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With the Fires Affecting Air Quality, Bike Safely Out There
On Monday, reader M asked for some advice while traveling outside. While some readers stepped up with some good advice, I asked some of our local bike safety experts for their advice.
September 2, 2009
Santa Clarita Puts Down Bike Lanes, Some Residents Not Happy
In June of 2008, the City of Santa Clarita passed a Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, basically a Bike Master Plan and Pedestrian Master Plan rolled into one document, by a 5-0 vote. Cyclists were happy, pedestrians were happy and city staff was able to take one giant progressive step forward.
August 27, 2009
Bike Film Fest Returns to Los Angeles This Wednesday Through Sunday
For anyone that's missed the news, the Bicycle Film Festival is coming back to Los Angeles this week with events running from Wednesday until Friday. Anyone familiar with the Festival knows it's about a lot more than just bicycles or films. This year's festival includes a concert featuring rock band Deerhunter on Wednesday, an arts show opening on Thursday and running all weekend and street party on Sunday.
August 24, 2009
Cases Against Two Hit-and-Run Drivers Roll On
Last Thursday "DJ Wheels" spent his day attending the arraignment of Robert Sanchez, the driver accused of killing Rod Armas and his fourteen year old son at the end of the L.A. Wheelman's June Grand Tour Double Century and then pedaling downtown to get an update on the trial of Alejandro Hidalgo, the driver accused of killing Jesus Castillo in a hit-and-run last April.
August 24, 2009
Bike Lanes Appear on Myra Avenue
All Photos by Joe Linton. View more at the end of the article, after the jump. On the L.A. Department of Transportation’s (LADOT’s) June 2009 Bike Lanes Project Status report, made famous for Reseda Boulevard bike lane issues, line 10 gives a status on new bike lanes planned for Myra Avenue from Fountain Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard. The project length is … Continued
August 21, 2009
LADOT: A Mile of New Reseda Boulevard Bike Lanes in September
At last night's meeting of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council (NENC,) the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) announced their plans to install nearly a mile of new bike lanes on Reseda Boulevard in September 2009. The announcement was made by LADOT's Principal Transportation Engineer for Valley Traffic Operations, Alan Willis. The new bikeway will extend from Devonshire Street to San Fernando Mission Road.
August 20, 2009
Does LADOT Headquarters Know What’s Happening in District Offices? (Updated 4:55 P.M.)
(Update: the LADOT responded just before "closing time" today. Here is their official response: The information provided yesterday is accurate and still stands: the
Department has no current plans to remove any portion of the bike lane
or to install peak hour lanes on Reseda Boulevard.
August 14, 2009
LADOT: We Were Never Considering Removing Bike Lanes on Reseda Blvd.
Yesterday I got an e-mail from Carolyn Jackson at the Los Angeles Department of Transportation which basically said that the LADOT has no plans to remove bike lanes or change the street parking patterns to increase peak hour travel on Reseda Boulevard. Realizing that she was facing a skeptical audience of one, Jackson even included an email from the LADOT to the Northridge West Neighborhood Council to prove her point.
August 13, 2009
Stephen Colbert’s Tips for Drivers and Cyclists
You know an issue has hit the mainstream when it's mocked on the Daily Show or the Colbert Report.
August 12, 2009
DOT Working to Remove Reseda Blvd. Bike Lane
Ted Rogers, who's Biking In LA blog should be required reading for L.A. cyclists, has discovered a plot in the Valley to take out a Bike Lane on Resedal Blvd., along with street parking, to double the car-capacity of the road at rush hour. Apparently, traffic engineers in the West Valley Department of Transportation decided that not enough cyclists use the lane to justify its existance.
August 11, 2009