Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LAPD

LACBC Starts Save the 1st Street Bike Lane Campaign and Some Alternate Designs for the “LAPD Lane”

By Damien Newton | Dec 7, 2012 | 9 Comments

Last night, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition e-mailed an action alert to members, asking them to write LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, Mayor Villaraigosa and others asking them to save the 1st Street Buffered Bike Lane that runs in front of LAPD Headquarters. The bike lane has become a de-facto parking lane for LAPD cruisers, […]

It’s Official, 1st Street Bike Lane Will Lose Some of Its Buffer

By Damien Newton | Dec 3, 2012 | 22 Comments

For months, cyclist and writerRoger Rudick rides down the 1st Street Buffered Bike Lane. Often, Rudick stops near LAPD headquarters and snaps a picture of a police cruiser parked in the bicycle lane. Rudick would then send it to a sympathetic ear in the department, be it Sgt. David Krumer or Officer Jeff Kievit. After the […]

Sgt. Krumer out, four new LAPD bike liaisons in

By Ted Rogers | Oct 10, 2012 | 2 Comments

There are big changes under way in the way the LAPD deals with the bicycling community. In a meeting last Thursday with departmental representatives and civilian members of the department’s Bike Task Force, as well a handful of other bike advocates/activists, former bike liaison Sgt. David Krumer and Operations Commander Matt Blake laid out the […]

At Pro Walk Pro Bike, Activsts and Police Officers Talk About Working Together

By Damien Newton | Sep 13, 2012 | No Comments

On Tuesday, I was honored to be featured on a panel at the Pro Walk Pro Bike Conference entitled, “Crash Reduction through Advocacy, Enforcement, and Support Programs.” In addition to myself, I was joined by Peter Flucke and Rebecca Resman. Since we know most Streetsblog readers don’t get to go to conferences such as Pro Walk […]

What to Do When the LAPD Is Parked in a Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Sep 11, 2012 | 3 Comments

Regardless of one’s feelings of the LAPD, it’s hard to argue that they’re not trying to become a more bike friendly law enforcement agency in recent years. From actively supporting group bike rides, to new internal policies and training regarding cyclists and cycling rights and even occasionally appearing at public hearings to testify in favor […]

Stops and Searches Lead to an Unsafe Feeling on Eastside Streets

By Erick Huerta | May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment

(This is the second part in a series on how police actions can make people feel unsafe in their own communities. After all, if one can’t be outside in their own space without fear of harassment, be it from the police or gangs, then how can a street be Livable? Read part one, here. – […]

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