Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

The Problem(s) with Westlake MacArthur Park

By Damien Newton | Apr 28, 2010 | 4 Comments

Photo:High Snobiety Last week, Metro Chair Ara Najarian penned a piece for The Source announcing that bicycle parking is coming to the Westlake/MacArthur Park T.O.D. at some point in the future. It’s not everyday that the Metro Board Chair responds to something written on Streetsblog (although Stephen Box and I are debating which one of […]

Councilman Smith Is Right: L.A. Should Fund Modes Based on Usage

By Damien Newton | Apr 22, 2010 | 21 Comments

Source: S.C.A.G.’s Year 2000 Post Census Regional Transportation Survey In my Tuesday review of Monday’s City Council debate on whether or not the city should use it’s Measure R Local Return to fund bicycle and pedestrian projects, I mocked a statement by Councilman Greig Smith that because 10% of trips aren’t by bike, the City […]

Mayor’s Office Rescues 10% Set-Aside for Bicycling and Pedestrian Projects in Measure R Local Return

By Damien Newton | Apr 20, 2010 | 15 Comments

Photo: Chris Camargo via Green L.A. Girl As someone who has been pushing hard for a "bicycling and pedestrian set aside" for Measure R funds from before it was called Measure R, I have mixed feelings about yesterday’s City Council Joint Hearing with the Transportation and Budget & Finance Committees. On one hand, it was […]

Andy and Gandy: League of American Cyclists’ President Visits Long Beach

By Drew Reed | Apr 20, 2010 | 7 Comments

Charles Gandy and Andy Clarke. All Photos: Drew Reed/ LA Loyalist The League of American Bicyclists is something of an oddity in Washington DC. While most other organizations advocate for strip mining, carcinogens, and other unpleasantries, the LAB argues for something which will actually improve people’s lives. And while they have sadly spent most of […]

Today In City Hall: Sidewalks, Driveways, LADOT and Measure R

By Damien Newton | Apr 19, 2010 | 9 Comments

Photo: blackbyrd/Flickr By now, you may have received word from the Bicycle Coalition that the City Council’s Budget and Finance, Public Works, and Transportation Committees are meeting in a joint meeting today to discuss, amongst other things, how the city will spend it’s Measure R Local Return dollars. Yes, the long fought for 10% set-aside […]

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Streetfilms: Long Beach Rocks

By Damien Newton | Apr 16, 2010 | No Comments

Last month, when Clarence Eckerson was in town for the Street Summit, he asked me what Streetfilm he ought to shoot besides his coverage of Janette Sadik-Khan’s speech and the Summit itself. For me, the answer was simple. Long Beach. Thanks to the work of Drew Reed and Joe Linton, LA Streetsblog readers have gotten […]

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