Ted Rogers
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Bicycle supporters storm City Hall to demand a fair and honest study of bike lanes on Westwood Blvd
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Amid calls for more Americans to arm themselves and not to miss Ender’s Game, a handful of concerned citizens fought for safer streets for Westside bike riders. Acting on less than 24 hours notice, 10 bike lane supporters managed to free their morning to speak to the LA City Council, and take CD5 Councilmember Paul […]
Westwood Boulevard: We Have To Stop Doing Bike Planning for Cars
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Yesterday, Streetsblog’s Damien Newton broke the news that plans for bike lanes on Westwood Boulevard between National and Santa Monica, were, in effect, dead in the water. According to the story, CD5 Council Member Paul Koretz had unexpectedly come out in opposition to the lanes. And given the exceptional power LA councilmembers have over what […]
LADOT: We Know What We Know, and We Know What We Don’t Know; Homeowners: We Don’t Know What We Want to Know
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I was expecting a war. What I found was, at worst, a cool — not even cold — détente. And a lot of unanswered questions. Maybe we can all get along after all. ……… Recently, Streetsblog disclosed the terms of a settlement between LADOT and a small group of homeowners in the Cheviot Hills area regarding the […]
Southern California’s roadway terror is back in the news
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Evidently, the Terror of Calabasas is at it again. The LA Times reports that pop singer Justin Beiber was ticketed in Calabasas early this morning for running a stop sign and driving his Ferrari without a valid license. The Beib was reportedly cooperative, and Sheriff’s deputies allowed a passenger to drive the car away with […]
Open thread: Should dangerous bike riders be treated like dangerous drivers?
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We’ve heard it all before. Drivers complain about dangerous bike riders, as if they faced the same risk from bicyclists as cyclists face from motor vehicles. And pedestrians complain about riders needlessly risking their lives as they navigate the periphery of city streets. Problem is, they may have a point. It’s not uncommon for cars […]
Will three times be the charm for the state’s latest attempt to create a three-foot passing law?
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Maybe the third time is the charm. Or it could be three strikes and you’re out. Only the veto pen on Governor Brown’s desk knows which way he’s leaning. And like the Corgi at his feet — and the governor himself — it isn’t talking. Yesterday, the state Senate approved AB 1371, the Three Feet for Safety […]
Open Thread: LA Newspaper Group’s Summer of Cycling
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A couple months ago, the newspapers that make up the Los Angeles Newspaper Group declared that this would be the Summer of Cycling. For better or worse. The parent company of the Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, et al, promised an in-depth look at bicycle culture, laws and customs, traffic enforcement […]
City Council approves a motion to study the feasibility of fixing LA’s streets in our lifetime
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In the end the vote, as usual, was unanimous. The Los Angeles City Council voted 15 to 0 this morning, not to fix the city’s crumbling streets, but to study how to fix them. And more importantly, how to pay for it. The vote came on a proposal from Council Members Joe Buscaino and Mitch […]
A reckless rider pleads guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. But does that say more about the city that charged him than the cyclists that ride there?
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Yes, bike riders are subject to the same laws drivers are. Maybe Santa Monica police and prosecutors wanted to send that message loud and clear. Maybe they wanted to make an example of one reckless cyclist so other bicyclists would straighten up and ride right. But to do it, they slapped a reckless, red light […]
Update: Did LA Cyclists Just Get Hosed by Unanimous Vote?
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(Update, 3:28 p.m.: Council Member Huizar sends along a rendering of the new design. The text of the final motion can be found here.) The verdict is in. And it looks like Hollywood won. The Los Angeles City Council just voted unanimously to replace the Spring Street green bike lanes with a new treatment hashed out […]
LADOT approves NELA bike lanes after lengthy contentious battle. But don’t declare victory just yet.
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Update: City Planner Claire Bowen sends word that the determination sent out yesterday was merely a procedural matter, and should not be read as a final decision in the matter. The city is still accepting input and no decision has been made. So much for that. …….. The announcement, when it broke yesterday, came without […]
LA Streetsblog will be off today for Memorial Day weekend
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Just a quick note that we’ll be taking today off to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend. Have a safe, happy holiday and we’ll see you again on Tuesday.