Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

LADOT Following Up on 2009 Promise, More Bike Lanes on Reseda, Rinaldi in the Valley

By Damien Newton | Jan 26, 2011 | 5 Comments

Yesterday, the LADOT Bike Blog announced two new bike lane projects that were completed in the Valley this weekend. On Rinaldi Street 1.3 miles of bike lanes were added over the weeked that closed a gap between two existing sets of lanes were completed for a continuous eight miles from Laurel Canyon Road to Mason […]

Cheviot Hills Homeowners Preemptively Declare Victory Obstructing Expo Bike Path

By Damien Newton | Jan 25, 2011 | 10 Comments

A recent article in the newsletter for the Cheviot Hills Homeowners Association provides an amazing example of how two people’s viewpoints, and rhetoric, can present two different stories. When I first read the article from CHHA, I actually didn’t recognize that it was coverage of the same story I wrote back in September of 2010. […]

A Road Diet for Main Street in Venice? Bike Coalition, LADOT Make the Case Tonight

By Damien Newton | Jan 18, 2011 | 17 Comments

Cyclists riding South on Main Street in Santa Monica are “welcomed” to the City of Los Angeles by a bike lane that disappears at the city border. For no other reason than switching sides of a political boundary, cyclists who were riding in a bike lane in Santa Monica are moved in to the rest […]

Venice Neighborhood Council Board Meeting: Main Street Bike Lane

By Damien Newton | Jan 15, 2011 | No Comments

If you live in the Venice area and want to learn more about the project to make Main Street from Navy to Windward Circle, please attend the Venice Neighborhood Council Meeting this coming Tuesday. LADOT and Councilmember Rosendahl’s staff will be on hand to present on this project. LACBC will also be there to offer […]

A Snapshot of City Priorities: Bike Applications to Metro’s Call for Projects

By Damien Newton | Jan 14, 2011 | 7 Comments

View 2011 Metro Call for Projects – Bikeways in a larger map Google Map of Bikeways projects put together by Bikeside’s Daniel Rodman (This is Part 4 of our Call for Projects review. Part 1 explained why this series is important. Part 2 looked at the car capacity enhancement proposals. Part 3 looked at freight […]

A Look at L.A.’s First Bike Wrangler, and His Wrenching Space

By Joe Linton | Jan 12, 2011 | 7 Comments

2011 is looking to be a great year for Greater Los Angeles’ do-it-yourself-do-it-together bike wrenching spaces. The Valley Bikery is moving into their new space at 14416 Victory Boulevard; that’s Victory at Van Nuys Boulevard. The Bikery has their grand opening party coming up on Saturday January 29th. A veritable Bike!Bike! of seven (seven! count ’em, seven!!) local […]

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