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California Traffic Control Devices Committee Approves New Design for Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane
Last week, the California Traffic Control Devices Committee approved the "compromise" design for the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane. The CTCD was the last body that needed to approve the design.
July 30, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Guess Who’s Blocking the Bike Lane?
Our friend Colin Bogart sent along this note to us and representatives of Film L.A. about his bike commute to work yesterday.
July 3, 2013
It Is Easy Being Green…for the 1st Street Bike Lane in Boyle Heights
In contrast to the uproar over the repainting of Downtown's green bike lane; Spring's sister bike lane on 1st Street on the Eastside has proven quietly effective, at least according to anecdotal evidence and utterly uncontroversial.
June 25, 2013
Conjecture Versus Statistics: Spring Street Letters Show Differences in Style
If there's one thing I've learned, it's that delays in politics rarely offer good news for those with facts on their side. This is especially true when the political powers that be suddenly develop a case of collective laryngitis.
June 18, 2013
Showdown or Compromise? All’s Quiet in Advance of Tomorrow’s Hearing on the Spring Street Green Bike Lane
(An earlier version of this story featured a picture we believed showed an image from a film shot in New York that had a green bike lane removed. The location did not include a bike lane, we fell for a twitter joke. Sorry. - DN)
June 13, 2013
Huizar: Bike Lanes on Colorado Will Go Forward. Fox 11 Is Shocked.
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June 4, 2013
LADOT approves NELA bike lanes after lengthy contentious battle. But don’t declare victory just yet.
Update: City Planner Claire Bowen sends word that the determination sent out yesterday was merely a procedural matter, and should not be read as a final decision in the matter. The city is still accepting input and no decision has been made.
May 31, 2013
Sometimes, You Just Need to Set Aside the Data and Explore an Area by Bike
There's a cool new group on the move in South L.A. called the Mobility Advisory Committee.
May 23, 2013
For Many Angelenos, Every Day is Bike-to-Work Day
Stop any cyclist in South L.A. and ask them their thoughts on bike-to-work day and I can almost guarantee you'll get a snort, a dismissive hand wave, and an, "Aw, man, I do this every day!"
May 17, 2013