Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LAPD

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 […]

July 4th Road Rage Crash Grabs Police and Media Attention

By Damien Newton | Jul 8, 2008 | 25 Comments

Yesterday LAist broke the story, with graphic images, of a road rage-caused crash between two experienced cyclists and an emergency room doctor with a bid of a trigger temper. Unlike past incidents, the mainstream media jumped on this story with graphic images making the story more “viewer friendly.” KNBC and CBS2 both ran stories on […]

Expansion and Gate Closures on Bike Themed City Council Agenda

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2008 | 5 Comments

Needed Safety Amenity or Hotbed of Gang Activity This Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., the Los Angeles City Council’s Transportation Committee will meet and there’s four important bike-related matters on the agenda. The most controversial of those issues will be the final debate on whether or not to close the entrance to the Ballona Creek Bicycle […]

Another Community Endorses Cyclists Rights. LAPD Still Confused About Them.

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2008 | 8 Comments

Officer Searches Cyclist’s Bag Without Probable Cause or Consent Last week, the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council became the second Neighborhood Council to endorse the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights, written by the Bike Writer’s Collective. For the second time, cyclists on their way home from a Bill of Rights presentation were detained by police for no […]

City Set to Increase Parking Violation Fines

By Damien Newton | Jun 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to vote on Wednesday to raise the cost of parking illegally in the city. Regardless of the type of violation, the penalty for breaking any parking violation will be $5 higher than it was before the Council’s action. Despite the incremental increase, the move will be widely seen […]

The City Council’s 25 Ways to Improve Transportation

By Damien Newton | Apr 8, 2008 | 2 Comments

This Might Take More Than 25 Suggestions to Fix Remember back in January when the City Council held an all-day hearing on transportation? Councilmembers waxed poetic about pet projects but usually stuck to the major topic of how to make Los Angeles a safe and more efficient place to travel. After the meeting, the Chief […]

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