Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LAPD

Eyes on the Street: The Spring Street Bypass Lane

By Damien Newton | Apr 23, 2012 | 23 Comments

Avid Streetsblog reader Simon Hartigan is tired of drivers driving down the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lanes. After catching drivers using the bike lane as bypass, he sent the video to Streetsblog. This raises the question of what should the city’s next step to protect the bike lane be? Is it time for grade […]

LAPD: Susanna Schick Fell Off Her Bicycle

By Damien Newton | Apr 11, 2012 | 18 Comments

(Friends of Susana’s have set up a ChipIn account to collect funds to help with medical bills. You can donate, here.) From the people that brought you “Andres Tena backed into a hummer and was propelled over his handlebars” and “a woman who plowed into a group of thirty cyclists committed no crime” comes another soon […]

Fixing the System That Abandoned Susanna Schick

By Damien Newton | Apr 10, 2012 | 18 Comments

(Friends of Susana’s have set up a ChipIn account to collect funds to help with medical bills. You can donate, here.) By now you’ve probably heard the story. Susanna Schick was bicycling down Spring Street in the green buffered bike lane on Friday night, when she was harassed by the driver of a white Lexus. […]

Pedestrian Tragedy in the Valley, Again!

By Stephen Box | Mar 16, 2012 | 5 Comments

This past Tuesday, early in the afternoon, 11-year-old twin sisters Sydney and Alexis left Walter Reed Middle School and began to walk home, a trip that ended at Colfax Avenue and Moorpark Street when they were hit by a car as they attempted to cross the street. By all rights, it was a tragic afternoon […]

Getting a Permit to Close a Lane Isn’t That Hard for Film Crews

By Damien Newton | Mar 12, 2012 | 2 Comments

Two weeks ago, while researching a story on LAPD “bike lane stings” for Streetsblog, Carlos Morales came upon a television film crew blocking a bike lane. When Streetsblog posted pictures and commentary, some readers were angry at the crew for “Ringer” and others were annoyed that Streetsblog was wasteing time writing about something that “real […]

Report from Last Week’s DTLA Bike Sting

By Carlos Morales | Mar 8, 2012 | 31 Comments

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the LAPD Central Traffic Division deployed eight motorcycle officers to Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) in what was called a “Bike Lane Sting.” The LAPD’s mission was to educate and issue traffic citations to motorist, cyclist and pedestrians whose actions infringed on the rules of the road. The focus was on […]

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