Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Healthy Kids Zone: Schools at the Center of Healthy Communities

By Malcolm Carson and Naomi Iwasaki | May 22, 2015 | No Comments

Bike Month is here and rides and panels are in abundance. Though the anchor of the month is Bike to Work Day, let’s make some room for the youth and talk a bit about why so many kids don’t ride their bikes to school anymore. A myriad of environmental factors can affect a student’s experience […]

Stalin, Hugo, and an apprentice at the Watts Cyclery keep Watts moving for as little money as possible. Their adult customers cycle out of necessity and can often barely afford to keep their bikes moving. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

How a More Inclusive Bike Week Can Help Move Us Toward “Bike Life”

By Sahra Sulaiman | May 15, 2015 | 2 Comments

“I can honestly say my faith in humanity has been restored today,” Joey said Wednesday as we popped his back tire back on his bike and I packed up my patch kit. “If I ever see you in the street again, I promise I’ll pay you back somehow.” His declaration was quite sincere. He was […]

Coalition Calls For 10 Percent of Future L.A. Sales Tax To Go To Walk-Bike

By Joe Linton | May 14, 2015 | 1 Comment

There is a new twist in the path to a 2016 Los Angeles County transportation sales tax measure, tentatively being called “Measure R2.” Investing in Place, a new policy-based organization that has examined transportation sales taxes throughout the state, just held its own conference with a coalition of more than thirty community based partner organizations. The purpose of the […]

Bike To Work Day Is Tomorrow – Fun OCTA Videos

By Joe Linton | May 13, 2015 | 1 Comment

Tomorrow, Thursday, is Bike to Work Day, part of Bike Week L.A. L.A. Cyclists ride free tomorrow on all Metro buses and trains. Other municipal buses, LADOT Commuter Express, Big Blue Bus, Foothill Transit, etc., are also offering free rides to cyclists. Bring your bike for free rides on Metrolink trains all week. There are […]

Bike Week: Blessing Bikes, Talking Bikes, Bike Videos

By Joe Linton | May 12, 2015 | 3 Comments

There are lots of #BikeWeekLA events going on this week — way too many for our meager cadre of Streetsblog Los Angeles writers to attend. We did make it to a few events so far: the kick-off press conference, a panel, and a blessing. Good Samaritan’s 2015 Blessing of the Bicycles This morning Good Samaritan Hospital hosted […]

A Tale of Two Future Bridges: New Bike/Ped Crossing on L.A. River, Fewer Sidewalks on Glendale-Hyperion

By Damien Newton | May 12, 2015 | 16 Comments

It was sort of a surreal moment. Even as Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell stood at the podium discussing the benefits of a planned new bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the L.A. River, the Bureau of Public Works released its recommendation (PDF) that the new Glendale-Hyperion Bridge would actually have fewer feet devoted to […]

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