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Wilmington’s New Bike Lane Network, and What It Does and Doesn’t Do
Where is California's most concentrated bike lane network? Long Beach? Davis? San Francisco? Santa Barbara? San Luis Obispo?
September 11, 2014
Event Promotes Awareness of CA 3-Foot Passing Bill In Effect Next Week
This morning, California legislators, law enforcement representatives, cycling advocates, and the Automobile Association of America (AAA) gathered to promote awareness of the state's new 3-foot passing law. Long in the works, the Three Feet for Safety Act, A.B. 1371, goes into effect next Tuesday, September 16.
September 10, 2014
Bottle Thrower in Cuffs: This Time I Was the Cyclist Who Got Attacked
Wednesday night I attended the vigil for Milton Olin, a cyclist who was run down and killed by a distracted Sheriff's Deputy. The next morning, I decided to do something I haven't done in a long time: go for a purely recreational ride.
September 5, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Milton Olin Ride and Vigil Demands D.A. Justice
Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Yield to Life, and Ghost Bikes hosted a ride and vigil for Milton Olin. Olin was bicycling in a Calabasas bike lane when County Sheriff Deputy Andrew Wood drove into the bike lane and ended Olin's life. The sheriff was distracted, typing a non-emergency message on his on-board computer. Last week, eight months after the crash, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey declined to prosecute the killer, stating that Wood's distracted driving constituted "reasonable behavior."
September 4, 2014
At End of 2014, LA County Bike Coalition Head Jen Klausner To Step Down
Via an email to L.A. County Bicycle Coalition membership this morning, Executive Director Jen Klausner announced that she is leaving her position as of the end of 2014. The organization is at the start of a search process to find her replacement.
September 3, 2014
Five Things I Learned at This Week’s L.A. Transportation Committee
Here are the top five things I learned listening in to this week's Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee meeting. The public meeting took place Wednesday, August 27, at Los Angeles City Hall. If you're nimble and/or having trouble sleeping, catch the full audio here.
August 29, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Ribbon-Cutting for New West SFV L.A. River Bike Path
This morning, Streetsblog enjoyed the ribbon-cutting for the newest stretch of Los Angeles River Bike Path, located in the West San Fernando Valley. In 2011, Streetsblog covered the project's groundbreaking.
August 28, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Mad Men Writer Tom Smuts Bicycles to the Emmys
It is already all over the web: youtube, L.A. Times, NBC, U.S. News and World Report, The Hollywood Reporter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette... oh my... did the Post-Gazette scoop Streetsblog? Again?
August 26, 2014
Ticketing of Ovarian Psyco Sparks Questions About How Group Rides Should Manage Safety
On Saturday's Clitoral Mass ride with the Ovarian Psyco-Cycles, one of the ride marshals had a run-in with the police.
August 21, 2014