Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Hummer Hits Bike, LAPD and City Attorney Worry About Hummer

By Damien Newton | Jun 24, 2009 | 20 Comments

The LAPD testified that this hummer had full license plates at today’s hearing. Where they intentionally lieing, or hadn’t the officer looked at the pictures that had been submitted? Photo: Luis On April 24, a gentleman and his family were driving around Downtown Los Angeles in a hummer when a crazed cyclist rammed the back […]

Battle of the Bike Safety P.S.A.’s: LADOT vs NYCDOT

By Damien Newton | Jun 22, 2009 | 15 Comments

Even without the taglines at the top of the video, I’m guessing that you could figure out which city’s P.S.A.’s were a strident warning to drivers to pay attention or they’re going to kill someone and which city’s compared cyclists to insects. Over at NYC Streetsblog, Brad Aaron notes that these new advertisements "don’t flinch" […]

Early Wednesday Morning, Transportation Committee Has Full Bike Agenda

By Damien Newton | Jun 12, 2009 | 7 Comments

City Council Meeting packed with Cyclists on May Day, 2009. Photo: Dr. Alex Thompson The City Council Transportation Committee has re-scheduled the "bike themed" meeting that was postponed from mid-May for next Wednesday, June 17, at 8:00 A.M. in room 1050. There is a clear tier to the agenda. The "big ticket" items include a […]

In New York, More Proof of Safety in Numbers for Cyclists

By Ben Fried | Jun 5, 2009 | No Comments

The city’s expanding bike network is paying dividends — boosting the level of cycling and making streets safer in the process. Snagged from the latest issue of TA’s StreetBeat, this graph is a great illustration of the "safety in numbers" effect identified by researcher Peter Jacobsen in a landmark 2003 paper published in Injury Prevention. […]

Cyclists and Pedestrians Looking for a Champion

By Damien Newton | Jun 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

Photo of bicycle after its rider was killed by an LADWP truck via the Daily News. As we approach the summer season, a time when streets are more filled with people NOT in a car, and the number of crashes involving cyclists and pedestrians continues to grow; now would be the perfect time for some […]

LA’s DIY Bike Culture Featured in Bicycling Magazine

By Damien Newton | May 29, 2009 | 5 Comments

This is the cover of the one you want to buy. The Los Angeles bicycling scene has always demonstrated a "Do It Yourself" mentality from a thriving group ride scene exemplified by the Midnight Ridazz to the trio of bicycle co-ops sprinkled around Los Angeles. Now the collective DIYness of our bike scene is taking […]

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