Road Diet
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Eyes on the Street: Parking Protected Bike Lanes on Variel
Recent road diet parking-protected bike lanes connect residential developments to the G Line bike/walk path
January 9, 2024
Eyes on the Street: Pasadena’s New Cordova Street Bike Lanes
Pasadena's 1.5-mile long Cordova Street Complete Streets project includes about 0.9 mile of new road diet bike lanes between Lake Avenue and Arroyo Parkway
December 14, 2023
Study: Yes, SUVs Are Deadlier Than Cars — But on Fast Arterials, Pedestrians Die No Matter What
In car-dependent Tennessee, SUVs and pick-ups aren't driving the pedestrian death surge — because speed limits are so high that even the smallest cars will kill anyone they might strike.
October 25, 2023
Study: What Road Diets Mean For Older Drivers
"After a road diet, all motorists seem to drive at a rate that feels comfortable to a mildly-impaired older adult."
Julie Wisch
September 22, 2023
L.A. Looks to Upgrade Forest Lawn Bike Lanes to Protected
LADOT and Councilmember Raman plan to add a mile and a half of plastic bollard protection to existing Forest Lawn Drive bike lanes; the project would reduce the number of car lanes from four to two.
August 11, 2023
OakDOT Killing Grand Avenue Road Diet at AC Transit’s Request
The beautiful and successful Lakeside two-way cycle track (seen below) was supposed to wrap around the entire lake, but OakDOT, at the request of AC Transit, is significantly cutting back the section on Grand to preserve all six lanes for cars
July 19, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Undoing Autocentric Design in a Michigan City
A Michigan city tries to undo the mistakes of the past. It's hard.
June 9, 2023
Bike Lanes Recently Added on San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard
Modest bike safety upgrades in Cypress Park and Sylmar
April 26, 2023
Neighbors Say Road Diet Causes ‘Traffic Nightmare,’ but Data Tell a Different Story
In reality, plenty of people benefit from such projects. But the media often highlight the loudest, least-informed voices.
May 12, 2022
BikeSummit Preview: Advocacy Success Stories
As a preview of the upcoming California Bicycle Summit, CalBike recently offered "Advocacy Success Stories," a sort of mini-summit session.
March 11, 2022
