Crank Mob, possibly the largest of Los Angeles' group bike rides, had a more than interesting evening even by Crank Mob standards. The Mob experienced a constant police presence including a road block and the detainment of several cyclists at the Ralph's at 3rd and La Brea.
March 23, 2009