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So, it’s not the latest late-breaking news, but I wanted to post about a couple of recent San Fernando Valley bike lane projects that I rode and photographed earlier this year: Plummer Street and Reseda Boulevard. I gave a couple of CicLAvia talks at Cal State Northridge on March 8th 2012, and, in between the […]
May 18, 2012
Bikas climbs the Monterey Hills to bring you news of new bike lanes in North East Los Angeles. Yesterday the Los Angeles City Department of Transportation (LADOT) released a listing of what they state are 34.9 miles of new bike lanes completed since July 1st 2011. The list includes three projects east of the Los […]
May 16, 2012
Another great new L.A. City bicycle facility to report: new bike lanes were recently striped on 1.0 mile of Main Street in South Los Angeles. The new lanes extend from 92nd Street to 108th Street.
May 15, 2012
This morning was the 9th annual Blessing of the Bicycles at Los Angeles’ Good Samaritan Hospital. It’s a bike-attention event I enjoy each year. Ceremonies include remarks from health care folks, a cadre of multi-denominational clerics, and a handful of elected officials. There’s always a great cross-section of L.A. cyclists, including ridazz from various non-profits […]
May 15, 2012
The city of Los Angeles recently striped 0.5miles of new bike lane on 120th Street in South Los Angeles. The new 120th Street bike lanes extend from Main Street to Avalon Boulevard.
May 14, 2012
There’s this LA/2B website thing that the city of L.A. Departments of Planning and Transportation are using to get input on the city’s mobility element. There’s even a contest to ”Create an itinerary for your ideal car-free day in LA” where you can win $500. Entries are due by 12 noon this Tuesday, tomorrow, May 15th […]
May 10, 2012
Bikas’ occasional round-up of Angeleno bike news: > L.A. Eco-Village is hosting a fundraiser for L.A. Streetsblog. It’s this Friday, May 11th 2012 – that’s tomorrow. More details here. > The L.A. County Bicycle Coalition is hiring a bicycle community organizer to work on campaigns, and on the city of Carson’s bike plan. Full announcement […]
May 9, 2012
The city of L.A. has striped 2.1 miles of new bike lane on Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles. The new northbound Vermont Avenue bike lane extends from the 105 Freeway to 88th Street, two blocks south of Manchester Avenue. This was reported earlier, on May 2nd 2012 at the LADOT website. Today, Bikas got […]
May 3, 2012
Bikas entire crew hopped on the Amtrak and disembarked here in the city of San Luis Obispo. This is a great place to bike, with lots of bike lanes, bike parking and even a bike boulevard. This afternoon, we I rode Kidical Mass and then, after walking the farmers market, rode Bike Happening – both excellent first […]
May 2, 2012
Yesterday, Bikas posted letters from Nightingale Middle School students who are urging the city of Los Angeles to implement new bike lanes on Cypress Avenue and Avenue 28. These two half-mile segments were approved in the city’s 2010 bike plan, but, so far, the city has no timeline for actual implementation. Today we share this […]
May 21, 2012
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