Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Encouraging Signs in Long Beach

By Drew Reed | Feb 24, 2010 | 8 Comments

Signs, signs, everywhere signs. Photo: Drew Reed/LA Loyalist Long Beach’s ambitious campaign to become the Most Bicycle Friendly City in America is well underway. The Second St. sharrows debuted to much fanfare last summer, followed by bike boxes nearby on Second st. and Marina ave. Recently, the city has selected contractors for its Vista Bike […]

City and County Refuse to Pass Charges Againt Cayene Driver Who Hit Ed Magos and Ran

By Damien Newton | Feb 22, 2010 | 45 Comments

Photo: Ross Hirsch (Update: Tuesday, 2/23/10 at 8:02 A.M. – I had a chance to talk with Magos’ lawyer over email last night and he confirmed that the LAPD sent the case to both the District Attorney and City Attorney; so in this case the LAPD isn’t to blame. I’m going to leave the text […]

A New Danger for Sidewalk Riders…Getting Maced

By Joanna Ramos | Feb 22, 2010 | 9 Comments

I was making my way down Los Feliz to get home in Glendale. as much as I would rather bike in the street I’m just not up to braving Los Feliz blvd during rush hour. So, I take the sidewalk until I pass the 5 Freeway and get back on the street. I just started […]

Report from the Annual Conference on Active Living: Obesity and Active Living

By Michael Cahn | Feb 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

Getting more people to walk and bike was a major theme of the conference. Photo:San Diego Personal Injury Attorney The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serious dollars from the Johnson & Johnson (baby shampoo etc) empire, is a public health foundation which funds research into healthy eating and active living. Their Annual Conference on Active Living […]

Biking to Work with Seattle’s Mayor Mike McGinn

By Damien Newton | Feb 16, 2010 | 6 Comments

From the Livable Streets front lines, Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson goes for a bike ride with the bike-commuting Mayor of Seattle, Mike McGinn. There’s a lot of different lessons that can be drawn from this Streetfilm, but one of the major ones that local politicians can take to heart is the man power provided by a […]

The Issue of Bike Theft in L.A. Goes Mainstream

By Damien Newton | Feb 12, 2010 | 8 Comments

Now THAT’s vigilantiasm. Photo: Prawnpie/Flickr As cycling grows more and more popular, both in Los Angeles and across the country, the problem with bike thieves also grows. All of a sudden, those bicycles that were safe chained to a poll with a U-Lock are easy targets for thieves instead of safe. In response to growing […]

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