Scoping Meetings: Los Angeles Bike Plan Environmental Study
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New Plans for Hyperion-Glendale Crossing Don’t Include Bike Lanes, Wide Sidewalks
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The City of Los Angeles is moving plans to replace the Glendale Boulevard-Hyperion Avenue Complex of Bridges over the Los Angeles River near Hollywood and Atwater Village. You can read the full EIR, here. The Glendale-Hyperion Viaduct complex consists of the following structures: Hyperion Avenue Bridge over the Los Angeles River, Hyperion Avenue Bridge over Riverside Drive, […]
North Figueroa Bike Lanes: Public Safety Reps Against Public Safety Project
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At last week’s North Figueroa Street bike lane meeting there was a contentious debate. Cyclists are urging installation of road diet bike lanes to improve safety for all. Bike lanes were approved in the city’s 2010 Bike Plan; L.A.’s Transportation Department (LADOT) studied the lanes extensively, and appeared to be on the verge of installing them. Then a […]
2010 Will Be a Busy Year for Transit Advocates in Los Angeles
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Expect to see some hard hats along the Expo Line as other transit projects move through the study phase. Photo: LA Streetsblog/Flickr While our headlines and calendar sections are full of news and meetings about transit cuts happening all over the map of L.A. County, thanks to the passage of Measure R, there’s also going […]
Metro To Pedestrianize Front Of Union Station, Seeking Input
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Metro is planning to pedestrianize the front of Union Station, including narrowing streets and creating pedestrian plazas and walkways.
Give Your Input at Upcoming CA High Speed Rail Scoping Meetings
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The California High Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) is hosting a series of meetings to solicit input on two Los Angeles County sections of the statewide project. CAHSRA is gaining momentum after securing state cap-and-trade funding, and prevailing over a lawsuit that restricted the agency’s financing abilities. With construction already underway in the Central Valley, Southern […]
LADOT Proposes Eliminating Its Bikeways Department
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LADOT Bike Coordinator Michelle Mowery talks to Councilman Tom LaBonge. Photo: Ingrid Peterson Days after the City of Los Angeles sponsored a series of events to celebrate bicycling in Los Angeles, the City Council heard the first draft budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year as presented by the LADOT. Let’s cut right to the chase, […]