Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

State DOTs Make Deeper Bike-Ped Budget Cuts Than Expected

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 4, 2010 | No Comments

We reported recently that the federal government was demanding $2.2 billion back from state DOTs in rescissions — money that was already allocated to states that they were then asked to give back. Bike and pedestrian advocates were worried that states would disproportionately target active transportation projects for cuts, instead of carving into car-centric programs. […]

Metro Pokes SCAG. Endorses Higher Standards for SB375 Clean Air Emissions.

By Damien Newton | Sep 23, 2010 | 3 Comments

Earlier this month, the Board of the Southern California Association of Governments (S.C.A.G.) rejected the long-term clean air targets for Southern California requested by the Air Resources Board and recommended by their own staff. While today’s Metro Board Meeting featured good news for cyclists and bad news for bus riders, there was another hot debate […]

Villaraigosa Pushes Metro for Bike-Friendly Policies

By Damien Newton | Sep 21, 2010 | 2 Comments

Nobody is going to get Los Angeles mixed up with Portland or Copenhagen anytime soon, but a new motion that will be heard and voted on at this Thursday’s Metro Board Meeting by Los Angeles’ newly-minted bike-friendly Mayor would move Los Angeles’ transit agency several steps closer. While some activists have worried that the Mayor’s […]

Second Lawsuit Filed Against Expo Line, But This Time It’s Against the Bikeway

By Damien Newton | Sep 16, 2010 | 38 Comments

Homeowner’s whose houses abut the future Expo Bike Path have filed suit to force a full environmental review of the bikeway. The lawsuit charges that LADOT and Caltrans didn’t provide a complete view of the bikeway while applying for and granting a Categorical Exclusion (CE), a designation which exempted the project from a full federal […]

Greig Smith: Neighborhood Councils Should Have Final Say on Bike Projects

By Damien Newton | Sep 9, 2010 | 38 Comments

A new motion by Valley Councilman Greig Smith would require the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to create a public outreach plan whenever new bicycle projects are proposed and would require the approval of the local Neighborhood Council before any new bicycle infrastructure would find its way onto the streets. Why does Smith single out […]

What Is a “Call for Projects” and Why Is the City Gearing Up for It?

By Damien Newton | Sep 8, 2010 | 4 Comments

Today’s City Council Transportation Committee Hearing has a couple of big-ticket items sure to earn ink. A proposal to increase the city’s allotment of spaces for car-sharing has already been covered in LAist. A second motion asking LAPD and LADOT to make certain that the President can’t shut down the Westside next time he needs […]

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