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So I Went to a Bike Master Plan Meeting…
…and a Pico/Olympic meeting broke out . Frustrated with what they see as a limited public process, cyclists showed up by the dozens last night to discuss what should be in the next Bike Master Plan (BMP) for the city and vent about current conditions and the attitudes of city staff toward cyclists. Many cyclists in the … Continued
February 21, 2008
Cyclists Unhappy with LADOT’s Public Process
A growing chorus is building in the cycling/activist community that the LADOT's public outreach for its Bike Master Plan is insufficient, and perhaps the harbringer of a bad plan. Stephen Box, of the Bike Writer's Collective, Illuminate LA, and Soapbox LA wrote an article today for LAist comparing LADOT's outreach plans with those in Portland and Long Beach:
February 20, 2008
Countdown to Bike Master Plan: Five Days, Five Stories
Earlier today, London Mayor Ken Livingston released what is probably the world's first billion dollar bike plan.
February 11, 2008
Times’ Reports on LADOT’s Car Culture Catastrophe at LACMA
It’s not often I’m singing the praises of the LA Times, but an article from today’s paper, A lack of street smarts near LACMA,” really hits one of the main problems with LADOT’s traffic management plans right in the head. The Times reports: As part of the expansion, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, … Continued
February 4, 2008
Envisioning Green LA Kicks off with Gordon Price
Vancouver’s Skyline The Envisioning Green Los Angeles Speakers Series kicks off with lectures and a bike tour from Gordon Price, a former Vancouver City Councillor. Price will show us how Vancouver recreated itself as an urban model for Eco Density. Price’s lectures have been described to me (not by someone associated with these events) as … Continued
February 1, 2008
Quotes That Matter from Folks That Matter
After reading the very comprehensive coverage of yesterday's meetings on some of the other blogs around town, I decided that rather than write a long coverage post on what's already been written, that I would instead just pull out some highlight quotes from many of the leaders that were there yesterday.
January 30, 2008
Coming Tomorrow: City Council "All Day" Transportation Meeting
Back in November, the City Council announced it was ordering a new city-wide transportation plan for the City of Los Angeles. Since its announcement, there hasn't been a lot of news about the report. Residents have been able to weigh-in on what they want to see done in LA through a website set up by Transportation Committee Chairperson Wendy Greuel, but nothing else has really happened.
January 28, 2008
LADOT Announces Public Hearings on Bike Master Plan!
The City of Los Angeles is holding four community meetings around the city this February and March as part of its effort to update the Bicycle Master Plan. Everyone is invited to attend and will be given a chance to tell the city how you feel about our bike facilities.
January 25, 2008
Agencies Install New Bike Facilities
I was just sitting down to write a story about new bike facilities at CALTRANS' building downtown when I found I'd been partially beaten to the punch by LAist. A lot of what I was planning to write about CALTRANS and the importance of an agency adding better bike facilities such as lockers (completely rented at CALTRANS), bike stands, and showers; LAist already wrote...and less than 24 hours ago:
January 18, 2008
A Flaw in Pico/Olympic Study?
At Monday’s Pico/Olympic meeting one comment questioned the validity of LADOT’s “pilot program” where they gauged the effects of re-timing the signals on the traffic pattern because the study occurred on Jewish holiday. DOT representative John Fisher seemed confused as DOT re-programs all pedestrian signals to take Jewish holidays into account. When he asked the … Continued
January 16, 2008