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You’re My Boss: What Should I Cover on Thursday
By Damien Newton |
At 1:22 P.M. on Wednesday – I’m calling it. Think Bike! wins…n – Damien Newton On Thursday there are two important, but very different, events happening in Downtown Los Angeles at the same time. A year from now this wouldn’t be a problem, but today is today and we have one reporter on staff. Thus, […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
By Damien Newton |
Tuesday, Wednesday – Metro may have completed the final environmental documents for the Regional Connector, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have one last chance to weigh in before the design state begins in earnest. You can click the link on the right to visit the Connector’s webpage, or click here to get information for […]
The Dutch’s Think Bike Workshop Comes to LA with an Interesting View of Our Streets
By Damien Newton |
Earlier today, Hillie Talens, a Dutch Bicycle Engineer, kicked off the two-day “Think Bike” planning workshop in Downtown Los Angeles with an interesting presentation at City Hall. The bicycle planners, which are different than traditional transportation planners who are focused on the automobile, will lead three groups in redesign exercises for Van Nuys Boulevard in […]
Bike Nation Unveils New Bike Design for Long Beach and Los Angeles
By Damien Newton |
Bike Nation, the bike share company that has struck deals to bring bike sharing to Anaheim, Long Beach and Los Angeles, unveiled a new bicycle design today at the Pro Walk Pro Bike conference in Long Beach. The “Gen 2 Made in the U.S.A. Bicycles,” (G2) will be used in Long Beach and Los Angeles, […]
Cedillo Insults Bikes as L.A. Gears Up for Metro 2015 Call for Projects
By Joe Linton |
The Metro Call for Projects (the Call) competitively grants transportation funding to L.A. County cities to build various transportation projects. Metro’s next Call for Projects will take place in 2015, with cities applying in late January, and awardees announced by mid-2015. The Call takes place every other year. In the recent past, Metro’s Call was […]
A Tale of Two Future Bridges: New Bike/Ped Crossing on L.A. River, Fewer Sidewalks on Glendale-Hyperion
By Damien Newton |
It was sort of a surreal moment. Even as Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell stood at the podium discussing the benefits of a planned new bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the L.A. River, the Bureau of Public Works released its recommendation (PDF) that the new Glendale-Hyperion Bridge would actually have fewer feet devoted to […]