Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycle Boulevards

The 4SBB, Homeowner’s Groups and How to Avoid a Bikelash

By Damien Newton | Oct 5, 2011 | 12 Comments

(The LACBC’s 4th Street Campaign has an open meeting tonight at the Halal Indian restaurant at 4th and Highland at 7:00 P.M. Just got word that the location has moved to Larchmont Bungalow, 107 Larchmont Blvd. Sorry for the last minute change.) As a city that has for so long embraced car culture in its […]

Long Beach’s Leap Towards Livability Part III

By Damien Newton | Aug 18, 2011 | 6 Comments

(If you’re not familiar with the infrastructure innovations in Long Beach, you should read this article first. In 2009, Joe Linton wrote a two part series on Long Beach’s “Leap Towards Livability.” Today and tomorrow’s stories are both part of our Annenberg School of Journalism Public Health Fellowship and a continuation of that series.) Sometimes, […]

City Council Gives Unanimous Nod to New Bike Plan

By Damien Newton | Mar 1, 2011 | 56 Comments

It’s all over but the signing. And that’s scheduled for tomorrow. By a 12-0 vote, the Los Angeles City Council approved the Bike Plan sending it to the Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s desk for a signature. The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition and Villaraigosa have already announced the signing will take place tomorrow on the steps […]

A Photo Tour of Long Beach’s Vista Street Bike Boulevard

By Drew Reed | Sep 14, 2010 | 12 Comments

And now for a quick photographic update from the one bicycle project you’ve all been waiting to hear about: Long Beach’s new bike boulevard on Vista Street. There have been a few hangups along the way; additional money needed to be allocated to remove unwanted concrete from under the street, and apparently the painters had […]

Bike Boulevards: The SLO Solution

By Drew Reed | Feb 5, 2010 | 9 Comments

For an image from a differnt angle, click on after the jump. Photo: Drew Reed (editor’s note: Welcome our newest guest blogger, live from Long Beach, Drew Reed. Reed is a writer, film editor, and cycling activist based in Long Beach. He blogs about cycling issues in Long Beach and the greater LA area at […]