Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The Valley

City of L.A.’s First Parking-Protected Bike Lanes: Reseda Boulevard

By Joe Linton | Apr 3, 2015 | 210 Comments

Yesterday, the city of Los Angeles installed its first ever parking-protected bike lanes. They’re on Reseda Boulevard in Northridge, part of the mayor’s Great Streets Initiative. As of this morning, the project is roughly one-quarter complete. The new protected lanes, also known as cycletracks, are mostly complete on the west side of Reseda Blvd from Plummer Street […]

Reseda Boulevard Getting Its Great Street Improvements (Updated 5:30pm)

By Joe Linton | Apr 2, 2015 | 8 Comments

Update: LADOT Bicycle Program just tweeted photos of the Reseda Boulevard protected bike lanes! Woot! Wooooot! Great Streets improvements are underway on Reseda Boulevard in Northridge. Streetsblog previewed Reseda Blvd’s exciting upgrades last week. It is just one of fifteen priority streets identified for makeovers under Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Great Streets Initiative. The upgrades will […]

Englander Touts Reseda Great Street Upgrade, Includes Protected Bike Lanes

By Joe Linton | Mar 24, 2015 | 25 Comments

The city of Los Angeles will receive its first parking-protected bike lanes this weekend. The new parking-protected lanes are part of a Great Streets upgrade to Reseda Boulevard in Northridge. They will extend one mile from Parthenia Street to Plummer Street, replacing existing conventional bike lanes. If readers are unfamiliar with parking-protected bike lanes, also called […]

CicLAvia XII Open Thread: Viva the Valley!

By Joe Linton | Mar 23, 2015 | 33 Comments

With a winning formula that attracts tens of thousands of participants, spurred on by funding from Metro, Southern California open streets programs are not just for central and Downtown L.A. any more. Coming soon, inaugural ciclovías will take Long Beach and Pasadena. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Yesterday, CicLAvia opened Lankershim and Ventura Boulevards for nearly […]

CicLAvia – The Valley: Tips For Fun, Families, Getting There, and More

By Joe Linton | Mar 18, 2015 | 7 Comments

CicLAvia – The Valley takes place this Sunday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CicLAvia is L.A.’s open streets celebration – a free, fun, family-friendly festival – where streets are closed to cars to allow people on foot, skates, and bikes to take over. There are already a handful of great guides available online. […]

Eyes on the Street: North Hollywood Station Tunnel Construction

By Joe Linton | Mar 16, 2015 | 3 Comments

Last December, Streetsblog L.A. reported that construction had gotten underway for Metro’s new tunnel below Lankershim Boulevard. The $22 million North Hollywood Station Underpass will connect the Red Line subway with the Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit. Full details and diagrams at the earlier article. Visitors to this Sunday’s CicLAvia – The Valley will not be able […]

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