Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Cyclists Gathered at Bike Summit Are Told Not to “Wait for Washington”

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 9, 2011 | No Comments

“How many people are stuck in traffic on their way to ride a stationary bike in a health club?” If you’ve never heard this line before, you’ve never been in a room with Congressman Earl Blumenauer. It’s the Oregon Democrat’s signature line. He opened his speech at the National Bike Summit by inviting participants to […]

Local Return in L.A.: Bike Racks, Bike Lanes, and a Better Plan for Safe Routes to School

By Damien Newton | Mar 8, 2011 | 3 Comments

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation, LADOT, has released it’s report on how it plans to spend the portion of the Measure R Local Return funds that were “set-aside” for bicycle and pedestrian programs. You may remember that during debate on whether or not bicyclists and pedestrian safety projects deserved a set-aside some Council Members, […]

Transpo. Committee Debates Cyclist Anti-Harassment Ordinance Tomorrow

By Damien Newton | Mar 8, 2011 | 1 Comment

A new ordinance that gives cyclists broader legal options after being harassed, assaulted or just run-down, heads to the City Council Transportation Committee for review before heading to the Full City Council tomorrow afternoon. Bill Rosendahl has been championing such an ordinance since at least 2009, and now it seems close to becoming a reality. […]

On Eve of National Bike Summit, A Renewed Push for Separated Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 8, 2011 | 1 Comment

The National Bike Summit begins tomorrow, bringing together an estimated 750 cycling advocates. They’ll hear from NYCDOT Chief Janette Sadik-Khan, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and they’ll descend on Congress in droves, plastic bike pins fastened to their lapels, to deliver a message about safe cycling access. We’ll be covering the […]

How Los Angeles Advocates Are Rallying for Regional Funding Reform

By Damien Newton | Mar 4, 2011 | No Comments

Yesterday, Streetsblog looked at the funding differences in the long range planning in the San Diego County Region as compared to the “SCAG 6-County Mega-Region” that includes Los Angeles. But instead of looking at the success in San Diego and going “why not us,” a group of advocates, notably Gloria Ohland and Beth Steckler at […]

San Diego County Sets Aside $2.5 BILLION for Bicycles and Pedestrians

By Damien Newton | Mar 3, 2011 | 3 Comments

Earlier this week, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported that the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) allocated $2.58 billion of their thirty year plan for bicycling and pedestrian infrastructure improvements. If that seems like a big number, it is. While Los Angeles has been celebrating it’s Bike Plan, and the Measure R set-aside that’s going […]

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