Recent Streetsblog LA posts about bike lanes

The Case of the Vanishing Venice Blvd. Bike Lanes

By Damien Newton | Jan 6, 2012 | 3 Comments

Over the break, Josef Bray-Ali, of Bike Oven and Flying Pigeon Bike Shop fame, was bicycling on Venice Boulevard when he noticed something odd. The bike lanes vanished on the north side of the road well before the usual terminus at Crenshaw Boulevard. Furious, Bray-Ali took to the Internet to excorciate the city and Mid-Town […]

Cyclists Weigh in on Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Dec 19, 2011 | 1 Comment

The poor Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane. The first “outside the box” bike project in Los Angeles has come under fire from just about everyone for the peeling paint and tire tracks that dominate a portion of the lane. Even Midnight Ridazz hosts a thread entitled, “Green Lanes Are a Joke,” although opinions ont […]

LADOT: Of Course We’re Going to Patch the Spring Street Green Lane

By Damien Newton | Nov 28, 2011 | 3 Comments

One week ago, LADOT and city politicians opened the Spring Street Green Buffered Bike Lane to a flock of media and the appreciative roar of the L.A.’s cycling community. One week later, cheers have turned to grumbling as the green paint has dissolved in areas, gotten blotchy in others and basially looks like Long Beach’s […]

LADOT Reveals Designs for Spring Street Buffered Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Nov 16, 2011 | 11 Comments

Via the LADOT Bike Blog comes a first look at the Spring Street Buffered Bike Lanes planned for Downtown Los Angeles. Having spent some time this weekend on the “bike paths” on 3rd and Broadway in Downtown Long Beach this weekend, I can’t tell you what a difference a buffer makes. Even though these lanes […]

USC Gets a Village, Jefferson Boulevard Gets a Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Nov 1, 2011 | 9 Comments

The Village at USC, a 5.23 million square foot mixed use development being programmed by the University of Southern California, is back in the news. Yesterday, Blog Downtown examined how the retail plans for the project could impact the Downtown. But the project could also have a major impact on the car parking in the […]

Buffered Green-Painted Bike Lane Coming Soon to Spring Street in DTLA

By Brigham Yen | Oct 28, 2011 | 10 Comments

(I was on the road yesterday and missed the big announcement of L.A.’s first buffered bike lane coming this December. Streetsblog contributor Brigham Yen caught the news first and announced it on his personal blog at BrighamYen.com – DN) Valerie Watson, the At-Large Director of DLANC (Downtown LA Neighborhood Council), who has been heavily involved […]

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