Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Road Diet

Cedillo’s Folly: Council Adjourns in Memory of Veteran Killed Crossing North Fig.

By Damien Newton | Aug 22, 2014 | 32 Comments

On August 20, at the ironic request of Councilmember Gil Cedillo, the Los Angeles City Council adjourned in memory of 84 year-old Korean War Veteran, William Matelyan. Matelyan was crossing North Figueroa Street at Avenue 26 last month when he was struck and killed by a car. This area of North Figueroa was approved for […]

Eyes on the Street: New Road Diet Bike Lanes on Figueroa Street!

By Joe Linton | Aug 5, 2014 | 2 Comments

There are brand new bike lanes on Figueroa Street. Despite all the ruckus, LADOT went ahead and removed one travel lane, making room for new bike lanes…

Glendale-Hyperion Bridge Traffic Projections Favor Bike Lanes Option

By Joe Linton | Aug 4, 2014 | 20 Comments

As the saga of the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge retrofit project continues, it becomes clearer that, even under the city’s car traffic growth assumptions, it will be viable to add bike lanes to the new project and to keep two sidewalks. The story thus far: In 1927 the City of Los Angeles completed the Victory Memorial Viaduct spanning […]

LAPD: No Public Record Evidence That Bike Lanes Delay Emergency Response

By Joe Linton | Jul 28, 2014 | 7 Comments

There is new evidence that the testimony given by a Los Angeles Police Department captain against a road diet on North Figueroa Street was, similar to Metro and LAFD testimony: not based on any actual LAPD evidence. LAPD Captain Jeff Bert appeared in uniform at the May 8th public meeting hosted by Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil […]

Cedillo Kills Approved North Figueroa Bike Lanes Citing “Safety” Reasons

By Joe Linton | Jul 11, 2014 | 28 Comments

As a candidate, Gil Cedillo pledged his support for the approved road diet bike lanes on North Figueroa Street. Once elected, Los Angeles City Councilmember Cedillo maintained that he was listening to community concerns, while he and his staff phone-banked and canvassed to rally opposition to the bike lanes. Cedillo hosted two disgraceful community meetings on the […]

LADOT Has Completed More Than 50 Miles of Road Diet Bike Lanes

By Joe Linton | Jul 2, 2014 | 8 Comments

Earlier in 2014, the national Streetsblog Network website highlighted BikeSD’s coverage of the city of San Diego’s first road diet bike lanes. Streetsblog Los Angeles has covered quite a few city of Los Angeles road diets over the past few years; most of them non-controversial, including 7th Street, Grand Avenue, Hoover Street, and Myra Avenue. A few of […]

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