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Metro Prohibits Bicycling/Walking On First Street In Little Tokyo
Metro needs to make First Street safe, instead of expecting cyclists to take a ridiculous detour
January 8, 2019
CicLAvia ‘Heart of Los Angeles’ 2018 Open Thread
CicLAvia returned to central Los Angeles neighborhoods including Chinatown, Boyle Heights, Little Tokyo, and downtown L.A.
December 3, 2018
Metro Bike Share Piloting Electric Assist Bikes in DTLA
Metro electric assist bike are available now - as part of a three-month pilot in downtown L.A.
November 13, 2018
Huizar Cuts Ribbon On Spring Street’s New Protected Bike Lane
On Thursday, L.A. City Councilmember José Huizar hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate Downtown L.A.'s newly protected bike lane. As SBLA's earlier photo piece showed, the existing southbound buffered bike lane on Spring has been widened, protected, and moved to the left side of the street.
October 11, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Spring Street Bike Lane Upgraded to Parking-Protected
Spring Street has a widened bike lane, newly parking-protected and moved to the left side of the one-way street, to avoid conflict with transit buses.
October 5, 2018
MyFigueroa Is Undermined By Scofflaw Drivers Parking and Turning Illegally
Scofflaw drivers are making MyFigueroa less safe for bicycling and walking.
September 18, 2018
L.A. City Approves Downtown Streetcar Funding Plan, Pushes to Accelerate Metro Funds
The city council and mayor approved a plan to fund the $291M 3.8-mile DTLA streetcar. Metro funding would need to accelerated to make an optimistic 2021 opening.
August 21, 2018
My Figueroa Complete Streets Project Will Open Next Week!
My Figueroa opens next week: Thursday August 30. The long-delayed complete streets project is an improvement, but sadly flawed
August 21, 2018
If Last Week’s Hearing Was Any Indication, Enthusiasm Is Low for Downtown Streetcar
Last week, on the Facebook group for Southern Cal Transit Fans a link was posted to an article in the Downtown News on an upcoming public hearing for the downtown Los Angeles Streetcar proposal. Out of curiosity, to gauge the level of support for the project, I decided to attend.
August 7, 2018
The Problem With the Metro Blue/Expo Light Rail Is… Cars
Blue and Expo trains slow to a crawl in downtown L.A. where they compete with cars. Wny not fix this problem when the Blue Line is improved next year?
July 17, 2018
