Road Diet
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LAPD: No Public Record Evidence That Bike Lanes Delay Emergency Response
There is new evidence that the testimony given by a Los Angeles Police Department captain against a road diet on North Figueroa Street was, similar to Metro and LAFD testimony: not based on any actual LAPD evidence.
July 28, 2014
Cedillo Kills Approved North Figueroa Bike Lanes Citing “Safety” Reasons
As a candidate, Gil Cedillo pledged his support for the approved road diet bike lanes on North Figueroa Street. Once elected, Los Angeles City Councilmember Cedillo maintained that he was listening to community concerns, while he and his staff phone-banked and canvassed to rally opposition to the bike lanes.
July 11, 2014
LADOT Has Completed More Than 50 Miles of Road Diet Bike Lanes
Earlier in 2014, the national Streetsblog Network website highlighted BikeSD's coverage of the city of San Diego's first road diet bike lanes. Streetsblog Los Angeles has covered quite a few city of Los Angeles road diets over the past few years; most of them non-controversial, including 7th Street, Grand Avenue, Hoover Street, and Myra Avenue. A few of these projects have encountered criticism; examples include Motor Avenue and Wilbur Avenue.
July 2, 2014
Some Los Angeles Road Diet Projects Can Add More On-Street Parking
Most of the city of Los Angeles' bike lane mileage has been implemented without removing any car lanes or any parking spaces. The city Transportation Department (LADOT) merely narrows existing overly-wide lanes, and adds bike lanes. In recent years, the city of Los Angeles has also done a number of bike lane projects called "road diets." These road diets do remove a travel lane.
June 24, 2014
Metro: We’re Not Opposed to North Figueroa Road Diet
Responding to coverage in Streetsblog of the May meeting held concerning the North Figueroa Road Diet, a spokesperson for Metro reached out to Streetsblog arguing that despite our characterization of Metro's position as "opposed to the Road Diet," Metro is not opposed to reducing mixed used traffic lanes to create a buffered bike lane.
June 23, 2014
Showdown Becomes Slowdown: North Figueroa Street Project Drags On
In the latest installment in the fight for bike lanes on North Figueroa, North East Los Angeles communities found themselves at yet another community meeting organized by Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo at Franklin High School in Highland Park. These community meetings have been literally dragging on and it looks like they will continue to drag on for the foreseeable future until Cedillo finally decides on a course of action.
June 13, 2014
Previewing Tonight’s Fig4All Meeting: Cedillo Doubles Down, Activist Step Up
In case you haven't heard, tonight there will be another big public meeting regarding the future of planned "road diet" bike lanes for North Figueroa Street. The meeting takes place tonight at 6:00 p.m.* at Franklin High School, more information at this Facebook event. Supporters of safe streets and bicycle lane supporters are encouraged to arrive early and to wear green.
June 12, 2014
North Figueroa Bike Lanes: Public Safety Reps Against Public Safety Project
At last week's North Figueroa Street bike lane meeting there was a contentious debate. Cyclists are urging installation of road diet bike lanes to improve safety for all. Bike lanes were approved in the city's 2010 Bike Plan; L.A.'s Transportation Department (LADOT) studied the lanes extensively, and appeared to be on the verge of installing them. Then a new L.A. City Councilmember was elected.
May 16, 2014
7th Street in Downtown Los Angeles Goes on a Diet
Commuters into Downtown Los Angeles were surprised this morning to note that 7th Street had gone on a crash diet overnight. For .6 miles, between Figueroa and Main Streets, bicycle lanes were installed and a mixed-use travel lane was removed.
October 25, 2013