Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Do You Schluff Enough?

By Ben Fried | Mar 16, 2009 | 3 Comments

Robert Sullivan, author of a recent biking etiquette piece in the New York Times that sparked some heated discussion in the comments section of New York Streetsblog, presents this video introducing the concept of "schluffing." He says the word is meant to evoke "a kind of sleepy riding" not to be confused with schlepping, which […]

Bike Summit Panel: Safety in the Inner City

By Damien Newton | Mar 13, 2009 | 1 Comment

Thanks Again Josef Bray Ali and DJ Chicken Leather (editor’s note: I’m told to expect more of these videos from the Bike Summit and as they are finnished, I’ll post them here at Streetsblog.) My favorite panel from last week’s Bike Summit, "Bike Safety in the Inner City," featured a group I’d never heard of, […]

LaHood to Bike Advocates: U.S. DOT Will Be Your “Full Partner”

By Ben Fried | Mar 11, 2009 | 4 Comments

BikePortland‘s Jonathan Maus is down in D.C. today for the National Bike Summit, where Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gave the opening address this morning. From Maus’s recap: Photo: Jonathan Maus At the outset of his remarks, he said, “I want all of you to know you have a full partner at the US DOT in […]

If You Want to Know Bike Laws, Don’t Ask the California Highway Patrol

By Damien Newton | Mar 6, 2009 | 33 Comments

Yesterday, regular reader and MetroRider Calwatch sent me a story from the Daily Bulletin that quoted a member of the California Highway Patrol that bike riding two abreast is always illegal. The worst part of the article was that the CHP initially said that two abreast riding is legal in certain circumstances but then the […]

DIY Bike Route

By Gideon Shapiro | Mar 3, 2009 | 2 Comments

A photo simulation of Contrail in action. Image: Jessi Pervola and Studio Gelardi. Ever wonder which paths cyclists naturally take through the city? Not satisfied with the location or extent of designated bike lanes? Feel like other street users are quick to dismiss the presence of cyclists? "Contrail" is a design concept that enables cyclists […]

Streetsblog Election Guide

By Damien Newton | Mar 2, 2009 | 9 Comments

Tomorrow, millions of Angelenos will take to the polls for L.A.’s 2009 Municipal Elections. Truthfully, the most exciting races are the ones for Comptroller and City Attorney, with the Mayoral and most City Council races all but decided. However, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be prepared to go to the polls and vote tomorrow. There […]

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