Month: November 2012
Streetsblog LA
Tour De Taste, Holiday Edition
LACBC's Tour de Taste returns to Culver City this holiday seaon, and we are excited for some bicycling, eating, ice skating, and Culver City exploration! Take a guided bike tour of Ballona Creek with us in the morning, then enjoy local cuisine and ice skating afterwards.
November 25, 2012
Santa Monica Family Bike Fest (Volunteer Now!)
Volunteer for the Santa Monica Family Bike Fest on December 8th!
November 25, 2012
Expo Transit Neighborhood Planning Meetings
The Los Angeles Department of City Planning would like to invite you to attend one of our upcoming Community Workshops for the Expo Line Transit Neighborhood Plans project. The project, which kicked off in June, is focused on adopting new development regulations around existing and future Expo Line stations that will better support vibrant, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods. A primary project goal … Continued
November 25, 2012
Touring Metro’s “Lab” with David Sutton, Director of TAP Operations
"Did you TAP your card?" I asked my friend.
November 21, 2012
The High Desert Corridor Is Back, and This Time It Includes Bikeways?
Returning from paternity leave, I made a joke promise that if Supervisor Mike Antonovich's office would get behind a transit line for the High Desert Corridor, a proposed new freeway connecting Highway 14 in Los Angeles County to Highway 18 in San Bernardino County, Streetsblog would give a week of exclusive coverage to the area he represents and praise him effusively.
November 21, 2012
GAO: States “Flexing” Fewer Federal Dollars to Transit
Supporters of livable streets may hear about the “flexibility” of transportation dollars and cringe – after all, that word often refers to the ability of states to use bike/ped money for road building. But flexibility can work both ways. Between 2007 and 2011, states devoted $5 billion in surface transportation funds -- known in some quarters as "highway money" -- to transit programs, according to the Government Accountability Office.
November 21, 2012
Bike-Powered Disaster Response Gets National Spotlight
One of the most memorable stories of last year's tsunami in Japan was the 83-year-old woman who escaped the waters by riding her bike.
November 21, 2012
Today’s Headlines
Note: We're on a light publishing schedule today and will resume publishing on Monday, November 26th. Of course if there's some major news, such as Measure J actually passing, we'll quickly post an update.
November 21, 2012
Next Steps For The Bike Movement In Santa Monica (p. 2/2)
In the first post of this two part series, I laid out some of where we are in Santa Monica with regards to bicycling, and my belief that we are a regional leader even if Long Beach has silver and we remain ranked bronze. However a lot remains to be done if we are to make bicycling truly accessible in Santa Monica, and as promised, in this second part I'll outline some specific strategies and milestones that may be useful in guiding the next few years.
November 20, 2012
Long Beach Cyclists Still Struggle with Sidewalk Biking Bans in Business District
It is a pester in all business districts alike, from Retro Row to East Village Arts District: bicyclists on the sidewalk. The concern is not just annoyance; there are clearly safety issues at hand.
November 20, 2012