Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Media Commentary: LADN Editorial Plays Up Bicyclists Vs. Drivers — What’s the Point?

By Carter Rubin | Jul 29, 2011 | 3 Comments

Editor’s Note: On Wednesday, the Daily News published an editorial that acknowledged that riding a bicycle in Los Angeles is dangerous and that cyclists are harassed on the road, but that Los Angeles’ recently passed anti-harassment ordinance was a “missed opportunity to create more harmony on our roads.” Carter Rubin responded in their comments section, […]

For Bill Rosendahl, It Was Just Like Riding a Bicycle

By Damien Newton | Jul 28, 2011 | 3 Comments

(Video by Rob Adams. The whole project was made possible thanks to a generous grant from the David Bohnett Foundation.) I have to admit, when City Council Transportation Committee Chair Bill Rosendahl’s office first approached us about the Councilman taking a bike safety class, my first thought was “this will be hilarious.” Despite being a […]

Looking at Bike Progress in L.A., from the View of a Journalist

By Angelika Sjostrom | Jul 27, 2011 | 1 Comment

(Angelika Sjostrom is a senior at California State University Northridge where she studies journalism. A recreational bike rider, doing research for the story has inspired a budding interest in cycling culture. Angelika resides in LA’s historic Angelino Heights. This is her first contribution to Streetsblog. Any opinions found within are that of the author. – […]

Reading Assignment: What to Do When Trashcans Block the Bikelane?

By Streetsblog | Jul 25, 2011 | 4 Comments

During the next three days, I’m on extensive baby duty and there’s no guest articles in the hopper that I know of. Since I don’t like leaving readers who have grown accustomed to two longer stories everyday with less than their usual fare, each of the next three days I’m going to spotlight original reporting […]

Rosendahl Pushes Cycling Anti-Harassment Law with Social Media

By Damien Newton | Jul 19, 2011 | 1 Comment

(Note: The Bicyclist Anti-Harassment Ordinance will be heard, and hopefully voted on, by the Los Angeles City Council tomorrow. I will be on an airplane, but follow the LACBC’s Twitter Feed for news. We’ll have coverage of some sort on Thursday. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, click here.) First, the LADOT […]

Live! Follow the Race Between the Wolfpack and Jet Blue via GPS and Jet Blue Flight Tracker…

By Damien Newton | Jul 16, 2011 | 107 Comments

Thanks to Joe Anthony of Bike Commute News and Errin Vasquez of Frontage Roads for helping with the tech stuff last night. I’d wish Anthony luck on his race today, but LASB is $90 richer if he loses… Streetsblog is proud to give provide some live coverage of today’s “bike vs plane” race between the […]

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