Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

LADOT Stripes Half-Mile of Reseda Bike Lanes

By Joe Linton | Sep 28, 2009 | 7 Comments

Photo: Joe Linton New bike lanes are in use on Reseda Boulevard. L.A. StreetsBlog readers will remember that these lanes were approved in the city of Los Angeles’ 1996 bike plan, but weren’t implemented due to conflicting Department of Transportation (LADOT) plans for additional peak-hour car lanes. When the peak-hour lanes plan faced opposition, LADOT […]

LAPD Training USC Security That “Biking in Crosswalks” Is Illegal

By Damien Newton | Sep 23, 2009 | 36 Comments

A cyclist flaunts her violation of a non-existant law. Photo: Katherine Hitt/Flickr h/t to reader Jass. The Daily Trojan reports that the LAPD and USC Campus Security are teaming up to more effectively enforce the law that prohibits cyclists from crossing the street while riding. What the article misses, and what the LAPD sometimes seems […]

Senate R’s Attempts to Strip Bike/Ped Requirment Dies on Senate Floor

By Elana Schor | Sep 16, 2009 | No Comments

Sen. Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) attempt to curb federal investment in bicycle and pedestrian paths, as well as other "transportation enhancements," was defeated on the Senate floor today — but it managed to pick up two unlikely Democratic supporters in the process. A college-age Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), with her father at right. (Photo: Klobuchar for […]

Chicago Police Say It Loud: Bikes Belong

By Damien Newton | Sep 10, 2009 | 10 Comments

Traffic Enforcement for Bicyclist Safety from Chicago Bicycle Program on Vimeo. This amazing video, via Chicago Bicycle Advocate, was produced for the Chicago Police Department to educate drivers, cyclists and officers on traffic laws pertaining to bikes. Given that the LAPD is revising its teaching methods for how it enforces traffic laws on cyclists this […]

With the Fires Affecting Air Quality, Bike Safely Out There

By Damien Newton | Sep 2, 2009 | 6 Comments

Photo: Times On Monday, reader M asked for some advice while traveling outside. While some readers stepped up with some good advice, I asked some of our local bike safety experts for their advice. A couple of people took up the challenge, and in particular Shay Sanchez, the co-founder and program director of Cyclists Inciting […]

Santa Clarita Puts Down Bike Lanes, Some Residents Not Happy

By Damien Newton | Aug 27, 2009 | 11 Comments

The bike lane looks good to me. Video via SCV Talk In June of 2008, the City of Santa Clarita passed a Non-Motorized Transportation Plan, basically a Bike Master Plan and Pedestrian Master Plan rolled into one document, by a 5-0 vote. Cyclists were happy, pedestrians were happy and city staff was able to take […]

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