Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bike Master Plan

Villaraigosa Celebrates Bike Plan Progress, Rallies for More

By Damien Newton | Feb 21, 2013 | No Comments

Two years ago, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a host of city officials stood at the podium announcing a new day for cyclists in Los Angeles. Today, he was back in the same place, at the same time, to announce that the city is making progress. “CicLAvia’s success and the breakneck pace of bikeway construction demonstrate […]

Oppose the Expo Line or Wilshire Bus Only Lanes? Then You Probably Want to Fight Bike Lanes Too.

By Damien Newton | Feb 20, 2013 | 15 Comments

(Note: The Westside Neighborhood Council contacted me to clarify that they have not taken a position on the lanes being debated at this community meeting. I even snarked that they “continued their streak of opposing everything.” Oops. I have struckthrough their name below and offer my apologies. – DN) From the start, it looked like […]

LADOT Ready to Embrace “Floating” Bike Lanes for Westwood, But Is West L.A.?

By Damien Newton | Feb 19, 2013 | 18 Comments

Tonight, city officials with LADOT and City Planning will present the environmental documents for five Bike Plan projects in West Los Angeles. Highlighting the list of projects is a proposal by the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) to restripe 1.6 miles of Westwood Boulevard between National Boulevard and Santa Monica Avenue to create a […]

Breaking News: City Releases DEIR for 5 Year Bike Plan Implementation/My Figueroa Project. Further Study Not Needed

By Damien Newton | Jan 17, 2013 | 32 Comments

When Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 2245 into law, a law allowing certain bicycle projects to opt-out of the CEQA process, the news was somewhat buried. On the same day, the Governor vetoed the “Give Me 3” safety legislation that created a legal buffer between cyclists and passing automobiles earning the scorn of cyclists everywhere. […]

LADOT’s FY11-12: A Banner Year for Bikeways

By Damien Newton | Jul 12, 2012 | 2 Comments

Back in a January 2012 L.A. Streetsblog article, Joe Linton stated that LADOT was “not quite on track” to complete Mayor Villaraigosa’s pledge for 40 new miles of bikeway each year. In that article, Linton projected only 31 new miles to be completed during Fiscal Year 2011-2012. The fiscal year ended two weeks ago, and LADOT […]

Welcome to the Bike Wars. City Announces Meetings for Bike Plan EIR.

By Damien Newton | Jul 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

Bicycle advocacy in the city entered a new phase last week, when the Department of City Planning released a five page Notice of Preparation (NOP) for an environmental review of forty three miles of bike lanes. These projects represent some of the more controversial bicycling projects as they often times require removing curbside parking, mixed-use […]

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