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Bike Lanes Are Good for Angelenos’ Love Lives (and Many Other Things), We Learn from Valentine’s Day Hearing
"I'm lonely," a man half-jokingly testified at the LADOT's Public Hearing in support of the First Year Bike Lanes last Thursday night. "My friends find [riding in the street] terrifying."
February 18, 2013
Blast from the Past? Report from “New LADOT” Looks at Benefits of Removing Speed Humps
From the, "what the heck?" file.
February 14, 2013
LADOT Holds Singles’ Night…er, a Public Hearing for First Year Bike Lanes in Central and South L.A. on Valentine’s Day
When I think "Valentine's Day," I think "bike lanes."
February 13, 2013
Breaking News: City Releases DEIR for 5 Year Bike Plan Implementation/My Figueroa Project. Further Study Not Needed
When Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 2245 into law, a law allowing certain bicycle projects to opt-out of the CEQA process, the news was somewhat buried. On the same day, the Governor vetoed the "Give Me 3" safety legislation that created a legal buffer between cyclists and passing automobiles earning the scorn of cyclists everywhere.
January 17, 2013
Op-Ed: Invest in multipurpose streets to support housing values
Municipal bond rates are at historic lows. A memo by two respected faculty members at the UCLA Anderson Forecast (available at Streetsblog, for some reason link to city website is broken) suggests the city take advantage of these low rates to fund a $3 billion program to resurface, rehabilitate, and reconstruct city streets. This same logic extends to any local investment activity - because rates are low, it’s a good time to build or repair anything the city will need in the future. Street repair is an especially good choice for a city experiencing an historically high unemployment rate because a higher proportion of street investment goes into labor and wages than for other investments, a subway tunnel for instance.
January 15, 2013
City Officially Unveils “Continental Crosswalk,” Promises 50 More in Next Three Months
No pedestrian left behind?
December 17, 2012
Zebra Spotting at Fifth and Spring
If you live, work, shop or play Downtown, you may have already seen it. Brand new "zebra crosswalks," known in the planning world as "continental crosswalks," have been installed at the intersection of 5th and Spring, creating a safer and more visible crossing at one of L.A.'s busiest intersections. This is the first zebra installed since December of 2009, when LADOT initiated a "pilot program" at the intersection of Manchester and Sepulveda on the Westside.
December 13, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Sepulveda Blvd. Bike Lane Turning Into “Express Lane” for Scofflaws
In May, Streetsblog reported that new bike lanes were painted on Sepulveda Boulevard between Venice Boulevard and National Boulevard. The new lanes could connect all the way to the Expo Line Station scheduled for Sepulveda and Exposition, about a half mile north of where the lanes now end.
December 11, 2012
Westside’s Motor Avenue Gets Road Diet and Bike Lanes
The buzz started on Monday: an alert reader (and Wilshire bike commute champion) notified Streetsblog that the sharrows on Motor Avenue disappeared between Venice Boulevard and National Boulevard, a three quarter mile stretch of mixed residential and commercial development, during a recent repaving.
October 25, 2012