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.
San Diego bike-share program hits snags over modest use, rental locations
LA Times
8/2/15
[…] Use of San Diego’s large network of rental stations has been modest since it began operating in January, and community leaders complain the company running the network is cherry-picking lucrative locations instead of focusing on sites that would get commuters out of their cars. […] “The city is basically competing with our local bike shop owners,” he said. […]
Motorist, cyclist clash in Marin County
The Press Democrat
8/4/15
[…] A confrontation between a motorist and a pair of cyclists vying for space on a rural Marin County road ended with the driver ramming the rear wheel of one of the bikes, ejecting the rider, CHP officials said. […]
SF Cyclists To Protest Stopping At Stop Signs With ‘Stop-In’
CBS
July 28, 2015
[…] The “stop-in,” as it’s called, challenges the San Francisco Park Police District’s proposal to increase enforcement measures by ticketing cyclists who don’t come to complete stops. […] But the Wigg Party, along with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, says enforcement is “diverting precious resources away” from the city’s Vision Zero project to prioritize street safety and prevent traffic deaths. […]
This Is What Happened When Bicyclists Obeyed Traffic Laws Along The Wiggle Yesterday
July 30, 2015
SF Weekly
[…] Riders arrived at every stop sign in a single file, coming to a complete stop and filing through the intersection only once they were given the right-of-way. The law-abiding act of civil disobedience snarled traffic almost immediately. […]
SFPD’s Park Station Diverting Resources Away From Vision Zero
Streetsblog SF
7/16/15
[…] In consecutive community meetings, San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) leadership at Park Station detailed a coming crackdown against people biking. […] As part of SFPD’s commitment to achieving Vision Zero, Chief Suhr announced “Focus on the Five” — a promise that 50 percent of all SFPD citations for traffic violations would be for the five most dangerous traffic behaviors. […]
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. […]
