Bicycle Friendly Streets
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So Cal COVID-19 Street Repurposing: Slow Streets Expanding and Outdoor Dining Getting Underway
Many municipalities are repurposing street space - but hard-hit low-income communities of color are being overlooked
May 29, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Upgrades To Rosewood Avenue Diverter
LADOT upgraded the Rosewood/La Brea bike/ped crossing - adding green pavement, additional markings, bollards, and signage
July 16, 2019
Eyes on the Street: Rosewood’s New Diverter Crossing
Cyclists and pedestrians can now safely cross La Brea at Rosewood. Drivers get a right turn only.
June 11, 2019
LADOT Hosts Traffic Safety Pop-Up Installations
LADOT hosted pop-up traffic calming installations in Koreatown and Westlake - hopefully these will lead to permanent upgrades
May 16, 2019
Oakland Proposes Parking-Protected Bike Lanes on Telegraph Avenue
The City of Oakland has released preliminary design options [PDF] for a redesign of Telegraph Avenue, which include parking-protected bike lanes, improvements to speed up AC Transit lines, and pedestrian safety upgrades. Planners will hold open house meetings to collect input on the design options starting next week.
April 18, 2014
NACTO’s “Cities for Cycling” Road Show Comes to Oakland
Today and tomorrow, Oakland will host the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) Cities for Cycling Road Show, which brings experts on NACTO's Urban Street Design Guide to Oakland to meet with city planners, engineers, and elected officials.
April 10, 2014
Spend the Sunday of Your Holiday Weekend at the Bicycle Commuter Festival
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 Street Summit and 2009 Bike Summit created.
January 31, 2014
Better Late Than Never: LaBonge and O’Farrell Celebrate Yucca Street, L.A.’s First Bike Friendly Street
In September of 2012, my son and I took a field trip to Hollywood not to see the tourist sites, but to ride on my bicycle back and forth on the .8 miles of Yucca Street, Los Angeles' first Bicycle Friendly Street. Earlier today, Los Angeles City Council Members Mitch O'Farrell and Tom LaBonge hosted a community bicycle ride to celebrate Yucca Street.
September 26, 2013
Colorado, Figueroa, Lankershim, Westwood…Checking in on the Bike Wars
As LADOT and City Planning continue outreach over proposals for bike lanes and road diets in the city's bike plan, opposition has sprung up from entrenched community activists and business owners and at least one stoner. As LADOT wraps up this round of outreach, Streetsblog checks in on the status of the bicycle projects along three of Los Angeles' iconic corridors: Lankershim, Colorado, and Westwood.
April 3, 2013
League of American Cyclists Awards Los Angeles Bronze Medal for Bicycle Friendliness
Over the last two and a half years, Los Angeles turned a corner. While the city has a long way to go to be a safe and welcoming city for pedestrians and cyclists, things are getting better. The change in attitude has also changed the debate from, "What can the city do to make things better?" to "Is it doing all that it can?"
October 18, 2012