Recent Streetsblog LA posts about 4sbb

Eyes on the Street: Bike Detectors Appear on 4th Street

By Damien Newton | Mar 19, 2012 | 13 Comments

Over the weekend, Bike Commute News’ Joe Anthony snapped this picture of brand new bike detectors for intersections on 4th Street between Mid-Town and Downtown Los Angeles. 4th Street has long been an important corridor for cyclists seeking to access Downtown Los Angeles from points west, but local opposition has stalled some of the more […]

Round 2: Sharrows Appear on the “4th Street Bike Boulevard”

By Damien Newton | Jun 16, 2010 | 15 Comments

Via Danceralamode/twitter In what has to be a double victory for the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition, reports are coming in that Sharrows are appearing on 4th Street in the Mid-Wilshire and Koreatown areas. The LACBC hasn’t just been the leader in pushing for Sharrows on the street, but also in turning 4th Street, a […]

The Economics of the Bike Boulevard

By Damien Newton | Dec 8, 2009 | 16 Comments

Live the dream. Photo: Mr. Rollers via Ingrid Peterson/Flickr There’s an interesting piece in today’s Los Angeles Business Journal by Richard Risemberg on the economics of the Bicycle Boulevard and why the city needs to begin installing them immediately . While it’s trues that Risemberg is a bike partisan, he writes the excellent Bicycle Fixation […]