Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycle Licensing

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Is LA Really Considering a Mandatory Bike Licensing Program?

By Damien Newton | Jul 10, 2018 | 5 Comments

Last month, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion instructing “the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to develop recommendations for: An effective mandatory or voluntary bicycle registration program, including outreach to retailers, schools, bicycle organizations, etc., to make registration readily available and to encourage people to record […]

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 […]

Council Member Tom LaBonge Responds to Streetsblog’s Bike Licensing Story

By Damien Newton | Oct 2, 2013 | 11 Comments

Yesterday, Council Member Tom LaBonge called to follow-up on our bicycle licensing story from Monday. Labonge took issue with a couple of parts of the story, both that we reached out for comment several times (it seems to be a communications issue between me and their office team) and that outreach for the proposal is […]

Let’s Get Ready to License, Council Members Want to Re-Examine City’s Bike License Program

By Damien Newton | Sep 30, 2013 | 40 Comments

Back in 2009, a discussion of the city’s bicycle licensing program was at the core of any Livable Streets discussion. Two members of the Los Angeles City Council have introduced a motion to bring that discussion, if not the licenses themselves, back. At the time, the LAPD had two police stations in the entire city […]

Last Month’s Headlines

By Damien Newton | Oct 16, 2009 | 7 Comments

Councilman Alarcon with the Family of Judy Ramos, killed on July 28 while crossing the street. While I was on paternity leave there were a lot of stories that I would have covered if I had been writing. I didn’t want to let them pass without any commentary or coverage beyond a sentence in […]

Santa Monicans React to Controversy Over Narrowed Ocean Park Blvd.

By Damien Newton | Aug 31, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photo: Brandon Wise/Daily Press Alert Reader Johnathon Weiss pointed me to a story in the Santa Monica Daily Press, and posted on the Times’ LA Now Blog, about the impact the narrowing of Ocean Park Boulevard on traffic and safety in Santa Monica. In 2007, after a series of crashes involving cars and pedestrians, the […]

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