Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Cyclists Weigh in on Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Dec 19, 2011 | 1 Comment

The poor Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane. The first “outside the box” bike project in Los Angeles has come under fire from just about everyone for the peeling paint and tire tracks that dominate a portion of the lane. Even Midnight Ridazz hosts a thread entitled, “Green Lanes Are a Joke,” although opinions ont […]

LADOT: Building a Bus Only Lane Isn’t As Easy As It Sounds

By Dana Gabbard | Dec 2, 2011 | 5 Comments

Earlier this week I shared the latest on the Wilshire BRT and Gateway Plaza busway station projects. Several of the commenters posed questions about the length of time the city says is needed for completing the Wilshire lanes. For example, Allison M asked “I’m trying to understand why it will take 2 years to do […]

Gov 2.0 : Livable Streets Taking Over the Internet

By Damien Newton | Nov 30, 2011 | 6 Comments

“Bus Only Lanes” “Bike Lanes in Major Streets” “Closing Streets for Events” “More showers and bike rental/parking stations” Is this a Livable Streets wishlist for the City of Los Angeles? Yes. But it’s also the topics highlighted by LA/2B, the interactive online discussion program employed by the LADOT and City Planning to solicit feedback on […]

LADOT: Of Course We’re Going to Patch the Spring Street Green Lane

By Damien Newton | Nov 28, 2011 | 3 Comments

One week ago, LADOT and city politicians opened the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane to a flock of media and the appreciative roar of the L.A.’s cycling community. One week later, cheers have turned to grumbling as the green paint has dissolved in areas, gotten blotchy in others and basially looks like Long Beach’s […]

Wilshire BRT and El Monte Busway Improvements Coming…In 2015

By Dana Gabbard | Nov 28, 2011 | 7 Comments

As far as I can tell two recent agency reports with updated information on the status of important transit-related improvements went straight under the radar with nary a word in the blogsphere or mass media (much like the poorly publicized TAP cards sold by bus operator pilot project I wrote about previously). Belatedly let me […]

L.A.’s Bike Lanes, Not Just for Bikes!

By Stephen Box | Oct 19, 2011 | 16 Comments

Bike Lanes are one of the most misunderstood elements of bikeways engineering, responsible for much confusion as they lie nestled peacefully between the noisy travel lane to the left and the quiet but dangerous door zone to the right. Some folks see that empty real estate and, in spite of the fact that they lack […]

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