Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Who Teaches the Teachers?

By Damien Newton | Aug 5, 2009 | 8 Comments

Photo of a BID Bike crushed in a crosswalk sent after this story was first published by Stephen Box. Public Safety officials continually lecture cyclists about the need to follow not just the letter of the law, but also to follow proven safety tips to stay safe during their rides. However, during a recent trip […]

Greensters Wrap Film and Start a Revolution

By Stephen Box | Aug 4, 2009 | 1 Comment

This video is close captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing. Three weeks ago I asked the world for help in fulfilling Rebel Without A Car Production‘s commitment to producing a film sustainably. Our goal was to shoot locally and in partnership with the community. It all seemed so doable when we were brainstorming […]

Transit Coalition Backs Cyclists Right to Rail Cars

By Stephen Box | Jul 29, 2009 | 35 Comments

(Stephen Box has been leading the charge for a better bike plan on Metro trains than the "two bikes per car " rule that was proposed earlier this month. In this post he updates us on his efforts to build consensus for a better plan. Over the weekend he got a bevy of support from […]

Pasadena Thinking of Taking a Car-Lane for Bikes and Peds. at Rose Bowl

By Damien Newton | Jul 27, 2009 | 7 Comments

Pasadena proposes turning the Rose Bowl Circle which currently has two car lanes into one that is friendlier for cyclists, pedestrians and people that want to be outside. A couple of years ago, the City of Pasadena considered banning bicycles from what they’re now calling the "Rose Bowl Recreation Loop" because of the conflict being […]

Bicycle Coalition “Living the Dream” on 4th Street

By Damien Newton | Jul 24, 2009 | 3 Comments

A photo history of the efforts to make the 4th Street Bike Boulevard a reality. Recently the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition launched a series of local campaigns designed to highlight some "best practices" in bicycle design and planning. One of those campaigns focuses on re-engineering 4th Street as a Bike Boulevard in the Mid-Wilshire […]

iPhone Apps That Might Make Your Bike Ride Safer, Certainly More Fun

By Matthew Roth | Jul 22, 2009 | 3 Comments

Wired gives us a look at a number of bicycle-related applications for the iPhone, including Back Light, which allows you to tell cars following too closely on your back wheel exactly what you think they should do with themselves ("Stop!," of course). I’ll admit I would put a lot of other choice statements there, but […]

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