Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Summary of the Major Decisions from Today’s Metro Board Meeting

By Damien Newton and Carter Rubin | Oct 28, 2010 | 6 Comments

Here’s a quick rundown of the major votes by today’s Metro Board. Each of these five motions were discussed at Streetsblog over the last couple of weeks, and links to those stories can be found at the end of each summary. Streetsblog will have links to all news reports on today’s meeting tomorrow. Westside Subway […]

Public Safety Chair Greig Smith Sort of On-Board with Anti-Harassment Law

By Damien Newton | Oct 22, 2010 | 5 Comments

Readers with long memories might remember that when Councilman Rosendahl was pushing for an anti-harassment ordinance for cyclists last January, his motion ran into trouble in the Public Safety committee. Because the report from the City Attorney’s (C.A.)office that would give cyclists more legal rights after a crash needs to be heard by the Transportation […]

New Council Motion Could Increase Cyclists Rights in Crashes (Updated, 1:04 P.M.)

By Damien Newton | Oct 21, 2010 | 5 Comments

Earlier this year, the City Council ordered city staff to create a list of changes to city and state laws that could help cyclists see justice after crashes. At the time, City Council Transportation Committee Chair Bill Rosendahl referred to the motion as an anti-harassment ordinance, and hopes ran high that the city could create […]

Villaraigosa Debuts “Give Me 3” Video P.S.A.

By Damien Newton | Oct 13, 2010 | 6 Comments

After the initial launch of the “Give Me 3” Public Service Announcement campaign, the poster portion of the campaign has come under some fire because many of the posters that have been placed at transit stops around the city are facing away from traffic. Proponents of the campaign have argued that the posters are just […]

KABC Discovers What’s “Bugging You…”

By Damien Newton | Oct 6, 2010 | 11 Comments

I have to admit. I expected worse. When I read on Midnight Ridazz that ABC 7 was running advertisements about a segment on the 11:00 P.M. news called “Road Wars: Cars v Cyclists,” I was expecting a total hit piece on bicycling. My friends in San Francisco and New York warned me that there is […]

A Bike Path Over Troubled Water

By Drew Reed | Oct 4, 2010 | 2 Comments

As unlikely as it may seem, the City of Long Beach has taken significant steps this week to making the above rendering a reality – or at least having it redone by a much more expensive design team. Last week, the Long Beach City Council succeeded in convincing the port to commit to building a […]

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