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O’Farrell Dedicates New Virgil Ave. Bike Lanes
By Damien Newton |
On Saturday, Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell hosted a bike lane dedication for a half-mile of new north-south lanes on Virgil Avenue between Santa Monica Blvd. and Melrose. The project includes all new pavement, bike lane and Continental Crosswalk striping, as well as removal of peak hour parking restrictions. The lanes connect to Santa Monica Blvd. bike lanes […]
LADOT Plans for Bike Lanes, Improved Crossings and Road Diet on Virgil Avenue
By Damien Newton |
Tonight, the LADOT will present a proposal for a half mile of bike lanes and road diet on Virgil Avenue between Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard. Currently, Virgil Avenue has four mixed-use travel lanes, two parking lanes, and sidewalks. After the diet, there will be two mixed-use lanes, a turn lane, two 5 foot […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
By Damien Newton |
Lots of bike stuff on the calendar this week including bike counts, a bike lane proposal in mid-city, and an airport ride on the Westside (Actually in Santa Monica, but the cadence was better saying Westside.) Monday – Just in case you missed the LACBC Bike Count Training last week and still want to participate, […]
Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Political Contortions Forcing Unsafe Compromise Design
By Joe Linton |
Last night, the Citizens Advisory Committee for the design of the new Glendale-Hyperion Bridge met to discuss the city’s latest proposal. L.A.’s historic Glendale-Hyperion Bridge opened in 1927. It connects the Los Angeles communities of Silver Lake and Atwater Village. About ten years ago, city plans to renovate the bridge got underway. In 2013, the city […]
Wilbur Road Diet Debate Reaches Its Conclusion, Again
By Damien Newton |
The heated debate over the Wilbur Road diet is back in the news as Councilman Greig Smith has asked the LADOT to move forward with a compromise proposal that it presented to a joint meeting of the Northridge West and Porter Ranch Neighborhood Councils last month. The Council’s had sent representatives to a “Wilbur Working […]
Hyperion Bridge Redesign Meeting
By Damien Newton |
From LACBC News Letter Atwater: Do you live/work/play in Atwater Village? Do you use the Hyperion/Glendale corridor to get around? Caltrans and the City of LA will be hosting a community meeting to discuss their plans to rehabilitate the Hyperion bridge over river/freeway. Unfortunately their plans do NOT include bike lanes, even though the bridge is […]