Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

LAPD’s Bike Cop, Sgt. David Krumer, Answers Your Questions

By Damien Newton | Jun 2, 2011 | 8 Comments

Late last month, I asked you to submit questions for Los Angeles Police Department Sargent David Krumer, the officer who has been the point person for bicycle issues for over a year. Many of you responded with solid questions, and Krumer was good enough to respond to each of them. Want to know how to […]

Bicycling is for Everyone: The Connections Between Cycling in Developing Countries and Low-Income Cyclists of Color in the U.S.

By Adrian Leung and Allison Mannos | Jun 1, 2011 | 51 Comments

A Missing Story As urban transportation bicycling becomes more popular, planners and advocates often use “bike friendly cities” like Portland, Amsterdam and Copenhagen as examples for facilities as well as political strategies and tactics. Although these are wonderful cities with dazzling bike networks and impressive ridership numbers, a narrative is emerging that bicycle advocacy needs […]

What Happens When the Passion Is Shattered?

By Howard Krepack | May 23, 2011 | 4 Comments

Lance Armstrong has said that, “if you worried about falling off the bike, you’d never get on.” But what happens when you have gotten on a bike… for 15 years and loved every minute of it—the physical activity, the camaraderie, the pure joy of experiencing new sights and sounds—and then you fall…and are seriously injured? […]

“Give Me 3” Goes Statewide as SB 910 Moves Through Senate

By Damien Newton | May 20, 2011 | 8 Comments

Last summer, a coalition of bicycle groups and the City of Los Angeles joined forces to create the “Give Me 3” public service announcement campaign to encourage drivers to give cyclists a larger berth when passing. Less than a year later, the California Bike Coalition (CBC) has launched its own “Give Me 3” website and […]

Bike Advocates Seek to Reform Obscure Caltrans Committee

By Bryan Goebel | May 20, 2011 | No Comments

For decades, a little known Caltrans advisory committee dominated by highway and automobile interests has been setting the design standards for signs, signals and pavement markings for California’s urban streets. If a city wants a green bike lane, it has to be approved by the California Traffic Control Devices Committee (CTCDC), which also develops the […]

San Gabriel Valley Home to a Vibrant Cycling Scene, But Few Complete Streets

By Wesley Reutimann | May 19, 2011 | 5 Comments

Located east of Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley is home to over 30 cities and 2 million persons. A strong recreational cycling scene exists in the region, particularly in the northwest and foothill communities where large, long-standing group rides like the seasonal Rose Bowl ride have been a fixture for decades. Cycling infrastructure, however, […]

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