Safer Streets? Yes, Please!
Bicycling Magazine
8/7/14
A new report by the League of American Bicyclists reveals that our cities need bike lanes and protected routes more than ever. Of the 628 cycling-related fatalities studied, most were caused by careless or inattentive drivers—something dedicated cycling lanes would help alleviate.
How will L.A.’s transit overhaul affect you?
LA Times Interactive
8/25/15
Building on bike and transit infrastructure, the city’s recently adopted transportation policy outlines hundreds of miles of bike and bus-only lanes, as well as many other improvements intended to slow motor vehicle traffic in some places, and speed it in others.
Is L.A.’s traffic the worst in the U.S.? Depends on how you measure it
LA Times
8/26/15
[…] Other top-ranked freeway bottlenecks include: the northbound 101 from downtown to Sherman Oaks; the eastbound 10 Freeway from Santa Monica to downtown; and three sections of the 5 between Irvine and downtown Los Angeles.
The severity of L.A.-area rush-hour delays remained greater than in any other city. […]
Here’s How Much Time Americans Waste in Traffic
ABC News
8/26/15
[…] America blew through $160 billion in wasted time and fuel last year — an average cost of $960 per typical motorist, according to the study. Delays cost commercial truckers even more. […]
Paris Will Stop All Traffic, Literally, For One Day in September
Forbes Life
8/19/2015
[…] As Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced in March: “Paris will be completely transformed for a day. This is an opportunity for Parisians and tourists to enjoy the city without noise, pollution and therefore without stress.” […]
Report: California’s drivers are the nation’s most stressed
San Jose Mercury
8/25/2015
[…] A nationwide report released late Tuesday found that motorists in California’s congested population centers spend nearly two work weeks a year stuck in creep-and-crawl traffic — nearly double the national average.
According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and a West Coast traffic organization called Inrix, which surveyed traffic on 471 urban streets and highways across the country, an estimated $160 billion is lost annually in wasted fuel, lost income and lost time across the country while motorists cling to a steering wheel instead of a computer mouse. […]
Proposed bike lanes on Westwood Boulevard
KPCC 89.3
7/21/15
[…] Supporters of the bike lanes say there have been a significant number of accidents, involving motorists, and many cyclists nearly missed by vehicles. Critics say the safety of cyclists will be impaired. […]
Westwood bike lane proposal ignites strong feelings on both sides
LA Times
7/21/15
[…] “It’s hard for me to take when all these people are getting hit out there.”
California Highway Patrol figures show that from 2002 through 2013, 52 bicycle accidents were reported along a stretch of Westwood Boulevard between Le Conte and National Avenue, 35 of them blamed on motorists. […]
Activists sue Los Angeles over Hyperion Bridge design’s single sidewalk
LA Times
7/10/15
[…] The decision pitted residents and businesses loath to lose a car lane against bicyclists, pedestrian activists and neighborhood groups who said the design would discriminate against the disabled and discourage walking.
The writ of mandate, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, says officials should have prepared a full environmental impact report before approving the project. […]
Road tax, red lights and lycra: the cycling ignorance quiz
The Guardian
July 3, 2015
[…] Earlier this week, my colleague Peter Walker wrote in-depth about the recent backlash against cycling, which has ranged from damaging media representations to tacks being left on the road and wires strung across popular cycle paths.
The piece received thousands of comments, many of them supportive of the article but many repeating the kind of generalisations and stereotypes it set out to challenge. […]
