Metro/LACBC Bike Access Community Meeting

The
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and Los Angeles County Bike
Coalition (LACBC) are holding a series of community meetings to discuss bike
and pedestrian access to several Metro Rail stations and the Metro Orange Line.

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Helmets Ready! Mayor Hosts First Bike Summit

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Former Mayor Richard Riordan presents training wheels to the wounded Mayor. For more pics from the conference, visist Gary Rides Bikes’ Flickr Page Despite the Monday 9am hour and the picture perfect weather, a standing-room only crowd assembled in the Metro Board Room for city of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s first Bike Summit.  Alongside Mayor Villaraigosa […]

Streetfilms Praises Orange Line BRT and Bike Path

By Damien Newton |
While in town last month, Streetfilms took its second look at Los Angeles’ Orange Line as a model for BRT’s around the country.  In his summary of the above Streetfilm, Clarence Eckerson doesn’t hold back his praise for the Orange Line calling it "one of the best Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the U.S" […]

Federal Changes Causing Metro to Withdraw Previously Approved Funding for Bike and Ped Projects

By Joe Linton |
At last week’s board meeting, Metro weighed the future of its commitment to funding active transportation: walking and bicycling. Changes in federal government funding are leading Metro to withdraw from its past bike and ped programs. Right now, 49 projects, totaling over $90 million, are on Metro’s list for “transition.” Metro had approved funding for these, […]