Recent Streetsblog LA posts about The Valley

Wilbur Road Diet Debate Reaches Its Conclusion, Again

By Damien Newton | Apr 8, 2011 | 4 Comments

The heated debate over the Wilbur Road diet is back in the news as Councilman Greig Smith has asked the LADOT to move forward with a compromise proposal that it presented to a joint meeting of the Northridge West and Porter Ranch Neighborhood Councils last month. The Council’s had sent representatives to a “Wilbur Working […]

Northridge South Neighborhood Council Considers Reseda Boulevard Bike Lanes

By Damien Newton | Mar 23, 2011 | 5 Comments

The LADOT is proposing to install bike lanes on both sides of Reseda Boulevard for a half mile, between Roscoe Boulevard and Parthenia Street. This gap closure project will connect existing bicycle lanes to the north and south on Reseda and is the last remaining gap in bicycle infrastructure. The Northridge South Neighborhood Council will […]

Against All Odds, the Wilbur Road Diet Is Staying (for Now)

By Damien Newton | Mar 16, 2011 | 36 Comments

For eight months now, the LADOT has been taking shots in the Valley over the a two mile road diet on Wilbur Avenue. Between Nordhoff and Chatsworth, Wilbur went from two lanes in both directions to one lane in each direction, a left turn lane, and bike lanes on both sides. Last night, representatives of […]

City Breaks Ground on West Valley River Bike Path

By Damien Newton | Mar 11, 2011 | 24 Comments

City Councilman Dennis Zine served as master of ceremonies at the groundbreaking for the West Valley Los Angeles River Bike Path yesterday. Construction has begun on this first phase of the path, a 2.2 mile stretch that extends from Vanalden Avenue to Corbin Avenue. The path won’t just be a stretch of concrete, but will […]

Two Camps Have Formed on Wilbur Ave. Road Diet, LADOT Compromise Plan Kept Under Wraps

By Damien Newton | Feb 22, 2011 | 21 Comments

Late last year, Councilman Greig Smith and the LADOT convened a four-part Wilbur Working Group to address the concerns created when the LADOT re-striped Wilbur Avenue last August. The “new” Wilbur features two mixed-use traffic lanes, two bike lanes, and a turning lane. The “old” Wilbur had four mixed-use traffic lanes. After three meetings of […]

LADOT Following Up on 2009 Promise, More Bike Lanes on Reseda, Rinaldi in the Valley

By Damien Newton | Jan 26, 2011 | 5 Comments

Yesterday, the LADOT Bike Blog announced two new bike lane projects that were completed in the Valley this weekend. On Rinaldi Street 1.3 miles of bike lanes were added over the weeked that closed a gap between two existing sets of lanes were completed for a continuous eight miles from Laurel Canyon Road to Mason […]

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