Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Does LADOT Fear Pedicabs?

By Damien Newton | Jun 16, 2009 | 7 Comments

Count the number of dress code violations the LADOT would like to give this operator. Photo:No Onions/Flickr After a solid push from Councilwoman Jan Perry’s office, the City of Los Angeles is finally debating a proposal to bring pedicabs back to the streets of Los Angeles. Pedicabs have proven wildly popular in a diverse amount […]

Who Can We Turn To When LAPD Doesn’t Know Crosswalk Laws?

By Damien Newton | Jun 12, 2009 | 18 Comments

Yet, a lot of our city officials still don't understand crosswalks. When an intersection has an unacceptable number of crashes, the many LAPD divisions respond by ticketing pedestrians crossing against a flashing hand, even if they get through the intersection before the hand solidifies; while drivers continue to merrily run red lights right in front of them.

Everyone Agrees: City Should Use Measure R for Cyclists and Pedestrians

By Damien Newton | Jun 11, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo via Metro Yesterday, the City Council Transportation Committee met and had it’s first substantive discussion of what to do with the un-restricted transportation dollars the city will receive as part of the Measure R Local Return funds. The news was mostly good for the 200 advocates who signed a letter to the Metro Board […]

Council Tips Its Hand on Transit Priorities

By Damien Newton | Jun 9, 2009 | 15 Comments

Sketch of the future Broadway after a streetcar arrives via Bringing Broadway Back. In addition to discussing Measure R, tomorrow’s L.A. City Council Transportation Committee also features a couple of motions that spell out the top priorities for the city’s transportation planning in the 2010 Fiscal Year. The three motions would move just over sixteen […]

City Council Talking Local Return on Wednesday: Help Me Prepare

By Damien Newton | Jun 8, 2009 | 6 Comments

Photo of a pedestrian packed Broadway via DLIU Photography/Flickr Let’s rewind to about a year ago. We still weren’t sure whether or not the sales tax measure now known as Measure R would make it to the fall ballot, and activists of all ilk were rallying to try and make certain their favored mode of […]

2010: A Sharrows Odyssey

By Damien Newton | Jun 5, 2009 | 20 Comments

Image: C.I.C.L.E. Yesterday’s e-blast from the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition contained the sad news that the city’s ongoing study to think about installing Sharrows is going to be delayed yet again. The LACBC tried to put a happy face on the announcement by focusing on their progress; but with cyclists already riled up by […]

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