Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Report from Last Week’s DTLA Bike Sting

By Carlos Morales | Mar 8, 2012 | 31 Comments

On Thursday, March 1, 2012, the LAPD Central Traffic Division deployed eight motorcycle officers to Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) in what was called a “Bike Lane Sting.” The LAPD’s mission was to educate and issue traffic citations to motorist, cyclist and pedestrians whose actions infringed on the rules of the road. The focus was on […]

Tour de Watts: Join us for an event to celebrate the launch of Streetsblog in South L.A.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 7, 2012 | No Comments

Join us from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Watts to celebrate the launch of Streetsblog in South L.A.! Please join us on March 17th for a tour of neighborhoods in Watts and Florence-Firestone with the East Side Riders in celebration of our South L.A. launch and their 3rd anniversary of serving the community. The […]

Santa Monica Debuts Two New Bikeway Designs

By Gary Kavanagh | Mar 6, 2012 | 15 Comments

Lately it seems like every week in Santa Monica there is something new happening that makes it easier and more pleasant to get around without a car. New sharrows there, a new bike lane here, bike racks popping up at shops all over town. New pedestrian oriented mixed use developments are going in several at […]

All Biked Up and Nowhere to Go: Four Boys in Florence-Firestone

By Sahra Sulaiman | Mar 1, 2012 | 37 Comments

FOUR BOYS WITH BIKES between the ages of 9 and 13 stand in a yard along Hooper St. in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood, looking warily at me as I pull up on my bike. Victor, a solid kid with a swipe of grease across his cheek, tightens his grip on a wrench as the others glance […]

Eyes on the Street: Film Team Blocks the Buffered Bike Lane

By Carlos Morales and Damien Newton | Mar 1, 2012 | 16 Comments

Following last week’s controversy about whether or not film crews can block bike lanes, specifically the green buffered bike lane in Downtown Los Angeles, you would think the film industry would have paid enough attention to try to actually follow the law. You would be wrong. Streetsblog contributor Carlos Morales snapped this picture earlier this […]

It’s Take Two for “Give Me 3” in Sacramento

By Damien Newton | Feb 28, 2012 | 1 Comment

On October 7th, Governor Jerry Brown shocked the California cycling community and snubbed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and bill sponsor Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) when he vetoed Senate Bill 910, a proposed law that would have required motorists to give cyclists a three foot buffer when passing. However, proponents of the “Give Me 3″ bill are […]

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