Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Road Diet

Two Camps Have Formed on Wilbur Ave. Road Diet, LADOT Compromise Plan Kept Under Wraps

By Damien Newton | Feb 22, 2011 | 21 Comments

Late last year, Councilman Greig Smith and the LADOT convened a four-part Wilbur Working Group to address the concerns created when the LADOT re-striped Wilbur Avenue last August. The “new” Wilbur features two mixed-use traffic lanes, two bike lanes, and a turning lane. The “old” Wilbur had four mixed-use traffic lanes. After three meetings of […]

CRA Unveils Draft Plans for South Figueroa, Public Mostly Positive

By Damien Newton | Feb 9, 2011 | 15 Comments

A standing room only audience descended on the Fashion Institute of Design on South Grand Street to listen to a presentation from the embattled Community Redevelopment Agency for a ground breaking and popular proposal to transform the South Figueroa Corridor. When people discuss Los Angeles’ streets, they usually use terms such as “car-oriented” or “ugly.” […]

Debate on Main Street Road Diet Proposal Takes Unexpected Turn

By Damien Newton | Jan 20, 2011 | 49 Comments

After experiencing a community backlash over the Wilbur Avenue road diet and bike lanes project in the Valley, LADOT developed an improved outreach plan for a proposed road diet for Main Street in Venice. The project would mirror the road configuration on Main Street in Santa Monica, and in the words of the LADOT would […]

As the Rain Falls, Pasadena Talks Road Diet on Cordova Street

By Damien Newton | Dec 21, 2010 | 8 Comments

(Brigham Yen is a real estate agent and voice for sustainable transportation based in the city of Pasadena. We’ve always welcomed his comments in the comments section, and double welcome his coverage of the Cordova Road Diet meeting last night. What did I tell you yesterday? We’re going to start moving in to Pasadena in […]

Eagle Rock Residents Pushing for a Slimmer Colorado Boulevard

By Damien Newton | Dec 2, 2010 | 4 Comments

Calls for a Road Diet on Colorado Boulevard are growing, and beginning to become too loud to ignore. For those not familiar with the layout of the road, it currently spans six car travel lanes, provides on-street car parking, and features a seventeen foot median that occasionally features live grass. Eagle Rock residents have been […]

Some Good News from Tuesday: Verdugo Avenue Bike Lane and Road Diet Lives (For Now)

By Damien Newton | Nov 5, 2010 | 7 Comments

Last week, Streetsblog warned that car drivers who use Verdugo Avenue were organizing a petition to fight the Avenue’s Road Diet. However, when the City Council gathered to decide whether or not to continue the diet, the opposition to the traffic calmed street was in the minority in the room and on the dais. Instead […]

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