Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Pomona City’s First Bike and Pedestrian Plan Approved

By Joe Linton | Mar 5, 2014 | 3 Comments

The Pomona City Council was pretty busy last Monday night, March 3rd 2013. According to the Daily Bulletin, the council passed a General Plan amendment, a Corridors Specific Plan, an Active Transportation Plan (ATP), and a Green Plan. Pomona cyclists celebrated the passage of the Active Transportation Plan, a plan to make the city of Pomona […]

Locals Nominated for National Bike Advocacy Award

By Melanie Curry | Mar 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

Congratulations to Cynthia Rose, founder and director of Santa Monica Spoke, and Samantha Ollinger, Executive Director of BikeSD in San Diego. These two local activists are among the ten finalists for the 2014 Advocate of the Year Award to be given by the Alliance for Biking and Walking today. The award is for an individual […]

Editorial: Your Thoughts on L.A. Times “Roadshare” Series?

By Joe Linton | Feb 25, 2014 | 7 Comments

The L.A. Times has been running a series of opinion articles under the tag #RoadshareLA. The pieces are “an online exploration of the seemingly sudden arrival of cyclists as not just a cultural but a political force in California.” Yesterday #RoadshareLA concluded with a pair of videos showing what scares bicyclists and what concerns drivers. You […]

LADOT Announces 20 Miles of New Sharrows for 2014

By Joe Linton | Feb 21, 2014 | 11 Comments

Via an article published yesterday in the LADOT Bike Blog, the department announced that it would be adding “approximately 20 miles” of “new sharrows… over the course of the next year.” The article includes a spreadsheet listing of where these sharrows will be implemented. In case readers are unfamiliar with them, Sharrows are shared lane […]

Partnerships Offer Chance for New Riders to Join Ride 4 Love in Watts

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 14, 2014 | 2 Comments

I won’t be able to be at the Ride4Love in Watts this weekend, and I am more than a little bummed out about it. The Ride4Love is the East Side Riders‘ (ESRBC) biggest event of the year. Timed to fall around Valentine’s Day, it is a special event that the ESRBC has long used to […]

Spend the Sunday of Your Holiday Weekend at the Bicycle Commuter Festival

By Damien Newton | Jan 31, 2014 | No Comments

It’s been nearly four years since the “Streets Summit” called together many of the city and county’s leading bicycling advocates to discuss advocacy, safety, and how the Livable Streets Community can move forward. While the movement has made great strides in this time, I miss the camaraderie and fun an event similar to the 2010 […]

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