Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bike Walk Paths

The new Elysian Valley L.A. River bridge opens next month. May 2021 construction photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Friday Round-Up: River Bridge Opening [Canceled], Metro Rail, and Ktown Rocks

By Joe Linton | Feb 18, 2022 | No Comments

Metro's Crenshaw/LAX and Regional Connector rail lines could open this year. Metro's DTLA heavy rail yard re-do overshot its budget by $75 million. A new river bridge opens next month. Koreatown anti-camping rocks haven't budged.

District NoHo proposal rendering - via High Street Residenitial/Urbanize

Some Questions About Metro’s Proposed North Hollywood Station Development

By Joe Linton | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

NoHo joint development would be great - if it included more affordable housing, less parking, quality bikeway connections, and lots of people walking

Map of the Metro Rail-to-River active transportation path project. The initial phase - Segment A (shown in orange) - will soon be under construction. Plans for Segment B, which will eventually connect the path to the River, are currently being revised.

Metro Approves Rail-to-Rail Walk/Bike Facility, Groundbreaking Expected Next Month

By Joe Linton | Jan 28, 2022 | No Comments

Yesterday, the Metro board approved getting construction underway on a long-anticipated South L.A. multi-use path project and set the groundbreaking for February 28. The Rail-to-Rail Active Transportation Project – the initial phase (Segment A, above) of a longer Rail-to-River bike/walk route that will eventually connect South L.A. to the L.A. River – will convert a […]

Councilmember Nithya Raman and Streetsblog L.A. Editor Joe Linton - photo courtesy of LACBC

Councilmember Raman Making Good on Pledge to Expand Bike Infrastructure

By Joe Linton | Jan 24, 2022 | No Comments

Raman is currently working to install seven new CD4 bikeways, the first few of which - Riverside Dr. and Burbank Blvd. - are due in the next couple months.

Some southland bike lanes drop out of projects unexpectedly. Forest Lawn Drive bike lanes photo by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Why Can’t Metro/L.A./Caltrans Just Add Approved Bikeways When Building Big Projects?

By Joe Linton | Dec 14, 2021 | No Comments

Metro, Caltrans, and L.A. City Public Works Department miss many opportunities to extend L.A. bikeway facilities into more of a network

Assemblymember Laura Friedman secured $10 million for Glendale's planned Garden River Bridge project. Rendering via city of Glendale

Assemblymember Friedman Announces Funding for L.A. River Bike/Ped Projects

By Joe Linton | Sep 29, 2021 | No Comments

Friedman was one of the electeds leading the charge to turn down $7 billion for green transportation statewide - then went to the press to celebrate $15 million for green transportation in her district

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