Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LAPD

LA Bicycle Advisory Committee Convenes with LAPD as Tensions Run High

By Carter Rubin | Jun 2, 2010 | 16 Comments

The revolution would not be televised — or so we thought. Hushed by the darkened room, more than 50 bicyclists, police officers, members of the media, and community leaders turned toward the projector to watch a film clip that everyone had just confirmed, by a show of hands, that they had already seen. An overflow […]

The Week That Was: Last Week, Rampant Optimism for LAPD/Cyclist Relationship

By Carter Rubin | Jun 1, 2010 | 1 Comment

Remember this? (Carter and I had a long talk about what to do with this review of last week’s Caltrans Bike Advisory Committee meeting which featured a long presentation by the LAPD about how their changing their culture towards treating cyclists. We decided to run the piece as it was originally written as it’s very […]

Hollywood LAPD Misses the Memo; Caught on Tape Brutalizing Cyclists

By Damien Newton | May 31, 2010 | 9 Comments

(In addition to a great report by Jeremy Grant, Bikeside has a list of things that you can do to make certain that justice is served in this case. Including a "Storm the Bastille" ride to this week’s meeting of the Bike Advisory Committee) Well, that didn’t take long. Hours after I received confirmation from […]

Bike to Work Wrap – Thanks to Metro and LAPD…But Where’s Our Bike Plan?

By Damien Newton | May 25, 2010 | 2 Comments

Playing the part of Gallant is the LAPD. At Soap Box, Stephen Box outlines several important policy changes announced last week by the LAPD/Cyclist Task Force. The LAPD committed to filing reports when Metro buses are involved in crashes and enforcing parking policy when cars or trucks are clogging bike lanes. They debuted training materials that lay down the rights of cyclists so that there is no confusion. And, they clarified once and for all that crosswalks are an extension of a sidewalk.

Bike Week Day 3: 2nd Annual Downtown Bike Ride

By Carter Rubin | May 19, 2010 | No Comments

This group has just passed City Hall on the right with Caltrans/LADOT coming up on the left. Photo: Carter Rubin/Flickr Always wish you could participate in Critical Mass, Midnight Ridazz, or Crank Mob, but are more of a morning person? Then today’s Downtown LA bike ride was for you. At 8:30 this morning, roughly 100 […]

Here’s the Top Ten Slogans for the “Bike Awareness” Poster Contest. What’s Your Favorite?

By Don Ward | May 12, 2010 | 16 Comments

Over 500 slogans have been submitted to the Bike Safety Slogan Contest being organized by the un-likely (some would say un-holy) coalition of the LAPD, the LACBC, MidnightRidazz.com, and the LADOT. These groups have been working with the City of Los Angeles to procure ad spaces in bus shelters and Public Amenity Kiosks (PAK.) The […]

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