Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Happy Endings: Judge Rules Traffic Calming Measures Put Back in Holmby-Westwood

By Damien Newton | Jul 8, 2010 | 4 Comments

These humps appeared on Selby Avenue. For more images of the removed traffic calming, visit our Flickr page. Yesterday, Judge Robert O’Brien of the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a tentative ruling that traffic calming measures in the Holmby-Westood community that were removed by the LADOT and City Council in the summer of 2009 be […]

Also Coming Later Today: L.A.’s Bike Plan

By Damien Newton | Jun 18, 2010 | 19 Comments

Excerpt from the 2009 Draft Bike Plan Via the LADOT Bike Blog comes the news cyclists and community activists have been waiting for: The Department of City Planning and LADOT will finally be releasing the final draft of the Bike Plan, a mere half a year behind schedule. Sources at LADOT have told me to […]

Wilshire Bus-Only Lanes Move the Environmental Review Stage

By Dana Gabbard | Jun 16, 2010 | 8 Comments

It won’t be separated as this BRT in the PRC, but it will be nice. Photo:我爱铰接巴士/Flickr Sometimes I enjoy having dinner at the Wilshire/Western Denny’s for the opportunity it affords to watch the amazing dynamic transit action occurring at that intersection. This includes frequent and very busy bus lines (local and Rapid) along both streets plus hoards of […]

Bike to Work Wrap – Thanks to Metro and LAPD…But Where’s Our Bike Plan?

By Damien Newton | May 25, 2010 | 2 Comments

Playing the part of Gallant is the LAPD. At Soap Box, Stephen Box outlines several important policy changes announced last week by the LAPD/Cyclist Task Force. The LAPD committed to filing reports when Metro buses are involved in crashes and enforcing parking policy when cars or trucks are clogging bike lanes. They debuted training materials that lay down the rights of cyclists so that there is no confusion. And, they clarified once and for all that crosswalks are an extension of a sidewalk.

Here’s the Top Ten Slogans for the “Bike Awareness” Poster Contest. What’s Your Favorite?

By Don Ward | May 12, 2010 | 16 Comments

Over 500 slogans have been submitted to the Bike Safety Slogan Contest being organized by the un-likely (some would say un-holy) coalition of the LAPD, the LACBC, MidnightRidazz.com, and the LADOT. These groups have been working with the City of Los Angeles to procure ad spaces in bus shelters and Public Amenity Kiosks (PAK.) The […]

Quick Hit: How Bad Is the City’s Pothole Problem?

By Damien Newton | Apr 29, 2010 | 2 Comments

Last December, I was taking my Flying Pigeon bucket bike back to its nest for some baby-preparedness upgrades by taking it down Beverly Boulevard on its way to the Downtown. I’d probably ridden on Beverly going east once or twice, preferring the "4th Street Bike Boulevard" so I wasn’t expecting the poor state of the […]

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