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Eyes On the Street: L.A. Bus Lane Signage Slightly Improved
L.A. bus lane signage has changed somewhat. On peak-hour bus lane segments installed earlier the signs read "Buses/Right Turns/Only" with a smaller "Bikes OK" notation at the very bottom. The new signs are a bit clearer on the status of bicycling, with "Buses/Bikes &/Right Turns/Only" prominently.
November 21, 2016
LACBC 2015 Bike Count Results: Observed Bicycling Down Slightly
The L.A. County Bicycle Coalition released its 2015 counts of people walking and bicycling. One unwelcome trend that LACBC found was that bike ridership declined nine percent from 2014 to 2015.
November 18, 2016
Five Reasons Why People Who Bike Should Vote Yes On Measure M
Streetsblog L.A. endorsed Measure M, Metro's proposed sales tax to fund transportation infrastructure and programs throughout L.A. County. Voters will decide the fate of Measure M next Tuesday. If you get around on bike, here are five reasons you will want to vote yes on Measure M.
November 3, 2016
SBLA Editor Joe Linton Featured in Guardian UK Tour of US Car Capitals
In September, I had the pleasure of bicycling around Los Angeles with Guardian journalist Nick Van Mead. The reporter was on a tour of three of the United States' car capitals - Detroit, Houston, and Los Angeles - to understand how car-centric places are moving into a healthier, more multi-modal future.
November 2, 2016
Metro Asks South L.A. Stakeholders: How Would You Use Rail-to-River Bike/Pedestrian Path?
"They've started work on that bike path!" a South Central bike shop owner announced excitedly after noticing mounds of dirt piled up in the rail right-of-way (ROW) at Slauson and Normandie.
October 26, 2016
LADOT Releases Annual Report, New Bikeway Mileage Declining
Last week, the L.A. City Department of Transportation (LADOT) released its Annual Report for the 2015-2016 Fiscal Year [PDF]. There are plenty of worthwhile accomplishments detailed in the annual report, but some disappointing news in that LADOT bikeway implementation has slowed.
September 29, 2016
Family Bike Touring Along the California Coast
My wife Carrie, our three-year-old daughter Maeve, and I bike-toured the central California coast last week. We took an Amtrak train from Los Angeles to Salinas, then an Amtrak through-bus to Monterey. From Monterey we biked down the coast through Big Sur and to San Luis Obispo, where we caught the train back to Los Angeles.
September 7, 2016
Metro Explores Alternative Rail-to-River Routes Through Southeast Cities
In thinking about the potential routes the eastern segment (B) of the Rail-to-River (R2R) active transportation corridor might take, stressed Mark Lopez of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, it was important that the needs of workers, youth, and community members of the Southeast Cities be put front and center. Connectivity to job centers and schools should therefore be the first priority.
August 31, 2016
The Future of Bike-Share: An Interview with NABSA’s Matt Martin
Matt Martin is the Project Manager for the North American Bikeshare Association and the Director of Rosewood Bikes, a nonprofit program bringing bike resources to a poorly served area of Portland, Oregon. Prior to NABSA, Matt led the Community Bike Project Omaha, an Omaha nonprofit focused on transportation equity issues, where he helped bring bike-share to Omaha and served as Omaha B-cycle’s bike-share Managing Director.
August 26, 2016
Vision Zero: LADOT, Focus Group Have Same Goals, Different Ideas About How to Reach Them
"Remember, the end goal is to get to 20% reduction [in traffic-related deaths] by next year, and then zero by 2025," said MIG Consultant Esmeralda Garcia of the city's effort to put together an action plan to implement Vision Zero.
August 2, 2016