Ted Rogers
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Yes Virginia, there will be a Leimert Park station on the upcoming Crenshaw/LAX Line
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It’s time to declare victory in the battle for a Leimert Park Metro station. In an exceptionally fast-moving turn of events — by government standards, anyway — the Metro Board has voted today to fully fund what had been considered optional Crenshaw/LAX Line stations at Leimert Park and Hindry Ave. The move comes just one day after […]
Breaking news — Metro board votes to fully fund Leimert Park, Hindry stations on Crenshaw Line
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Steve Hymon of the Source reports that the Metro Board has just voted 10 -1 to fully fund what had been considered optional Crenshaw/LAX Line stations Leimert Park and Hindry Ave. The move comes just one day after the L.A. City Council voted to spend a total of $55 million in future Measure R fund […]
What does yesterday’s election mean for L.A. transportation issues?
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So what does it all mean? Former City Council President and outgoing CD13 Councilperson Eric Garcetti will be our new mayor for at least the next four years. Unlike the city council, where carefully carved districts and big money campaign donations mean even the most unloved council person can be almost impossible to turn out, […]
Shameless plug: Join us tonight for a discussion of California’s Road Rules for Bicyclists with the LACBC
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Just a quick note before we get on with the rest of the day’s news. I’ll be speaking tonight as part of a panel discussing the Road Rules for Bicyclists, along with Sgt. Jon Aufdemberg, LAPD South Traffic Division, Bicycle Liaison; James L. Pocrass, Attorney, Pocrass & De Los Reyes, LLP; Cynthia Rose, Co-Founder, Santa Monica Spoke; and Lt. […]
Funding for Leimert Park and Westchester stations on Crenshaw Line to be discussed in special City Council session on Wednesday
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Evidently, Mayor Villaraigosa is putting his Measure R money where his mouth is. Last Friday, the Los Angeles Sentinel reported that Villaraigosa had made a strong commitment to building a Leimert Park station on the upcoming Crenshaw Line — something that has long been demanded by local rail advocates and civic leaders, including County Supervisor […]
If you don’t vote, you’re the problem
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I’m going to keep this short and sweet. Last March, only 377,881 people bothered to cast a ballot in the Los Angeles primary election. That’s less than the 400,000 people LADOT estimated in the new bike plan rides a bike every month. Think about that. Only 21% of eligible voters actually voted last time around. […]
A questioning look back at Bike to Work Day
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Don’t get me wrong. I love Bike to Work Day. I had a blast yesterday trying to hit as many Westside pit stops as I could before making my way back to my home office to get down to work. Which isn’t exactly the point, I know. The idea is to encourage people who would […]
CDC: Americans Drive Distracted Three Times More Than Brits
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If you’ve been on a U.S. street anytime in the past few years, it comes as no surprise to hear that way too many Americans are yammering away on their cell phones — or worse, OMG’ing and LOL’ing with their friends on text and email — while driving. A new report from the CDC — […]
Fixing a roundabout that isn’t, Just a Block from the Beach
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When is a roundabout not a roundabout? Evidently, when it’s located roundabout the beach in Santa Monica. It’s not that the city by the sea hasn’t made great strides in recent years, particularly in justifying its designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community. The new Green Street on Ocean Park Blvd. shows Santa Monica’s commitment to […]
Blocking bike lanes in Santa Monica and Putting Bike Riders at Risk
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A week or so back, I was riding eastbound on San Vicente Blvd in Santa Monica, a block or two above Ocean Ave. It’s my usual route home after biking to the beach; drivers seem familiar with the bike lanes there, and, for the most part, seem to respect and stay out of them. Except […]
Apple’s new Santa Monica store — beautiful for tourists, ugly for bikes
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Just because Santa Monica is officially bike friendly doesn’t mean everyone there is. Even the ones you’d think would get it. For all its progress in recent years, there are still significant issues biking — and parking your bike — in L.A.’s city by the beach. As Gary Kavanagh has pointed out, bicyclists are officially banned from […]
An Apology: Santa Monica Gets Bicycling Right, and This Writer Got It Wrong
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Consider this a public apology to L.A. County’s bike-friendly city by the bay. No, not that one. The other one. It’s something I’ve been mulling ever since I met Andy Clarke, President of the League of American Bicyclists, at the ceremony honoring L.A.’s recognition as a Bike Friendly Community last October. As we talked, I […]