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The Case of the Vanishing Venice Blvd. Bike Lanes
Over the break, Josef Bray-Ali, of Bike Oven and Flying Pigeon Bike Shop fame, was bicycling on Venice Boulevard when he noticed something odd. The bike lanes vanished on the north side of the road well before the usual terminus at Crenshaw Boulevard. Furious, Bray-Ali took to the Internet to excorciate the city and Mid-Town Crossing mega development for sacrificing the lanes for the wishes of a developer.
January 6, 2012
Cyclists Weigh in on Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane
The poor Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane. The first "outside the box" bike project in Los Angeles has come under fire from just about everyone for the peeling paint and tire tracks that dominate a portion of the lane. Even Midnight Ridazz hosts a thread entitled, "Green Lanes Are a Joke," although opinions ont eh lane are mixed. In order to bring some balance to the story, Streetsblog went out and found some actual riders of the lane to see what they had to say.
December 19, 2011
LADOT: Of Course We’re Going to Patch the Spring Street Green Lane
One week ago, LADOT and city politicians opened the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane to a flock of media and the appreciative roar of the L.A.'s cycling community. One week later, cheers have turned to grumbling as the green paint has dissolved in areas, gotten blotchy in others and basially looks like Long Beach's Green Sharrowed Lane after a year of wear and tear from cars and bikes.
November 28, 2011
LADOT Reveals Designs for Spring Street Buffered Bike Lane
Via the LADOT Bike Blog comes a first look at the Spring Street Buffered Bike Lanes planned for Downtown Los Angeles. Having spent some time this weekend on the "bike paths" on 3rd and Broadway in Downtown Long Beach this weekend, I can't tell you what a difference a buffer makes.
November 16, 2011
USC Gets a Village, Jefferson Boulevard Gets a Bike Lane
The Village at USC, a 5.23 million square foot mixed use development being programmed by the University of Southern California, is back in the news. Yesterday, Blog Downtown examined how the retail plans for the project could impact the Downtown. But the project could also have a major impact on the car parking in the area both in the garages that will be developed and on Jefferson Boulevard.
November 1, 2011
Buffered Green-Painted Bike Lane Coming Soon to Spring Street in DTLA
(I was on the road yesterday and missed the big announcement of L.A.'s first buffered bike lane coming this December. Streetsblog contributor Brigham Yen caught the news first and announced it on his personal blog at BrighamYen.com - DN)
October 28, 2011
Bicycle Awareness: For Those in Power, Ignorance Is Still Bliss!
Law enforcement officers are fond of quoting the popular standard "ignorance of the law excuses no one" when dealing with the public but when faced with an accusation of scofflaw behavior, suddenly ignorance is a solid defense.
October 20, 2011
L.A.’s Bike Lanes, Not Just for Bikes!
Bike Lanes are one of the most misunderstood elements of bikeways engineering, responsible for much confusion as they lie nestled peacefully between the noisy travel lane to the left and the quiet but dangerous door zone to the right.
October 19, 2011
Thoughts While Riding the Expo Bike Lane
Last week, I had a chance to ride on the recently-installed bike lane that runs parallel to the Expo Light Rail Line in South Los Angeles from USC to La Cienega Boulevard. At first, the lanes run on Exposition Boulevard until La Brea where they shoot up to Jefferson Boulevard.
October 17, 2011
Seventh Street Open for Cycling
This morning, a crowd of about 200 celebrated the completion of the 7th Street bike lanes. These are among the first projects implemented under the city's new bike plan. They're also the city's first bike lanes in the population-dense central Los Angeles neighborhoods of Koreatown and Westlake. And they're the first bike lanes to reach downtown Los Angeles.
September 8, 2011