Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

On Bike/Ped. Count Day, Bonin Introduces Motion Demanding Better Bike/Ped Data from the City

By Damien Newton | | 3 Comments
During last year’s Park(ing) Day, City Council Members Jose Huizar and Jan Perry announced a city-wide parklet initiative. Following that lead, current Council Member Mike Bonin announced a new motion requiring better data collection after spending the morning volunteering with the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition/Los Angeles Walks counting bikes and walkers. “For too long, […]

Open Thread: LA Newspaper Group’s Summer of Cycling

By Ted Rogers | | 9 Comments
A couple months ago, the newspapers that make up the Los Angeles Newspaper Group declared that this would be the Summer of Cycling. For better or worse. The parent company of the Daily News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, et al, promised an in-depth look at bicycle culture, laws and customs, traffic enforcement […]

Welcome to “The Avenue Hollywood”, Another Anti-Pedestrian Project

By Alexander Friedman | | 14 Comments
Mixed-use developments are rising all over Los Angeles, particularly in Hollywood and West Hollywood. Some buildings look better than others, though sadly none show the classic architectural spark that once existed in the early 20th century. Nevertheless, most new projects aim for common goals: sustainability and improved pedestrian infrastructure. But not all mixed-use projects follow […]

MyFigueroa! Plan for LA’s First Protected Bike Lanes Clears Environmental Review

By Damien Newton | | 35 Comments
Yesterday, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning released the Final Environmental Impact Report for the South Figueroa Streetscape Project (MyFigueroa!). The $20 million MyFigueroa! Project will bring Los Angeles its first protected bike lanes and a transit-only lane while removing some street parking and mixed-use travel lanes. “As the first such protected bicycle facility […]
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