Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Bike Lanes Are Good for Angelenos’ Love Lives (and Many Other Things), We Learn from Valentine’s Day Hearing

By Sahra Sulaiman | | 3 Comments
The LACBC’s Alek Bartrousof keeps a tally of comments for and against proposed bike lanes in Central and South L.A. (image courtesy of Michael MacDonald) “I’m lonely,” a man half-jokingly testified at the LADOT’s Public Hearing in support of the First Year Bike Lanes last Thursday night. “My friends find [riding in the street] terrifying.” […]

Blast from the Past? Report from “New LADOT” Looks at Benefits of Removing Speed Humps

By Damien Newton | | 14 Comments
From the, “what the heck?” file. On Tuesday afternoon, the City Council Transportation Committee posted a “special agenda” for yesterday’s meeting. Special agendas are added when an item is so important, that regular public notice is pushed aside so that this important report/ordinance/piece of legislation can be heard immediately. So what was yesteday’s special item? […]

LADOT Holds Singles’ Night…er, a Public Hearing for First Year Bike Lanes in Central and South L.A. on Valentine’s Day

By Sahra Sulaiman | | No Comments
When I think “Valentine’s Day,” I think “bike lanes.” OK, maybe that’s a lie and I am more likely to think “CHOCOLATE!” than “Hearing to Support New Bike Lanes in South Los Angeles!” But this year, the LADOT has decided to help us all spice up our love lives by holding a hearing specifically designed […]

Breaking News: City Releases DEIR for 5 Year Bike Plan Implementation/My Figueroa Project. Further Study Not Needed

By Damien Newton | | 32 Comments
When Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 2245 into law, a law allowing certain bicycle projects to opt-out of the CEQA process, the news was somewhat buried. On the same day, the Governor vetoed the “Give Me 3” safety legislation that created a legal buffer between cyclists and passing automobiles earning the scorn of cyclists everywhere. […]
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