Recent Streetsblog LA posts about NELA

LAPD: No Public Record Evidence That Bike Lanes Delay Emergency Response

By Joe Linton | Jul 28, 2014 | 7 Comments

There is new evidence that the testimony given by a Los Angeles Police Department captain against a road diet on North Figueroa Street was, similar to Metro and LAFD testimony: not based on any actual LAPD evidence. LAPD Captain Jeff Bert appeared in uniform at the May 8th public meeting hosted by Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil […]

LA Times Editorial: Councilmembers Should Not Be Tinkering with Bike Plan

By Joe Linton | Jul 23, 2014 | 23 Comments

I was excited to read yesterday’s pro-bike Los Angeles Times editorial entitled Some bumps in the road on the way to a bike-friendly L.A. The piece calls out Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo for stopping the approved North Figueroa bike lanes. The Times supports the “worthwhile objective” of implementing bicycle infrastructure to make “the city safe […]

Cedillo Kills Approved North Figueroa Bike Lanes Citing “Safety” Reasons

By Joe Linton | Jul 11, 2014 | 28 Comments

As a candidate, Gil Cedillo pledged his support for the approved road diet bike lanes on North Figueroa Street. Once elected, Los Angeles City Councilmember Cedillo maintained that he was listening to community concerns, while he and his staff phone-banked and canvassed to rally opposition to the bike lanes. Cedillo hosted two disgraceful community meetings on the […]

Metro: We’re Not Opposed to North Figueroa Road Diet

By Damien Newton | Jun 23, 2014 | 11 Comments

Responding to coverage in Streetsblog of the May meeting held concerning the North Figueroa Road Diet, a spokesperson for Metro reached out to Streetsblog arguing that despite our characterization of Metro’s position as “opposed to the Road Diet,” Metro is not opposed to reducing mixed used traffic lanes to create a buffered bike lane. “It’s […]

Showdown Becomes Slowdown: North Figueroa Street Project Drags On

By Erick Huerta | Jun 13, 2014 | 7 Comments

In the latest installment in the fight for bike lanes on North Figueroa, North East Los Angeles communities found themselves at yet another community meeting organized by Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo at Franklin High School in Highland Park. These community meetings have been literally dragging on and it looks like they will continue […]

Previewing Tonight’s Fig4All Meeting: Cedillo Doubles Down, Activist Step Up

By Joe Linton | Jun 12, 2014 | 7 Comments

In case you haven’t heard, tonight there will be another big public meeting regarding the future of planned “road diet” bike lanes for North Figueroa Street. The meeting takes place tonight at 6:00 p.m.* at Franklin High School, more information at this Facebook event. Supporters of safe streets and bicycle lane supporters are encouraged to […]

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