Bike Parking
Streetsblog LA
Where’s the Bike Parking at the New LAPD HQ?
The largest and most expensive police building in the United States is
about to be dedicated and as the world watches, the LAPD's ignorance of
basic Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) standards will be revealed. The new
headquarters are located across the street from LA's City Hall and the
10-story, 500,000-square-foot building has a beautiful open plaza
featuring drought resistant plants and a zen garden theme that creates
a sense of calm in the middle of the busy and congested city center. It
also features a bike parking area that violates basic CPTED standards
as well as simple bike parking standards.
October 13, 2009
Bike Working Group Gives Cyclists a Chance to Talk Bike Plan This Weekend
(update: The LA Bike Working Group event to review the Bike Plan has had to change time and venue. The new location and time is Saturday, 2pm, at the Hollywood Adventist Church, 1711 N. Van Ness Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028. We’ll be in the Fellowship Hall on the NW side of the parking lot.)
October 13, 2009
LADOT Converts Former Meters Into Bike Racks in Hollywood (Updated 12:49)
(Update: We're getting word that these racks have also popped up on Flower Street and Ventura Boulevard. One person was so excited he wants to know where to send a "thank you" note to LADOT. If you're the first to send in a picture of meters in an area there's a Streetfilms T-Shirt in it for you. We'll post a composite series on Friday)
June 24, 2009
Garcetti Announces Winner of Bike Rack Design Contest
Back in February, we announced that Council President Eric Garcetti, the Bike Writer's Collective and the CRA were sponsoring a bike rack design contest. Earlier today, Garcetti's office announced the winner, Forester Rudolph’s SpokesQuotes rack.
April 20, 2009
Better Bike Parking Coming to Metro Stations
The problem of insufficient bike parking isn't a new one for Angelenos and isn't limited just to Los Angeles. Even cities such as New York, which installed 1,377 new bike racks last year is struggling to find adequate bike parking as the replacement of old parking meters with meterless parking is removing thousands of unofficial parking spaces from city streets. Here in Los Angeles, the problem in finding enough places to safely park your bike is well-chronicled.
March 17, 2009
Garcetti, Cyclists and the CRA Sponsor Bike Rack Design Contest
There are few things that will turn me off more quickly to a place than a lack of bike parking or other bike facilities. Recently, the utilitarian bike rack has undergone a face lift. Be they the provocative designs of David Byrne, or the design contests that are sweeping the nation, the bicycle rack is becoming a cultural showpiece, a chance for people to think beyond waves, and U's.
February 10, 2009
City Planning to Use Old Parking Meters for Bike Parking
Back at the start of the month, I asked readers for more story ideas and reader KG noticed that bike parking in the city was growing more scarce as parking meters were being removed for the new computerized parking plan. So, we asked the LADOT if they what they were planning to do to make sure cyclists still had a safe, convenient safe to park.
January 30, 2009
Have a Bike Parking Solution for the Folks in Austin?
(Editor's Note: Earlier in the week when I asked for story suggestions in the new year, there was a mini-discussion of how the new meter-less parking downtown has reduced the amount of places for people to lock their bikes. Apparently, we're not alone. For what it's worth, LADOT tells me they're working on a solution. Stay tuned...)
January 7, 2009
Vandals, Thieves Targetting Bikes at Metro Stops
Photo Taken from Enci's Cell Phone at Red Line Universal Station
December 8, 2008