Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Plenty of Hurdles Still Remain for Progressive South Figueroa Corridor Project

By Damien Newton | Apr 30, 2012 | 11 Comments

(Not sure what the My Figueroa project is? Check out this story from last year?) Less than a month ago, it seemed as though the progressive South Figueroa Corridor Project, known as the My Figueroa project, was on the ropes. No agency was stepping up to take it from the CRA and Streetsblog was pleading […]

Eyes on the Street: The Spring Street Bypass Lane

By Damien Newton | Apr 23, 2012 | 23 Comments

Avid Streetsblog reader Simon Hartigan is tired of drivers driving down the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lanes. After catching drivers using the bike lane as bypass, he sent the video to Streetsblog. This raises the question of what should the city’s next step to protect the bike lane be? Is it time for grade […]

It’s Past Time To Abandon the Argument That Crosswalks Make Streets More Dangerous

By Damien Newton | Mar 21, 2012 | 19 Comments

A video by Adam Choit has been making the round on the Internet this week making the case for a crosswalk installation somewhere between Gardner and Pointsettia Streets on Sunset Boulevard. There is no crosswalk between the two named streets on Sunset, creating well over a quarter of a mile of five lane road with […]

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 […]

Pedestrian Tragedy in the Valley, Again!

By Stephen Box | Mar 16, 2012 | 5 Comments

This past Tuesday, early in the afternoon, 11-year-old twin sisters Sydney and Alexis left Walter Reed Middle School and began to walk home, a trip that ended at Colfax Avenue and Moorpark Street when they were hit by a car as they attempted to cross the street. By all rights, it was a tragic afternoon […]

Getting a Permit to Close a Lane Isn’t That Hard for Film Crews

By Damien Newton | Mar 12, 2012 | 2 Comments

Two weeks ago, while researching a story on LAPD “bike lane stings” for Streetsblog, Carlos Morales came upon a television film crew blocking a bike lane. When Streetsblog posted pictures and commentary, some readers were angry at the crew for “Ringer” and others were annoyed that Streetsblog was wasteing time writing about something that “real […]

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