Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

A Photoblog: Today’s Bike Party at City Hall

By Damien Newton and Carter Rubin | Mar 2, 2011 | 1 Comment

There’s going to be plenty of press on today’s press event celebrating the passage of the Bike Plan at City Hall. Rather than join the dozens of stories that are going to appear in the press, on the web, and over the airways; Carter and I thought we’d relax, enjoy the party and take some […]

A Letter from Bill Rosendahl to the Bicycling Community

By Bill Rosendahl | Mar 2, 2011 | 20 Comments

Today, we approved a Bike Plan which provides more opportunities for people in Los Angeles. More opportunities for people to discover the benefits of combining public transportation with a bike to finish that last mile. More opportunities for parents and kids to ride safely on streets. More opportunities for people to switch from gas to […]

City Council Gives Unanimous Nod to New Bike Plan

By Damien Newton | Mar 1, 2011 | 56 Comments

It’s all over but the signing. And that’s scheduled for tomorrow. By a 12-0 vote, the Los Angeles City Council approved the Bike Plan sending it to the Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s desk for a signature. The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition and Villaraigosa have already announced the signing will take place tomorrow on the steps […]

City Poised to Begin Construction of “Arroyo Seco Bikeway/River Confluence Gateway”

By Damien Newton | Feb 25, 2011 | 10 Comments

The confluence of the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco, is one of the most historic places in Los Angeles. In 1769, Spanish explorers Colonel Gaspar de Portola, Father Juan Crespi and Michael Costanso “discovered” Los Angeles. It also, in the words of the Arroyo Seco Foundation, “provides the key linkage of the Los […]

Lowenthal Introduces Senate Bill That Could Become Three Foot Passing Law

By Damien Newton | Feb 23, 2011 | 11 Comments

Last week, Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) introduced S.B. 910, which seeks to define what a “safe distance” is for a motorist to pass a cyclist. While the language of the bill may seem innocuous at first read, Lowenthal’s staff says the current draft of the bill is a placeholder for what will most likely […]

Los Angeles Dedicates its First Bike Corral

By Joe Linton | Feb 18, 2011 | 21 Comments

This morning, a crowd of over a hundred people assembled to celebrate the opening of the city of Los Angeles’ first bike corral. The event took place at the corner of York Boulevard and Avenue 50, in Highland Park – in front of Cafe de Leche and directly across from Bicycle Doctor. The city-installed corral […]

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