Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Cyclists Saved LADOT Bikeways, or Did They?

By Damien Newton | May 19, 2009 | 4 Comments

Cyclists are becoming more politically active, as these two Cyclists for Vahedi proved earlier today. Last night the City Council passed a motion recommending that the Mayor and LADOT not include any "special fund" positions, i.e. those funded by a source not funded through city revenue which includes , in their budget cuts as part […]

Taking a Look at Bike to Work Week

By Damien Newton | May 15, 2009 | 6 Comments

Photo of Wednesdays Tour of the Downtown: Gary Leonard/Metro Some people think that Bike to Work Day and Bike to Work Week are cop-outs. I’ve heard and read a couple of notable cyclists that complain that governments roll out the red carpet for cyclists one week per year to try and make up for the […]

City Council Celebrates Bike to Work with Bike-Themed Meeting

By Damien Newton | May 8, 2009 | 4 Comments

Cyclists pack last week’s City Council Meeting in Van Nuys after "Storming the Bastille." Photo: Dr. Alex Thompson/Flickr The City Clerk’s office just emailed out copies of next week’s City Council Transportation Committee Agenda. When the Committee meets next Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. it will be celebrating Bike to Work week with an agenda full […]

Bike Friendly Fridays: Bike to Work Week

By Damien Newton | May 8, 2009 | 3 Comments

For one week a year, transportation agencies around the country and around L.A. County put their best face forward to the cycling community by programming a series of bike-friendly events intended to encourage and support better cycling. The majority of the events, with the notable exception of Bike Writer’s Collective Bike Not to Work Day, […]

Council, Mayors, Activists All Support “Safe Streets” Legislation

By Damien Newton | May 5, 2009 | No Comments

We’ve been waiting for weeks for Paul Krekorian’s "Safe Streets" legislation, A.B. 766, to make it to committee, but in the meantime the support for the legislation has grown. While the city was raising speed limits on roads throughout the Valley, it complained that it was unable to resist the changes because of a state […]

Fairfax Residents Still Don’t Like LADOT’s Plans for Pico-Olympic

By Damien Newton | Apr 2, 2009 | No Comments

The LADOT used project boards instead of a presentation to spread the word. The more I think about the LADOT’s new plan for the Olympic-West Pico-East project the more I think they may have gotten things backward. Starting last night, the LADOT began a series of public meetings to provide the public input on "scoping" […]

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