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Break Out the Golden Shovels: Bonin, Garcetti Break Ground on Venice Great Street
The Venice Boulevard Great Street aims to transform Venice Boulevard between Beethoven Street and Inglewood Boulevard from a car-centric street full of fast-moving traffic to one more friendly towards all road users. The project broke ground this morning.
February 13, 2017
Vision Zero Program Struggles To Change L.A. City Priorities
It was never going to be easy to shift Los Angeles decision-makers' attitudes to care more about keeping people alive than about moving cars. Nonetheless, L.A.'s mayor and city council have approved the city's Vision Zero policy, and directed city departments to work together to, over time, reduce L.A. traffic fatalities to zero.
February 8, 2017
NELA’s Outsized New Riverside-Figueroa Bridge Speeds Car Traffic
The city of L.A. opened its new Riverside Drive Bridge, featuring a protected bikeway and roundabout. The project was praised for safety improvements, but the oversized project is really about moving more cars even faster.
February 3, 2017
LADOT Releases Vision Zero Action Plan
This morning, the City of Los Angeles' Department of Transportation released its Vision Zero Action Plan.
January 26, 2017
Electric DASH Buses To Begin Service In DTLA Next Week
LADOT announce the first of four 35-foot electric buses that will serve downtown L.A.
January 12, 2017
New Road Diet Bike Lanes Striped On Northeast L.A.’s Fletcher Drive
The city of L.A. has nearly completed 0.8 miles of new road diet bike lane on Fletcher Drive, extending from San Fernando Road to Eagle Rock Boulevard. The lanes contribute to fairly strong bikeway network in northeast L.A.
December 19, 2016
Pacoima’s Van Nuys Blvd Celebrates L.A.’s Newest Protected Bikeway
This morning, Pacoima celebrated the city of Los Angeles' newest protected bike lanes on Van Nuys Blvd. The Van Nuys parking-protected bike lane extends 0.8-miles from Laurel Canyon Boulevard to San Fernando Road. This is the city's fourth protected bike lane facility, and the first in a predominantly low-income Latino community.
December 16, 2016
Protected Bike Lanes May Be Coming To Lankershim Blvd In 2017
North Hollywood's Lankershim Boulevard may be getting more and better bike lanes next year. Saturday's Lankershim Blvd Community Pop-Up featured a temporary protected bike lane and pocket-park, and a small street fair with food, music, art and more.
December 5, 2016
My Figueroa Breaks Ground, Opening Anticipated June 2017
Today city of Los Angeles leaders celebrated the groundbreaking for the long awaited My Figueroa complete streets project. Construction is getting underway this month. The facility is anticipated to open in June 2017.
October 26, 2016
LADOT Releases Annual Report, New Bikeway Mileage Declining
Last week, the L.A. City Department of Transportation (LADOT) released its Annual Report for the 2015-2016 Fiscal Year [PDF]. There are plenty of worthwhile accomplishments detailed in the annual report, but some disappointing news in that LADOT bikeway implementation has slowed.
September 29, 2016