Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Traffic Enforcement

Arturas Zuokas, World’s Most Bike-Friendly Mayor

By Ben Fried | Aug 2, 2011 | No Comments

From the Irish Independent: Rebellious Lithuanian mayor Arturas Zuokas has taken clearing bike lanes of illegally parked cars into his own hands. He drove an army personnel carrier over an old Mercedes-Benz S-Class that had been parked in a bike lane in the capital Vilnius in a bid warn owners of “posh” cars that they […]

Reading Assignment: What to Do When Trashcans Block the Bikelane?

By Streetsblog | Jul 25, 2011 | 4 Comments

During the next three days, I’m on extensive baby duty and there’s no guest articles in the hopper that I know of. Since I don’t like leaving readers who have grown accustomed to two longer stories everyday with less than their usual fare, each of the next three days I’m going to spotlight original reporting […]

City Council Unanimously Passes Anti-Harassment Ordinance

By Damien Newton | Jul 21, 2011 | 5 Comments

When Streetsblog first began publishing in Los Angeles, there would be Transportation Committee hearings where I was literally the only-person in the room that wasn’t either city staff or a lobbyist. The scene at City Hall couldn’t be more different these days as advocates for cyclists rights and infrastructure are a common site in the […]

Bicycle Safety Program Comes to Huntington Beach

By Councilman Joe Shaw | Jul 14, 2011 | 12 Comments

(Last month, Huntington Beach announced a new program to offer scofflaw cyclists a chance to go to bicycle safety school in lieu of paying what can be a hefty fine for illegal cycling. The program received some pretty harsh feedback on social media, but when I looked into it, I thought it was a pretty […]

With Red Light Cameras All But Gone, What’s Next for Creating Safe Crossings

By Damien Newton | Jun 22, 2011 | 19 Comments

(Update: The L.A. Times reports there was more chicanery at City Council today and the motion has been sent back to the Finance and Budget Committee, Chaired by red light camera backer Bernard Parks. Streetsblog still believes that it is wildly unlikely the program should be saved and the Council should focus on what to […]

Cardenas, Parks Want Red Light Cameras to Remain

By Damien Newton | Jun 16, 2011 | 11 Comments

A new motion introduced by Councilmen Tony Cardenas and Bernard Parks seeks to overturn the recent decision of the Police Commission to end the city’s wildly effective red light traffic camera program. Their motion is scheduled to be heard at tomorrow morning’s City Council hearing. The Councilmen claim that they can force the Police Commission […]

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