Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

City Council Public Safety Committee Blows Easy Chance to Support Cyclists

By Damien Newton | Jan 11, 2010 | 4 Comments

Go ahead, harass away. Photo: Slippy Jenkins/Flickr Earlier today City Council Transportation Committee Chair Bill Rosendahl’s legislation requiring the City Attorney to draft "anti-harassment" ordinance protecting cyclists and pedestrians was heard by the City Council Public Safety Committee. The passage of Rosendahl’s motion, which doesn’t tie the Council to the final ordinance in any way, […]

Facebook Refuses to Remove Group Promoting Anti-Cyclist Violence

By Matthew Roth | Jan 11, 2010 | 8 Comments

Screenshot from the Facebook group promoting dooring, among other acts that injure cyclists. A number of Streetsblog readers have noticed a particularly loathsome group that has sprouted up on Facebook and has a legion of fans. As of this writing, more than 32,000 people are fans of "There’s a perfectly good bike path right next […]

Breaking News: “Road Rage” Dr. Christopher Thompson Gets Five Years

By Damien Newton | Jan 8, 2010 | 83 Comments

The image that strated it all. For more images of the crash, visit the original Streetsblog story. Reporting live from the courthouse, Danny Jimenez, aka DJ Wheels, reports that the defense’s motion for probation was denied in the case of the Mandeville Canyon Road Rage Doctor. Dr. Christopher Thompson will receive five years in jail […]

Hit-and-Run Bike Crash on Second Street Leaves Community Activist Hospitalized

By Damien Newton | Jan 6, 2010 | 54 Comments

Photo: Ross Hirsch Cyclist Ross Hirsch reports on a hit and run bike crash in the Downtown. I did not witness the incident, but biked up to it just after the paramedics arrived and were in the process of putting the victim onto a stretcher. He appeared calm and coherent, but told me he couldn’t […]

The Case Against Bike Paths

By Enci Box | Jan 5, 2010 | 51 Comments

(Anyone who was at last December’s Bike Meeting in City Hall witnessed a mini-shouting match between Enci Box and Councilman Tom LaBonge over whether or not there are "bike facilities" in LaBonge’s district. Enci contends that a bike path is not a real facility, and she elaborates and explains that point here. – DN) Cyclists […]

LADOT: We’re Too Poor to Staff Bike Advisory Committee Meetings

By Damien Newton | Jan 5, 2010 | 10 Comments

The Bicycle Advisory Committee, on the dais. Photo: Ciclavia As budget cuts hit agencies across the city, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation continues to make cuts by retreating from its already lacking commitment to public outreach. In a letter addressed to Bicycle Advisory Committee Chair Glenn Bailey LADOT General Manager Rita Robinson informs the […]

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