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Rowena Avenue Forum Reveals Significant Common Ground
In 2012, Ashley Sandau was walking across Rowena Avenue and was hit and killed by a motorist. Then-Los Angeles City Councilmember Tom LaBonge spearheaded efforts to make Rowena safer. The city Transportation Department (LADOT) implemented a road diet on Rowena. The street had two travel lanes in each direction. These were reduced to one travel lane each direction, plus a center left turn lane and bike lanes. LADOT studies have found that post-diet Rowena supports roughly the same volume of cars as pre-diet, but does so with reduced speeds and fewer collisions.
September 15, 2015
To KFI’s John & Ken: Where Are Those Streets With “50%” Space For Bikes?
This morning, I listened to SBLA editor Damien Newton interviewed yesterday on KFI radio's John and Ken show . Frankly it made me tense to hear the level of antipathy that John and Ken express toward people who bike. Toward me. Toward my family and our safety.
February 13, 2015
LADOT Striping Some, Not All, of Bike Lanes on Repaved Venice Blvd
The preliminary striping is down on the resurfaced mid-city stretch of Venice Boulevard that SBLA highlighted last week. The site is east of the existing Venice Blvd bike lanes, in the Los Angeles City neighborhoods of Harvard Heights, Arlington Heights, and Mid-City.
January 30, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Venice Boulevard Resurfaced, Bike Lanes Soon?
Thanks to friend of the blog and L.A. City Bicycle Advisory Committee Chair Jeff Jacobberger for spotting this and bringing it to the attention of the city of L.A. Transportation Department (LADOT) and SBLA.
January 22, 2015
San Diego Sued for Putting in a Bike Lane
A lawsuit filed last week in San Diego [PDF] claims that the city did an inadequate CEQA analysis for a recent road diet and new bike lane on a stretch of Fifth Avenue.
December 22, 2014
Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Political Contortions Forcing Unsafe Compromise Design
Last night, the Citizens Advisory Committee for the design of the new Glendale-Hyperion Bridge met to discuss the city's latest proposal.
December 19, 2014
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
Cedillo’s Folly: Council Adjourns in Memory of Veteran Killed Crossing North Fig.
On August 20, at the ironic request of Councilmember Gil Cedillo, the Los Angeles City Council adjourned in memory of 84 year-old Korean War Veteran, William Matelyan. Matelyan was crossing North Figueroa Street at Avenue 26 last month when he was struck and killed by a car. This area of North Figueroa was approved for a road diet in the 2010 City of Los Angeles Bike Plan. Road diets are proven safety measures that make streets safer for all.
August 22, 2014
Eyes on the Street: New Road Diet Bike Lanes on Figueroa Street!
There are brand new bike lanes on Figueroa Street. Despite all the ruckus, LADOT went ahead and removed one travel lane, making room for new bike lanes...
August 5, 2014
Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Traffic Projections Favor Bike Lanes Option
As the saga of the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge retrofit project continues, it becomes clearer that, even under the city's car traffic growth assumptions, it will be viable to add bike lanes to the new project and to keep two sidewalks.
August 4, 2014