Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Second Steps: The Riverdale-Maple Greenway Will Connect Parks In Glendale

By Damien Newton | Sep 9, 2011 | 4 Comments

As part of every Policies for Livable Active Communities and the Environment (PLACE) Grants awarded by L.A. County Department of Public Health in 2008, each community had to complete a sample project that demonstrated the types of street improvements that could spread throughout their city as a result of improved planning. The City of Culver […]

As Leg. Season Closes for Now, a Review of the Season

By Damien Newton | Sep 9, 2011 | 4 Comments

While most California cyclists are thrilled that the Senate and Assembly agree that car drivers should give cyclists a three foot berth when speeding past them, the legislative session in Sacramento was mostly positive, but still somewhat mixed. As the Senate and Assembly prepare to go into recess, here’s where many important pieces of legislation […]

The Embedded Activist

By Damien Newton | Sep 8, 2011 | 2 Comments

There’s always a risk when an advocate is hired by a government agency. Will the advocate “go native” and be an ineffective agent of change? Will the advocate ever be able to shake his reputation of being “just” an advocate? When the City of Glendale and the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition submitted a joint […]

Public Health Student Stephanie Hopp: With a Growing Effort Toward Safe Routes to Schools, Why Not Safe Routes to Universities?

By Stephanie Hopp | Sep 8, 2011 | 10 Comments

Stephanie Hopp is a fourth year student at Union College studying Biology, Environmental Science and Spanish. She is actively involved in biking, health, and environmental protection and plans to pursue a Masters in Public Health following her undergraduate education. With gas prices reaching nearly five dollars per gallon and university tuitions on the rise, getting to and around school […]

Glendale Invests in Safe and Healthy Streets for a Safe and Healthy Future

By Damien Newton | Sep 7, 2011 | 5 Comments

This week’s series on the grants from the L.A. County Department of Public Health’s Policies for Livable and Active Communities and Environments (PLACE) Grants focuses on Glendale and their groundbreaking Safe and Healthy Streets Plan. Glendale’s grant was different than most because it wasn’t the city that was actually awarded the grant, but the Los […]

The Saga Continues: Push for Bike Safety on the PCH Inches Forward

By Hans Laetz | Sep 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

Bicyclists in Malibu, and bicyclists who drive here to ride on Pacific Coast Highway, have reason to be cautiously optimistic about a few recent developments. Tempers at City Hall are cooler, the cops’ attitudes on PCH have changed subtly, and there is some progress to report on safety improvements. But watch out! Last year, we had […]

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