Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Downtown LA

More Eyes on the Street: 2nd Street Protected Bike Lane Damaged in Crash

By Damien Newton | Jan 16, 2014 | 3 Comments

Some time in the last couple of days, the 2nd Street protected bike lane was damaged when a car crashed through the pylons into the side of the 2nd Street Tunnel heading into Downtown Los Angeles. Sahra Sulaiman snapped this picture yesterday and reports that at least three of the barrier pylons were removed, a […]

Buffered Bike Lanes in Downtown Los Angeles and Regular Lanes Through Second Street Tunnel

By Damien Newton | Nov 12, 2013 | 44 Comments

Getting to Downtown Los Angeles from points west seems to be getting easier every day. For the past several weeks, Streetsblog covered the addition of new bike lanes on 7th Street that link up with existing lanes in the Downtown. This weekend, the city striped new lanes through the iconic 2nd Street Tunnel into the […]

Despite Calls for Boycott, Los Angeles and Long Beach to Continue Relationship with Troubled BYD

By Brian Addison | Nov 6, 2013 | 1 Comment

Several labor and social justice organizations—thirteen to be exact—called on the three public agencies engaged with bus manufacturer BYD Motors to boycott their engagement while protesting in front of BYD’s office in Downtown LA. However, despite all the shouting, chanting, and finger-pointing, all three agencies—LA Metro, Long Beach Transit (LBT), and the City of Los […]

Eyes on the Street: The DTLA 7th Street Bike Lanes Look Pretty Good

By Damien Newton | Nov 4, 2013 | 13 Comments

The new bike lanes, continental crosswalks and road diet for 7th Street through Downtown Los Angeles are getting close to completion. The lanes connect to the previously painted 7th Street lanes that connect mid-town to Downtown and the Main Street buffered bike lane that runs north to City Hall. As of this writing, the lanes […]

7th Street in Downtown Los Angeles Goes on a Diet

By Damien Newton | Oct 25, 2013 | 27 Comments

Commuters into Downtown Los Angeles were surprised this morning to note that 7th Street had gone on a crash diet overnight. For .6 miles, between Figueroa and Main Streets, bicycle lanes were installed and a mixed-use travel lane was removed. The new lanes are a key part in making connections in Downtown Los Angeles. The […]

LADOT: Spring Street Re-Paint Will Be Completed by CicLAvia

By Damien Newton | Oct 3, 2013 | 5 Comments

In response to yesterday’s story on the Spring Street Bike Lane, LADOT reached out to assure me that the repainting of the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane will be completed by Saturday. Some readers informed me this morning that there was some new paint on the ground (“It looks horrible,” more than one of […]

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