Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bike Master Plan

Finally, a Draft Bike Plan That Cyclists Actually Like

By Damien Newton | Dec 10, 2010 | 15 Comments

Nearly three years ago, Mia Birk, a principal with Alta Planning and Design, stood in front of a skeptical audience and promised that the final Bike Master Plan would be something that all Angelenos would celebrate. What followed was a three year slog which saw repeated battles between cyclists, LADOT, cyclists, City Planning, and cyclists. […]

Place Your Pictures in the Bike Plan

By Damien Newton | Nov 11, 2010 | 14 Comments

Since we won’t be doing a lot of publishing today, I wanted to give Streetsbloggers something to do besides sending the Petition for a National Search for LADOT General Manager to all of your friends. Streetsblogger Vicki Karlan had the idea that one way to improve the city’s Draft Bike Plan was to improve the […]

L.A. Planning Commission Supports Bikes, Delays Plan

By Joe Linton | Nov 5, 2010 | 17 Comments

In a marathon meeting yesterday, the City Planning Commission sided with an unusually cohesive pack of Los Angeles bike advocates and decided not to approve the city’s draft bike plan. The commission voted to continue (delay) the bike plan decision until their December 16th meeting, directing staff to work with commissioners to continue to improve the plan. The City […]

Updating the Bike Plan: Well, How Did I Get Here?

By Joe Linton | Nov 3, 2010 | 8 Comments

The city of Los Angeles is updating its Bicycle Plan. The city staff report (p.20) states that this plan will “springboard the city of Los Angeles into the forefront of bicycle planning and establish the steps needed to ensure that Los Angeles become a world-class city for bicycling.” That’s an actual quote. Really. Perhaps it’s some sort of […]

Draft Bike Plan Looks to Move Forward. Problems Still Remain.

By Damien Newton | Nov 2, 2010 | 9 Comments

(This is the first of a two-part series on the Bike Plan before it’s heard by the Planning Commission. Part II, by Joe Linton, is coming tomorrow. – DN) This Thursday morning, at 8:30 A.M., the Los Angeles City Planning Commission will hold a hearing on the 2010 Draft Bike Plan and vote on whether […]

Attendence Down at Bike Plan Hearings (Updated, 3:16 P.M.)

By Damien Newton | Sep 30, 2010 | 17 Comments

(Note: There is a Bike Plan meeting tonight in South L.A. and Saturday in Van Nuys. Check out the Streetsblog calendar for more information. A list of Streetsblog’s complete coverage of the Bike Plan from the launch of this website can be found here.- DN) In February of 2008, the LADOT, City Planning, and consultants […]

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