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The Stupidest Billboard in Los Angeles

By Damien Newton | | 1 Comment
This Billboard Creates an Obstacle Course Like Feel Adjacent to Culver Blvd. As the City Council prepares to debate an ordinance restricting "supergraphic" billboards city-wide, our old friend Stephen Box sends along what could be the worst-placed billboard in all of Los Angeles. From Soap Box LA: The City of Los Angeles, in its infinite […]

LADOT Looking for Bike Coordinator

By Damien Newton | | 9 Comments
LADOT Senior Bike Coordinator Meets with Residents as Part of Positively 4th Street Ride In a sign that maybe, just maybe, the City is getting really serious about bike infrastructure, but LADOT is looking for a new bike coordinator to join Senior Bike Coordinator Michelle Mowery’s team.  Looking at the application, I would guess a […]

City Making Its List for Obama Stimulus

By Damien Newton | | 6 Comments
At tomorrow’s City Council Joint Transportation and Public Works Committee, the city will begin it’s quest to get bailout funds from the future Obama Administration.  For those of you not paying attention to national politics, the President-Elect seems to be heading towards an infrastructure investment plan, "the largest since the creation of the national highway […]

City’s Bike Master Plan to Be Unveiled in January

By Damien Newton | | 3 Comments
(Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a five part series examining the five bike-related items on this Friday’s City Council Transportation Committee Agenda.  The first piece looked at the city’s bike sharing program, the second discussed the Bike Rider’s Bill of Rights, and yesterday’s looked at bike licensing.  If you want to join a […]

City Council Considers Rights of Cyclists

By Damien Newton | | 6 Comments
The Cyclist’s Bill of Rights Presented at City Hall on Bike to Work Day (Editor’s Note: This is the second in a five part series examining the five bike-related items on this Friday’s City Council Transportation Committee Agenda.  The first piece looked at the city’s bike sharing program.  If you want to join a group […]
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