Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Sharrows

LADOT on Vanishing Westholme Sharrows: We’re Working on It

By Damien Newton | Sep 9, 2010 | 2 Comments

Through the LADOT Bike Blog, we’ve gotten some answers as to what the heck happened on Westholme Boulevard, where a large portion of Sharrows were covered up last week. Basically, there was a communication breakdown between the Bureau of Street Services, the same government body that physically installed the Sharrows in the first place, and […]

Sharrows Dissapear from Westholme Boulevard (Updated, 2:54)

By Damien Newton | Aug 31, 2010 | 10 Comments

Westholme and Le Conte, a formerly Sharrowed intersection. Last night, UCLA Planner Madeline Brozen tweeted that the Westholme Sharrows, which have been on the street for nearly five weeks, have been partially removed after Westholme Avenue had been repaved. The Sharrows used to stretch from the corner of Westholme and Wilshire Boulevard all the way […]

New Debate: Can Cyclists Fix Sharrows Pilot without Killing It

By Damien Newton | Jul 7, 2010 | 18 Comments

The first Sharrows on Fountain in Hollywood…Photo: LACBC/Flickr Last month, when the City of Los Angeles finally began placing Sharrows on the streets of L.A., there were a chorus of cheers from the biking community. The Los Angeles County Bike Coalition has fought hard, for years, for these Shared Lane Markings to be placed on […]

Round 2: Sharrows Appear on the “4th Street Bike Boulevard”

By Damien Newton | Jun 16, 2010 | 15 Comments

Via Danceralamode/twitter In what has to be a double victory for the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition, reports are coming in that Sharrows are appearing on 4th Street in the Mid-Wilshire and Koreatown areas. The LACBC hasn’t just been the leader in pushing for Sharrows on the street, but also in turning 4th Street, a […]

A Chorus of Cheers, But Then Some Jeers, Greet “L.A.’s First Sharrows”

By Damien Newton | Jun 14, 2010 | 27 Comments

City Council President Eric Garcetti and the B.S.S. Crew that painted the Sharrows. Photo via LADOT Bike Blog (An early version of this post listed the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition as in partnership with the government groups. That relationship has been clarified below. – DN) It was just after-noon on Friday when the first […]

Caution! Please Pass with Care!

By Damien Newton | Mar 18, 2010 | 58 Comments

Signs also available in Spanish. Photo: LA Ecovillage When I first heard of the signs that popped up all over Los Angeles two nights ago urging drivers to pass cyclists with care, my first thoughts were that L.A.’s D.I.Y. culture has reached a tipping point. Not only have advocates learned that the LADOT and other […]

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