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Missing Metro Regional Connector First/Last Mile Facilities Worse Than Reported Earlier

Metro and LADOT quietly omitted and downgraded extensive bike and walk improvements approved and funded for Little Tokyo - in addition to omissions at Grand and Broadway stations

July 26, 2023

Eyes on the Bridge: the Gilman Bike/Ped Overpass

It's going to be great. But do bike and ped projects always have to include more capacity for cars?

July 17, 2023

Eyes on the Street: Culver City’s New Higuera Street Bridge

Culver's Higuera Street Bridge replacement project widened the bridge including widened sidewalks, plus added a new access ramp to the Ballona Creek path below, new protected bike lanes, and a new mid-bridge belvedere

July 12, 2023

Santa Monica’s New 17th Street Curb-Protected Bike Lanes Are Amazing

Nearly completed, Santa Monica's excellent 17th Street bike/ped improvements include Southern California's first European-type curb-protected intersections

July 7, 2023

Venice Boulevard Bus and Bike Upgrade Project Completed

2.1 miles of new bus lanes, and 2.5 miles of conventional bike lanes upgraded to parking-protected... but also a couple of gaps

June 28, 2023

Modest Bike Improvements Along Downtown Connector Stations, Though Mostly Missed Opportunities

Metro and City ignored approved bikeway plans - again. Alameda Esplanade and 5th Street bus queue jumper still on the way.

June 23, 2023

Mixed Results from L.A.’s ‘BLAST’ Bikeway Initiative

Initial program ends this month - of 24 projects announced, so far: Four sweet new bikeways, four traffic circles, and not much else

June 5, 2023