Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Gil Cedillo

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 […]

Showdown Becomes Slowdown: North Figueroa Street Project Drags On

By Erick Huerta | Jun 13, 2014 | 7 Comments

In the latest installment in the fight for bike lanes on North Figueroa, North East Los Angeles communities found themselves at yet another community meeting organized by Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo at Franklin High School in Highland Park. These community meetings have been literally dragging on and it looks like they will continue […]

Fight for Figueroa Bike Lanes Heats Up at Community Meeting

By Erick Huerta | May 9, 2014 | 7 Comments

If there’s one thing that was made clear from yesterday’s community meeting for the proposed bike lanes on North Figueroa, it’s that Councilman Gil Cedillo is going to continue dragging his feet on whether or not the Highland Park community is going to get bike lanes. Last night’s meeting at Nightingale Middle School, which was […]

Bike Advisory Committee: Stop Wasting Time and Money Stalling on Bike Projects

By Damien Newton | Feb 7, 2014 | 6 Comments

In March of 2011, then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed into law the city’s Bicycle Plan, a list of some 1,600 miles of bicycle lanes, routes, friendly streets and paths scheduled for the next 30 years. In some ways, implementation is going exceedingly well. The pace at which new bicycle lanes are being added exceeds even that […]