Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Sometimes a Bike Lane Isn’t Enough

By Damien Newton | May 8, 2009 | 6 Comments

This Fed-Ex Truck wasn’t the only thing we found in a bike lane. Yesterday, I had the distinct pleasure of riding with a handful of bike activists from around the city to the A.B. 766 press conference in Coldwater Canyon Park. I expected a pleasant ride to and from the park, after all most of […]

What’s Really Dangerous for Kids? Hint: It Has Four Wheels and a Tailpipe.

By Sarah Goodyear | May 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

Photo by pawpaw67 via Flickr. When she wrote a column for the New York Sun last year about letting her nine-year-old ride the subway on his own, Lenore Skenazy was pilloried by many as an irresponsible mom. She stuck to her guns, though, and started a blog dedicated to "sane parenting", advocating the idea that […]

Cyclists Pedal to Police Commission and Inspector General to Demand Equal Rights

By Damien Newton | Apr 28, 2009 | 3 Comments

Andres Tena, the cyclist hospitalized after being run down from behind by a hummer last week, testifies at the LA Police Commission Hearing as Chicken Leather films. For as long as I’ve been in Los Angeles, there has been a side bar on the Midnight Ridazz official website which reads: RIDAZZ SALUTE LAPD The Midnight […]

On Fountain and LaBrea, a Ghost Bike Appears

By Damien Newton | Apr 22, 2009 | 36 Comments

Yesterday morning, the sun rose on the corner of La Brea and Fountain to a new occupant on the street corner. A Ghost Bike had been erected by a group of bike activists to memorialize two pedestrians, one of whom may have been walking her bike across the street, who "lost their lives to a […]

Ad Nauseam: What Are You Implying, Chase?

By Matthew Roth | Apr 16, 2009 | 4 Comments

Photo by Matthew Roth Welcome to town Chase. I’m super impressed you have been reading Streetsblog San Francisco and made an ad that reflects some of the knowledge you’ve acquired here. This is obviously a shout out to the car-free community. Might the admen understand the incredible cost savings of ditching the car for a […]

Safe Streets Coalition: How About a Stimulus for Bike/Ped Projects?

By Damien Newton | Apr 15, 2009 | 3 Comments

The National Safe Routes to Schools Partnership wants stimuls funds for the Arroyo Seco Greenway. Image: La Cita Vida/Flickr As part of its share of the federal stimulus package, Caltrans was allocated $28 million for "Transportation Enhancements," a federal funding category that is home to bicycle, pedestrian, beautification and other road projects that aren’t widening […]

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