Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Bike Talk: What Bike Advocacy Needs to Understand about South Central

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 18, 2016 | 24 Comments

“What is the situation in South L.A.?” is the question Colin Bogart, Education Director at the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition, posed to launch our discussion of the removal of a 7.2 mile bike lane planned for Central Avenue from the Mobility Plan 2035. Both Malcolm Harris, Director of Programs and Organizing from TRUST South L.A., and […]

Ad Nauseum: Energizer Batteries Turn Drab Bikes Into Colorful Motorcycles

By Joe Linton | Jul 13, 2016 | 2 Comments

Energizer batteries are trying to appeal to consumer ecological consciences by “taking worn out batteries and making them into something strong” in the company’s new EcoAdvanced battery line. What better way to be ecological than to appeal to urban cyclists? In the above commercial, the Energizer Bunny helps out tired riders by turning their bicycles into […]

Filed Under: “Do You Need a Patch?”

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 1, 2016 | 12 Comments

Six months ago he had been hit by a car on Rodeo Road, the young man told me. He was laid up for seventeen days. Now he had a metal rod in his back. It wasn’t a story that made the news. And it wasn’t a hit-and-run – the driver actually stopped to help the […]

How Can L.A. Sheriffs Support Buses and Bikes Sharing Bus-Only Lanes?

By Joe Linton | Jun 3, 2016 | 38 Comments

On bus-only lane signage in Los Angeles, there is a little two-word section at the bottom that reads, “BIKES OK.” Except when they’re not. On May 24, bicycle commuter Mike MacDonald was riding in the “BIKES OK” peak-hour Wilshire Boulevard bus lanes. As he often does, MacDonald was recording his ride. He was cautioned by […]

Metro Not Quite Ready for First/Last Mile Funding for Purple Line Phase 2

By Joe Linton | May 26, 2016 | No Comments

Just when the Metro board was on the verge of adopting a policy to incorporate first/last mile, including bike and walk, connections into “the planning, design, and construction of all [Metro] transit projects,” Metro staff postponed including first/last mile connections to the second phase of Purple Line subway expansion. The issue before the board was Metro’s […]

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