Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LADOT

Explanation of Rising Speed Limits: “The Public Votes with the Gas Pedal”

By Damien Newton | Aug 20, 2008 | 8 Comments

In recent weeks, CityWatch has done a fantastic job explaining why speed limits are rising throughout the city and why those limits are determined by speeding drivers and not the communities that have to deal with the speeding traffic. State law requires that speed limits are periodically reviewed for traffic laws to be enforced with […]

LADOT: Good at Increasing Speed Limits, Bad at Installing Crosswalks

By Damien Newton | Aug 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

An article in yesterday’s City Watch perfectly illustrates exactly what is wrong with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. It seems the Department is nigh powerless to install pedestrian safety amenities, even when the funding is available, but can move with swiftness and dedication when it comes to raising speed limits. The City Watch article […]

Bike Unfriendly Place of the Week: Downtown Government Buildings?

By Damien Newton | Aug 1, 2008 | 3 Comments

As part of the Bike Unfriendly Place of the Week, one reader suggested I look at the Downtown governmental buildings that all of us, especially transportation reform advocates, visit somewhat regularly. This week, we’ll look at Los Angeles City Hall, the Caltrans building and Metro Headquarters. All three buildings have bike racks, but as we […]

LACBC: Write the Mayor for More Bike-Ped. Funds

By Damien Newton | Jul 30, 2008 | No Comments

During the debate on how Metro should spend the funds earned from the half cent sales tax that is going to the ballot this fall, Metro Board Chair and Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa promised on at least two occasions that the City would use an unspecified portion of its Local Return funds for […]

DIY Lanes on Fletcher Bridge Already a Memory

By Damien Newton | Jul 28, 2008 | 3 Comments

Apparently, It’s a Lot Easier to Remove Bike Lanes Than to Add Them Last week, MetBlogs reported that some enterprising souls took it upon themselves to improve the city’s bike network by adding their own lanes to the Fletcher Bridge that runs over the Los Angeles River. The Do It Yourself, aka DIY, Lanes lasted […]

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