Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Unpacking the Numbers: Measuring Success One Rider at a Time

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 18, 2012 | 2 Comments

If I were in the market for a grant and told the funder that the distribution of hundreds of flyers via face-to-face conversations with area residents had resulted in the appearance of exactly one participant at our event, and that I counted that as a wild success, I’m guessing they would consider me insane. It […]

Separated Bike Lanes on South Fig? LADOT Presentation Hints at Future Project

By Damien Newton | Jun 15, 2012 | 18 Comments

In January 2011, consultants for the South Figueroa Corridor Project unveiled three different visions for the soon-to-be Living Street. The visions were labeled “Good,” “Better,” and “Best.” A recent presentation to Caltrans, made available on their website, shows current thinking on the legacy project from the project team and the new lead agency, LADOT. There’s […]

Grab Your Kid, Grab Your Bike…and Ride With Us On Father’s Day

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 15, 2012 | No Comments

They’re ba-ack… The folks behind Ride South L.A. have teamed up again with the East Side Riders (ESR) and T.R.U.S.T. South L.A. to help you tour the Florence-Firestone and Watts areas using the crowd-sourced map created from a ride earlier this year. Riders will meet at Augustus Hawkins Natural Park at 10 a.m. on June […]

Los Ryderz Take a Spin Through the Neighborhood

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 12, 2012 | 11 Comments

When I rolled up to YO! Watts just after 10 a.m. on Saturday, I was ecstatic to see girls on bikes. Lots of them. It isn’t that girls don’t ride. They do, as some of these girls assured me. However, girls appear to be doing less recreational riding than boys do at the same age, […]

Ready to Join the Fight for Safe Streets in Your Community?

By Damien Newton | Jun 12, 2012 | 2 Comments

Following up on the success of the 12th Annual River Ride, and the ongoing success of its regional partnership program; the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition looks to recruit local Livable Streets advocates to fight for safe streets in their communities. The new Neighborhood Bike Ambassador program seeks to educate and empower cyclists to fight […]

Downtown L.A. Neighborhood Council Hosts Forum on Building a Bike Network

By Damien Newton | May 30, 2012 | 2 Comments

Maybe you haven’t noticed. Maybe you don’t go Downtown often enough. Or maybe the coverage of what seems to be dozens of small projects hasn’t made the impact it should have. Heck, maybe Streetsblog hasn’t done a good enough job of covering it, but slowly and surely Downtown Los Angeles is building a working bike […]

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