Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Sharrows

Sharrows in June, Los Angeles Finally Gets On Board

By Aurisha Smolarski and Ramon Martinez | Mar 2, 2010 | 8 Comments

The approved Sharrows timeline. The Sharrows Pilot Project has been an ongoing campaign for LACBC, nearly five years running now, as we jumped hurdle after hurdle working to clear the pilot through the LADOT. Last year City Council President Eric Garcetti championed the issue and the idea began to take off. Now in 2010 we […]

Thoughts on the Guerrilla Sharrows in Northeast L.A.

By Damien Newton | Feb 1, 2010 | 16 Comments

D.I.Y. Sharrows on . Photo: Ubrayj02/Flickr Yesterday, I finally had the time to take my wounded Flying Pigeon Bucket Bike back to its nest to get repaired and retrofitted for baby carrying. As you might expect, Josef "ubrayj02" Bray-Ali was fantastic, the bike is great, and baby has already had his first fun, and safe, […]

LADOT: No Timetable on Sharrows Pilot Program; LACBC: How’s Next Month Work?

By Damien Newton | Jan 14, 2010 | 7 Comments

I (heart) Long Beach. Photo: Russ Roca/Flickr Yesterday, the City Council Transportation Committee met to discuss, once again, what the heck is taking so long to bring a Sharrows program to Los Angeles. For over two years, the program has been a top priority for the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, and funding has been […]

More Sharrows Appear, This Time in Glendale

By Damien Newton | Dec 9, 2009 | 3 Comments

More to come. Photo: Colin Bogart/LACBC Hermosa Beach and N.E.L.A. aren’t the only parts of Los Angeles County to recently see Sharrows installed on their streets. Don’t worry Glendale residents, these Sharrows were put down by the city so they won’t be removed within two months. Colin Bogart, the Safe and Healthy Streets Coordinator for […]

D.I.Y. Strikes Again: Sharrows Appear in Northeast L.A.

By Damien Newton | Dec 7, 2009 | 19 Comments

They appear. Photo: Ubrayj02/Flickr Last Friday, the city’s D.I.Y. Department was hard at work in East Los Angeles installing Sharrows on several city streets. There was an unofficial count of sixteen painted Sharrows on the street. Oddly, they seem to be centered in the area surrounding the Bike Oven in NELA’s bike district. This is […]

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