Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Sharrows in June, Los Angeles Finally Gets On Board

By Aurisha Smolarski and Ramon Martinez | Mar 2, 2010 | 8 Comments

The approved Sharrows timeline. The Sharrows Pilot Project has been an ongoing campaign for LACBC, nearly five years running now, as we jumped hurdle after hurdle working to clear the pilot through the LADOT. Last year City Council President Eric Garcetti championed the issue and the idea began to take off. Now in 2010 we […]

Fix It Last: LADOT Closes Shop on Mulholland

By Damien Newton | Feb 22, 2010 | 2 Comments

Closed indefinitely. Tom Petty’s days of "gliding down over Mulholland" are at an end, at least for the foreseeable future. The LA_Now blog covers the sad reality of what happens when a government chooses endless expansion of road capacity for automobiles over a "Fix-It-First" strategy of maintaining and improving the roads that you have. On […]

How to Make LA Safe, Effective and More Enjoyable for Cyclists

By Enci Box | Jan 26, 2010 | 6 Comments

Photo: Mr. Rollers/Flickr I’ve written in the past three weeks My Case Against Bike Paths, my discontent about Bike Lanes and about Bike Routes. It was great to see the discussions and the suggestions that came out of it. Some people shared their likes and dislikes and what they perceive as safe. Others advocated for […]

LADOT Outlines Massive Cuts, Fare Hikes, for DASH

By Damien Newton | Jan 11, 2010 | 5 Comments

This route won’t be alone in seeing a cut…but at least it survives. Photo: rjmconnel/Flickr For much of the last year, Los Angeles’ transit riders were spared much of the suffering caused by the Governor and legislature’s decisions to eliminate transit funding in the name of partially closing the yawning chasm which is the state’s […]

LADOT: We’re Too Poor to Staff Bike Advisory Committee Meetings

By Damien Newton | Jan 5, 2010 | 10 Comments

The Bicycle Advisory Committee, on the dais. Photo: Ciclavia As budget cuts hit agencies across the city, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation continues to make cuts by retreating from its already lacking commitment to public outreach. In a letter addressed to Bicycle Advisory Committee Chair Glenn Bailey LADOT General Manager Rita Robinson informs the […]

Why the Festival of Rights Matters

By Damien Newton | Dec 22, 2009 | 12 Comments

Cyclists gather at the Festival of Lights for this year’s Festival of Rights protest ride. Photo: Soap Box Some see it as a niche ride for activists. Some see it as Stephen Box’s attempt to get on television and continue his feud with Councilman Tom LaBonge. Still others as a ride that engenders mire bad […]

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