Recent Streetsblog LA posts about West LA

Is Extending South Bay Bike Path Worth a Debate? LADOT, NIMBY’s Say No.

By Damien Newton | Feb 1, 2011 | 14 Comments

For Jim Kennedy, the matter is a simple one. The South Bay Beach Bicycle Path is a unique public resource, and cyclists shouldn’t be forced to take a detour down Washington Boulevard in to Marina del Rey when they hit the Venice Pier to keep riding on it. However, nothing is that simple when it […]

(Updated: Item Moved to Next Wed. 2/2) This Week’s Big Transit Meeting: City Council Debates Wilshire BOL on Friday

By Damien Newton | Jan 26, 2011 | 3 Comments

(Update 4:04 P.M.: I just got the following message from Council Man Rosendahl’s Office. We’re cheered to know he’s doing well, and wish him a speedy return. FYI Bill is doing fine but still recovering from surgery. He will not be in for the remainder of the week so we have continued the Wilshire BRT […]

Cheviot Hills Homeowners Preemptively Declare Victory Obstructing Expo Bike Path

By Damien Newton | Jan 25, 2011 | 10 Comments

A recent article in the newsletter for the Cheviot Hills Homeowners Association provides an amazing example of how two people’s viewpoints, and rhetoric, can present two different stories. When I first read the article from CHHA, I actually didn’t recognize that it was coverage of the same story I wrote back in September of 2010. […]

Debate on Main Street Road Diet Proposal Takes Unexpected Turn

By Damien Newton | Jan 20, 2011 | 49 Comments

After experiencing a community backlash over the Wilbur Avenue road diet and bike lanes project in the Valley, LADOT developed an improved outreach plan for a proposed road diet for Main Street in Venice. The project would mirror the road configuration on Main Street in Santa Monica, and in the words of the LADOT would […]

A Road Diet for Main Street in Venice? Bike Coalition, LADOT Make the Case Tonight

By Damien Newton | Jan 18, 2011 | 17 Comments

Cyclists riding South on Main Street in Santa Monica are “welcomed” to the City of Los Angeles by a bike lane that disappears at the city border. For no other reason than switching sides of a political boundary, cyclists who were riding in a bike lane in Santa Monica are moved in to the rest […]

Venice Neighborhood Council Board Meeting: Main Street Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Jan 15, 2011 | No Comments

If you live in the Venice area and want to learn more about the project to make Main Street from Navy to Windward Circle, please attend the Venice Neighborhood Council Meeting this coming Tuesday. LADOT and Councilmember Rosendahl’s staff will be on hand to present on this project. LACBC will also be there to offer […]

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