Recent Streetsblog LA posts about bike lanes

Rorschach Test: What Do You See When You Look at this Photo?

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 29, 2013 | 16 Comments

Well, what do you see? I’m guessing your answer will run along the lines of “a need for education.” But who exactly needs to be educated? Think for a second. How many times have you seen a cyclist pedaling happily along a crowded sidewalk, completely uninterested in riding in the wide-open bike lane a few […]

Blocking bike lanes in Santa Monica and Putting Bike Riders at Risk

By Ted Rogers | Jan 10, 2013 | 11 Comments

A week or so back, I was riding eastbound on San Vicente Blvd in Santa Monica, a block or two above Ocean Ave. It’s my usual route home after biking to the beach; drivers seem familiar with the bike lanes there, and, for the most part, seem to respect and stay out of them. Except […]

Bikelash on Motor Avenue Bike Lanes? Palms Neighborhood Council, Koretz Will Get an Earful Tonight

By Damien Newton | Nov 7, 2012 | 13 Comments

Amidst all the election news comes word that there is a small Bikelash brewing on the Westside from residents worried that the diet is creating spillover traffic jams on other local streets. The good news is that the proposed solutions seem to be about improving traffic calming measures on the streets parallel to Motor Avenue. […]

Westside’s Motor Avenue Gets Road Diet and Bike Lanes

By Damien Newton | Oct 25, 2012 | 14 Comments

The buzz started on Monday: an alert reader (and Wilshire bike commute champion) notified Streetsblog that the sharrows on Motor Avenue disappeared between Venice Boulevard and National Boulevard, a three quarter mile stretch of mixed residential and commercial development, during a recent repaving. Nonetheless, the mood was optimistic. Initial road striping after the repave hinted […]

What to Do When the LAPD Is Parked in a Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Sep 11, 2012 | 3 Comments

Regardless of one’s feelings of the LAPD, it’s hard to argue that they’re not trying to become a more bike friendly law enforcement agency in recent years. From actively supporting group bike rides, to new internal policies and training regarding cyclists and cycling rights and even occasionally appearing at public hearings to testify in favor […]

The Changing Face of Downtown for Cyclists

By Veronica Hernandez | Aug 30, 2012 | 10 Comments

In 2011, the City of Los Angeles passed a new Bike Plan which included a “5 year bike network implementation plan.” The implementation plan focued on a handful of “core” areas to focus the bulk of the new bike facilities. One of those areas is Downtown Los Angeles. A year and a half later, checks […]

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