Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Three Things I Like About Bike Week, and Two Things I Don’t

By Joe Linton | May 14, 2014 | 9 Comments

It’s Bike Week Los Angeles! May 12th-18th, 2014. Already there has been a lot going on: a press conference, a new report, the annual Blessing of the Bicycles, and a guided ride this morning. Tomorrow will be Los Angeles County’s Bike to Work Day, which includes pit stops and free rides on Metro and various […]

Bike Week 2014 Kick-Off, LACBC Reports Bike Counts Are Up

By Joe Linton | May 12, 2014 | 3 Comments

Los Angeles’ Bike Week 2014 kicked off at a press event this morning at Union Station. Metro Deputy Chief Executive Officer Lindy Lee welcomed assembled cyclists and media. Lee expressed enthusiasm about Los Angeles’ bikeway facilities, now with “more miles than ever before.” She invited cyclists to take advantage of free rides on Metro bus and […]

Metro Extends Reach With Its New First Last Mile Strategic Plan

By Joe Linton | May 9, 2014 | 9 Comments

At its April 2014 meeting, the Metro board approved its First Last Mile Strategic Plan & Planning Guidelines. For readers unfamiliar with “first last mile” terminology, it’s planner-speak for looking at the portion of a transit trip between a transit stop and one’s final destination, most often a home or work place. Generally every transit trip […]

L.A. Councilmember O’Farrell Opens New Sunset Plaza Bike Repair Stand

By Joe Linton | Apr 28, 2014 | 1 Comment

This morning, Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell opened a new public bike repair stand. The repair stand is located at the Sunset Triangle Park Plaza. The Department of Transportation (LADOT) crews put the finishing touches on the installation while O’Farrell stood with LADOT and local business owners. An audience of a couple dozen supporters […]

Active Transportation Advocates Secure Fair Competition for State Funding

By Joe Linton | Apr 25, 2014 | No Comments

At yesterday’s Metro Board meeting, bike and walk activists won a small victory to ensure a fair process for projects seeking state funding. As SBLA reported earlier, federal changes resulted in Metro no longer receiving federal bike and pedestrian funding that Metro had granted to cities. Metro is looking to withdraw from about $90 million in […]

Eyes On The Street: Second Street Tunnel’s Semi-Protected Bikeway

By Joe Linton | Mar 20, 2014 | 20 Comments

Sahra Sulaiman, SBLA’s Communities Editor for Boyle Heights and South L.A. took this photo last Sunday, showing the flattened and missing pylons in the Second Street Tunnel in Downtown Los Angeles. This is Los Angeles’ first and only protected bikeway. Just last night, she spotted two cars that had collided parked in the westbound bike […]

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