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A Broad Section of Cyclists Descend on City Hall, LAPD No-Shows
Outgoing Transportation Committee Chair Wendy Greuel held what was supposed to be her swan song to the bicycling community at an almost-all-bikes Transportation Committee meeting earlier today. It's true, there were some low points, such as only Councilman Bill Rosendahl joining Greuel on the dais. "Bike Friendly" Councilman Tom LaBonge, Bernard Parks and Richard Alarcon all declined to attend the 8:00 A.M. meeting. But perhaps even more disappointingly, the LAPD didn't bother to show up either.
June 17, 2009
Does LADOT Fear Pedicabs?
After a solid push from Councilwoman Jan Perry's office, the City of Los Angeles is finally debating a proposal to bring pedicabs back to the streets of Los Angeles. Pedicabs have proven wildly popular in a diverse amount of American cities, everywhere from San Diego, to New York, to Portland, to San Francisco. While the city has had pedicab rules on the books since 1986, a pair of operators tried to bring the business to L.A. in 2007 and were shutdown.
June 16, 2009
Who Can We Turn To When LAPD Doesn’t Know Crosswalk Laws?
Yet, a lot of our city officials still don't understand crosswalks. When an intersection has an unacceptable number of crashes, the many LAPD divisions respond by ticketing pedestrians crossing against a flashing hand, even if they get through the intersection before the hand solidifies; while drivers continue to merrily run red lights right in front of them.
June 12, 2009
Everyone Agrees: City Should Use Measure R for Cyclists and Pedestrians
Yesterday, the City Council Transportation Committee met and had it's first substantive discussion of what to do with the un-restricted transportation dollars the city will receive as part of the Measure R Local Return funds.
June 11, 2009
Council Tips Its Hand on Transit Priorities
In addition to discussing Measure R, tomorrow's L.A. City Council Transportation Committee also features a couple of motions that spell out the top priorities for the city's transportation planning in the 2010 Fiscal Year.
June 9, 2009
City Council Talking Local Return on Wednesday: Help Me Prepare
Let's rewind to about a year ago. We still weren't sure whether or not the sales tax measure now known as Measure R would make it to the fall ballot, and activists of all ilk were rallying to try and make certain their favored mode of transportation wouldn't be left out in the cold.
June 8, 2009
2010: A Sharrows Odyssey
Yesterday's e-blast from the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition contained the sad news that the city's ongoing study to think about installing Sharrows is going to be delayed yet again. The LACBC tried to put a happy face on the announcement by focusing on their progress; but with cyclists already riled up by the Bike Master Plan maps it's hard to imagine that the LADOT's excuse for delay is going to go over well
June 5, 2009
It’s Repaving Season
Last night when biking home from the Bicycle Advisory Committee Meeting, I noticed that Fourth Street, home to the 4th Street Bike Boulevard movement, had been repaved for large stretches of the street. Stretches of asphalt that used to be populated with potholes and was now smooth, flat roadway.
June 3, 2009
LADOT Claims to Be Out of the Loop on Bike Master Plan
What's going on with the Bike Master Plan?
June 3, 2009
Cyclists and Pedestrians Looking for a Champion
As we approach the summer season, a time when streets are more filled with people NOT in a car, and the number of crashes involving cyclists and pedestrians continues to grow; now would be the perfect time for some city or county leader to take a stand and make this the start of a new commitment to making the streets safe for cyclists and pedestrians.
June 2, 2009