Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Nightingale Middle School Students Ask for Safer Streets for Bikes

By Damien Newton | Apr 16, 2012 | 10 Comments

Dream It. Design It. Do It. The 3 D’s are the ethos of the D3 Lab of Nightingale Middle School in Cypress Park in Northeast Los Angeles. The program is designed to help students learn to create change in their community. Recently, the students waded into the world of bike advocacy in a campaign to […]

LAPD: Susanna Schick Fell Off Her Bicycle

By Damien Newton | Apr 11, 2012 | 18 Comments

(Friends of Susana’s have set up a ChipIn account to collect funds to help with medical bills. You can donate, here.) From the people that brought you “Andres Tena backed into a hummer and was propelled over his handlebars” and “a woman who plowed into a group of thirty cyclists committed no crime” comes another soon […]

First Look at Farmer’s Field Traffic EIR: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

By Damien Newton | Apr 5, 2012 | 13 Comments

Earlier today, AEG announced the completion of the first draft of environmental documents for Farmers Field, the proposed football stadium for Downtown Los Angeles. The document, available on City Planning’s website, is a mammoth 10,000 pages and the ceremonial handing over of the documents to the city at today’s event involved 13 overflowing three ring […]

Riding with the Real Rydaz: Planning for a July Tour of South L.A.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 3, 2012 | 5 Comments

Although a few state parks will close on July 1, Shuntain Thomas, the Real Rydaz, and We Are Responsible People (WARP) want you to know that the streets of South Los Angeles will be open for riding. Beginning at 10 A.M. on Sunday, July 1, at Exposition Park, Thomas, the Rydaz and WARP will lead a […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Detectors Appear on 4th Street

By Damien Newton | Mar 19, 2012 | 13 Comments

Over the weekend, Bike Commute News’ Joe Anthony snapped this picture of brand new bike detectors for intersections on 4th Street between Mid-Town and Downtown Los Angeles. 4th Street has long been an important corridor for cyclists seeking to access Downtown Los Angeles from points west, but local opposition has stalled some of the more […]

Department of DIY Strikes Again: “Except Bikes” Signs Appear on the Westside

By Damien Newton | Mar 13, 2012 | 11 Comments

A new series of D.I.Y. signage is popping up around the Westside. The new “except bikes” signs remind road users that the street side parking restrictions don’t apply to sidewalk parking for cyclists. It’s not just a thumb in the eyes to drivers, but a reminder that if you choose to leave the car at […]

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