Letter from Jesse F to Councilmember Ed Reyes requesting bike lanes
In the face of some official lies and general disdain from city officials and departments, Nightingale Middle School students continue to push for new bike lanes on Cypress Avenue and Avenue 28.
This campaign, begun by student Jackson Huang after a school visit by Bikas’ Joe Linton (me) and Flying Pigeon’s Josef Bray-Ali, was initially covered at Flying Pigeon L.A., with additional coverage at LAist, Highland Park Mount Washington Patch, Echo Park Now, and the Eastsider. The city’s dismal official responses were posted at L.A. Streetsblog and analyzed at L.A. Eco-Village and at Patch websites.
The bike lanes on Cypress Avenue and Avenue 28 haven’t materialized. No city response has included any sort of planned implementation dates… despite the fact that the city’s 2010 bike plan and it’s 5-year implementation plan designate new bike lanes there.
Jackson Huang and Nightingale Middle School’s D3 Lab have been getting the word out to other students, and now they’re getting in the act! Above is a letter from Jessie F. and below is one from Jennifer Soto:
Letter from Jennifer Soto to Councilmember Reyes requesting bike lanes
So… what should bicyclists (and other people who breathe air) do? Let your city representatives know that you want to see the new bike lanes on Avenue 28 and Cypress Avenue. Ask them for the date when these lanes will be implemented.
Email Honorable Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes: councilmember.reyes@lacity.org
Email Honorable Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: mayor@lacity.org
Email LADOT: ladot@lacity.org
Write about it online and tweet your post or your message to @villaraigosa @mobilitymaven @ladotbikeprog @BikasLA #bikela
B.I.K.A.S. 
susan R
05/01/2012
There are already bike lanes on Cypress Ave. There is only a half of mile of no bike lane on Cypress Ave between North Figueroa and Pepper.
No bike lanes are needed on Avenue 28 because it is a one way street with plenty of space. The bike lanes are needed down North Figueroa.
Joe Linton
05/01/2012
Susan – The students are requesting the bike lanes on the portion of Cypress where there is no bike lane – the half-mile that’s adjacent to Nightingale Middle School. Bike lanes are needed because they will make the street safer for everyone. They are also needed on Figueroa.