Recent Streetsblog LA posts about bcycle lanes

Bike Lanes, Partially Green and Partially Buffered, Appear on Westwood North of Le Conte

By Damien Newton | May 27, 2015 | 4 Comments

Westwood and Le Conte is sort of a magical intersection for me. In 2008, the city’s first Sharrows appeared just north of Le Conte on Westwood Blvd. In 2010, Westwood and Le Conte teamed up again as the home of “30 seconds of Awesome,” in its scramble crosswalk. Those were both big stories for early Streetsblog L.A. […]

Bike Advisory Committee: Stop Wasting Time and Money Stalling on Bike Projects

By Damien Newton | Feb 7, 2014 | 6 Comments

In March of 2011, then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed into law the city’s Bicycle Plan, a list of some 1,600 miles of bicycle lanes, routes, friendly streets and paths scheduled for the next 30 years. In some ways, implementation is going exceedingly well. The pace at which new bicycle lanes are being added exceeds even that […]

Spend the Sunday of Your Holiday Weekend at the Bicycle Commuter Festival

By Damien Newton | Jan 31, 2014 | No Comments

It’s been nearly four years since the “Streets Summit” called together many of the city and county’s leading bicycling advocates to discuss advocacy, safety, and how the Livable Streets Community can move forward. While the movement has made great strides in this time, I miss the camaraderie and fun an event similar to the 2010 […]

O’Farrell Dedicates New Virgil Ave. Bike Lanes

By Damien Newton | Jan 21, 2014 | 15 Comments

On Saturday, Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell hosted a bike lane dedication for a half-mile of new north-south lanes on Virgil Avenue between Santa Monica Blvd. and Melrose. The project includes all new pavement, bike lane and Continental Crosswalk striping, as well as removal of peak hour parking restrictions. The lanes connect to Santa Monica Blvd. bike lanes […]

More Eyes on the Street: 2nd Street Protected Bike Lane Damaged in Crash

By Damien Newton | Jan 16, 2014 | 3 Comments

Some time in the last couple of days, the 2nd Street protected bike lane was damaged when a car crashed through the pylons into the side of the 2nd Street Tunnel heading into Downtown Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman snapped this picture yesterday and reports that at least three of the barrier pylons were removed, a […]

Eyes on the Street…L.A.’s First Protected Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Dec 6, 2013 | 40 Comments

Last night, Los Angeles got its first protected bike lane last night when a series of plastic dividers went up in the Second Street Tunnel between Figueroa and Hill Street. Currently, the physical separators are only up in the tunnel despite bike lanes existing on either side. In total, the bike lanes extend from North Spring […]

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