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Images from L.A. Bike Week 2017
Lots going on: Union Station Metro Bike Hub groundbreaking, Blessing of the Bikes, Bike to Work Day, and Hollywood Metro Bike Hub opening!
May 19, 2017
Metro Committees Approve Union Station Bike Hub Budget
Metro's Finance Committee approved an expanded budget for the Union Station Metro Bike Hub, anticipated to open in Fall 2017
February 15, 2017
NIMBYs Against Parking Reforms For Granny Flats
Someone is circulating wording to help L.A. Neighborhood Councils oppose reforms that would make it easier to permit new granny flats. Fostering granny flats, or in planner-speak "accessory dwelling units" (ADUs) is one way to encourage affordable housing and gradually increasing density while preserving neighborhood character.
December 2, 2016
Metro Celebrates New El Monte Bike Hub, First of Several
Metro celebrated the opening of the agency's first bike hub this morning in El Monte. The hub is located at the El Monte Transit Center, a very quick 15-minute, 12-mile Metro Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit trip from downtown Los Angeles.
September 14, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Downtown L.A. Has Three Great Bike Corrals
A couple weeks ago, I reported that the great new bike corral on Main Street at 5th was the first in downtown Los Angeles. Commenter Steven White correctly pointed out that there are indeed two other on-street bike corrals in the Downtown Arts District. So although it is the first in the historic core, the Main Street corral wasn't the first downtown L.A. bike corral, nor was that my first or or likely to my last error to appear in writing.
June 30, 2015
Sweet New Protected Bikeway On Beautiful Rosemead Blvd in Temple City
The San Gabriel Valley's Temple City opened its excellent new Rosemead Boulevard Project on May 10, 2014. I didn't make it out to the grand opening festivities, but I recently got a chance to bicycle there and experience the new Rosemead Blvd first hand. It's great. All Southern California cyclists should make pilgrimages -- and spend money while you're there.
May 22, 2014
News Bites from BikeLA Webinar: Gap, Parking, Cycle Tracks, Metrolink
Last night, the city of Los Angeles Departments of Transportation (LADOT) and City Planning (DCP) hosted a webinar to introduce L.A. cyclists to what are called the "second year study corridors" for the L.A. City Bicycle Plan. The webinar included a presentation and a question and answer session. The unscripted Q&A yielded a handful of newsworthy tidbits. SBLA will report these newsbites first, then, next week, review bike plan implementation, including the "first year" and "second year" batches.
April 18, 2014
Eyes on the Street: Bike Corral Appears on Glendale Boulevard in Atwater
In the two years since LADOT installed its first bike corral in front of Cafe de Leche on York Boulevard in Northeast Los Angeles, things have been quiet on the bike corral front. Yes, there were reports of Metro funding an expansion of the program, and there is that "other corral" that's part of the Sunset Triangle Plaza; but overall the "bike corral program" has been disappointing.
October 31, 2013
Improved Bike Parking at Dodger Stadium? The Dodgers Earn an Incomplete
During the offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers promised improved bicycle access and parking at Dodger Stadium as part of the stadium renovations With CICLE and the Eastside Bike Club promoting their annual Dodgertown Bike Ride this Saturday, now seems to be as good a day as any to check in.
May 6, 2013
With All Eyes on L.A., Villaraigosa Signs New Bike Parking Ordinance
Moments ago, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed a new bicycle parking ordinance into law which requires more bicycle parking at new developments and even allows a small swap of car parking for bike parking in certain approved development plans. The ordinance was on the verge of being signed last year before a series of small technical changes were added and the legislation had to go back through the City Council Committee structure.
February 1, 2013