Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Northeast Los Angeles' new Riverside Drive Bridge includes a protected bike-walk path. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

NELA’s Outsized New Riverside-Figueroa Bridge Speeds Car Traffic

By Joe Linton | Feb 3, 2017 | 19 Comments

The city of L.A. opened its new Riverside Drive Bridge, featuring a protected bikeway and roundabout. The project was praised for safety improvements, but the oversized project is really about moving more cars even faster.

New Heliotrope Drive bike lanes. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: New Heliotrope Dr Bike Lanes in East Hollywood

By Joe Linton | Feb 2, 2017 | No Comments

There are bike lanes on a 0.3-mile stretch of Heliotrope Drive between Melrose and Rosewood.

Pasadena's planned Union Street Cycle Track is among 21 L.A. County bike/ped projects to receive CA ATP funding. Images via Pasadena DOT

21 L.A. County Ped/Bike Projects To Receive CA ATP Grants

By Joe Linton | Jan 23, 2017 | 1 Comment

Thirteen bicycle and pedestrian projects have been funded by the California Active Transportation Program (ATP) and eight additional projects are planned for approval by Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) on February 2.

Santa Monica tomorrow will join the ranks of cities using real-time information to encourage biking.

Santa Monica To Open Real-Time Bike Traffic Counter on Main Street

By Jason Islas | Dec 20, 2016 | 1 Comment

Santa Monica tomorrow will join the ranks of cities using real-time information to encourage biking, through installation of an automated bike counter located at Main Street just south of Colorado Avenue. The official ribbon cutting will be tomorrow-Wednesday at noon.

Cyclists are riding the nearly complete bike lanes on Fletcher Drive. All photos: Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

New Road Diet Bike Lanes Striped On Northeast L.A.’s Fletcher Drive

By Joe Linton | Dec 19, 2016 | 7 Comments

The city of L.A. has nearly completed 0.8 miles of new road diet bike lane on Fletcher Drive, extending from San Fernando Road to Eagle Rock Boulevard. The lanes contribute to fairly strong bikeway network in northeast L.A.

Los Angeles' newest protected bike lane - on Van Nuys Blvd in Pacoima

Pacoima’s Van Nuys Blvd Celebrates L.A.’s Newest Protected Bikeway

By Joe Linton | Dec 16, 2016 | 5 Comments

This morning, Pacoima celebrated the city of Los Angeles' newest protected bike lanes on Van Nuys Blvd. The Van Nuys parking-protected bike lane extends 0.8-miles from Laurel Canyon Boulevard to San Fernando Road. This is the city's fourth protected bike lane facility, and the first in a predominantly low-income Latino community.

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