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Mixed Results from L.A.’s ‘BLAST’ Bikeway Initiative
Of 24 projects announced, so far: 4 sweet new bikeways, 4 traffic circles, and not much else
June 7, 2023
Eyes on the Street: L.A. City’s Three-Foot-Wide Bike Lane
Up in the West San Fernando Valley is what appears to be the city’s of Los Angeles’ most substandard bike facility, and the city has all too many inadequate bike facilities to choose from. A stretch of De Soto Avenue has a three-foot wide bike lane, two feet of which are the concrete gutter. It’s at the intersection of De Soto and El Rancho Road, located in the community of Woodland Hills. It’s just one long block south of the Metro J Line (Orange) Bus Rapid Transit and bike path, and right across the street from Pierce College.
June 1, 2023
Rezoning Proposal for Avocado Heights Riles Residents and Activists
Much of the equestrian community’s agricultural zoning has been proposed for change to residential zoning. Planners say it’s not meant to push out horse use.
May 24, 2023
Long Beach Opens New Mark Bixby Walk/Bike Path along Harbor Bridge
The spectacular path would not have happened without the vociferous, aggressive advocacy of its namesake Mark Bixby
May 24, 2023
Beach Streets Downtown 2023 – Open Thread
Beach Streets Downtown opened more than five miles of Long Beach streets - primarily Broadway and Pine Avenue - tens of thousands of participants biked/skated/ambled/ran/scootered in car-free streets
May 23, 2023
CicLAmini Watts – Open Thread
Watts' Central Avenue and 103rd Street hosted the first edition of CicLAvia's new CicLAmini format - shorter events, targeted more toward walking - but not markedly different than the CicLAvia festivals Angelenos have come to know and love
May 22, 2023
Guest Editorial: Alhambra $100M Road Widening Project Fails to Address Deadly Streets Next to School
The city of Alhambra's true solution is to optimize other modes of transit, making vehicle travel less enticing for commuters
May 22, 2023
Eyes on the Path: Metro Posts First Look at Slauson Corridor Bike/Walk Path Ahead of Tonight’s Construction Update
Tonight, Metro will host a construction update on the 5.5-mile Rail-to-Rail walk/bike path that will run along the neglected Slauson corridor right-of-way
May 17, 2023
Alhambrans Urge City Council Not to Widen Fremont Avenue and its Off-Ramps
Residents who favor multimodal investment showed at city council to sound off on what they feel is a poor use of a “once in a lifetime” pot of money from the cancelled 710 extension.
May 16, 2023
Eyes on the Street: Angelino Heights Anti-Racing Roadway Redesign Nearly Complete
LADOT and CD1 improved the project's mostly just plastic bollards, added lots of 'wheel stops' - basically low plastic curb/bumps
May 12, 2023