Last month, City Hall was visited by a team of 10 business students from Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands. Hosted by Mayor Garcetti’s Great Streets Initiative, avid bicycle rider and Economics Professor Louis Uljee and his students discussed their latest research on biking in Los Angeles. The class spent their spring semester studying current transportation culture in Los Angeles and […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rotterdamstudentsatvenice.jpg480640LADOT Internhttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgLADOT Intern2016-05-25 10:53:162016-05-25 10:53:16Biking-spiration from the Netherlands
We got a #bikeLA SLAM DUNK! By mid-summer 2016, you will start to see meter post bike racks popping up in Westwood Village, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Great Streets corridors. Cycle Hoops will help to expand your bicycle parking options in some of our city’s most congested business districts and corridors. Meter post bike racks […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cyclehoop_alone-e1463606263290.jpg760678Elizabeth Gallardohttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgElizabeth Gallardo2016-05-18 14:53:092016-05-18 14:53:09Just keeping you in the HOOP: Parking Meters are the New Bike Racks!
When I moved from Deep Springs, California to LA for graduate school, friends and family shared concerns that without a car, my commute would be terrible. Well, I am happy to report that I have proved them all wrong! Yes, walking, biking, and taking public transit has its challenges, but so does driving (traffic […]
As you know, Bike Week LA has been a great celebration of all things bicycles in years past. This year, Los Angeles is going full bike-mode by observing Bike Month for the ENTIRE month of May! Now that Bike Month is upon us, we couldn’t be happier about all of the exciting events, rides, and workshops that are […]
#LeapLA tries to keep you looped into all things that make Los Angeles streets and neighborhoods more livable. Last month, Active Transportation Division had the opportunity to partner with the Department of City Planning, the Mayor’s Great Streets Initiative, and the Los Angeles Eco Village to bring Portland’s Mark Lakeman to speak to City departments. Lakeman, […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CityRepair1.jpg302750LADOT Internhttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgLADOT Intern2016-04-26 13:27:482016-04-26 13:27:48Portlandi-LA: Placemaking Lessons from the City Repair Project
Secure, safe bicycle parking is an essential element of a comprehensive bicycle network. Demand for bike parking in Los Angeles continues to grow as ridership increases and the City’s bicycle network expands. A lack of adequate parking not only discourages ridership, but also encourages people to lock their bikes to parking meters, trees, or sidewalk furniture. […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/MainStVeniceBikeCorral.jpg23224128LADOT Internhttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgLADOT Intern2016-04-11 23:35:302016-04-12 09:50:13Bicycle Corrals 2016: 42 New Bike Parking Spaces Spring up Across Los Angeles
The Expo Northvale Gap Closure project would create a safe and comfortable connection for people traveling on bicycle between a gap along the planned Expo Bike Path.
/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/25283483719_543326697e_o.jpg25503301LADOT Bike Bloghttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgLADOT Bike Blog2016-03-30 16:56:242016-04-06 22:05:21Closing the Northvale Gap within Expo Bike Path
Stop the newsfeeds! Big news over here on the internet! After many months of planning, designing, and delving deep into the psyche of the bicyclela.org user, we are ready to LEAP into the future with a whole new approach to the LADOT Bike Program internet experience: bike.lacity.org. We don’t want to brag too much, but […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/President-Obama-using-LeapLA.jpg18233240LADOT Bike Bloghttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgLADOT Bike Blog2016-03-30 15:08:182016-04-05 18:33:46One small step for the internet... One giant LEAP for the LADOT Bike Program!
This past week I took advantage of the nice weather and borrowed LADOT’s Active Transportation GoPro to film a bike ride from my home in South Pasadena to the Silver Lake Reservoir. I am a graduate student at USC and typically commute to school by transit and on bike. Initially, I wanted to use the GoPro […]
/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/23564881649_86a123265f_z.jpg480640LADOT Bike Bloghttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgLADOT Bike Blog2016-03-11 13:19:182016-03-11 13:19:18Explore LA! [Video] So Pas to Silver Lake
Here at LADOT, we support and encourage active transportation in all shapes and forms such as walking, jogging, cycling, skating, or whatever best fits your interests. This time around, we are shifting gears from talking about our beloved two-wheeled vehicle to (re)introduce a mode transportation and recreation that seems long forgotten, but is still alive and kicking: skates! […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/6178012945_04356027b5_z.jpg427640LADOT Bike Bloghttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgLADOT Bike Blog2016-02-19 17:59:302016-03-19 23:43:19Picture Me Rollin': Using Skates for the First/Last Mile to Transit
Biking-spiration from the Netherlands
/0 Comments/in Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Friendly Streets, Bicycle Lifestyle, Bicycle Paths, Bicyquality of Life, Great Streets, Green Bike Lanes, protected bike lane, Travel /by LADOT InternLast month, City Hall was visited by a team of 10 business students from Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands. Hosted by Mayor Garcetti’s Great Streets Initiative, avid bicycle rider and Economics Professor Louis Uljee and his students discussed their latest research on biking in Los Angeles. The class spent their spring semester studying current transportation culture in Los Angeles and […]
Just keeping you in the HOOP: Parking Meters are the New Bike Racks!
/8 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Elizabeth GallardoWe got a #bikeLA SLAM DUNK! By mid-summer 2016, you will start to see meter post bike racks popping up in Westwood Village, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Great Streets corridors. Cycle Hoops will help to expand your bicycle parking options in some of our city’s most congested business districts and corridors. Meter post bike racks […]
My Commute: Palms to USC and DTLA
/4 Comments/in Active Streets LA, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Friendly Streets, Bicycle Lifestyle, Bicycle Paths, Bicyquality of Life, Bike Lanes, Bike Maps, Bike Routes in Los Angeles, Bikes on Metro, Metro, People St, Safety, Uncategorized /by LADOT InternWhen I moved from Deep Springs, California to LA for graduate school, friends and family shared concerns that without a car, my commute would be terrible. Well, I am happy to report that I have proved them all wrong! Yes, walking, biking, and taking public transit has its challenges, but so does driving (traffic […]
Bike Month 2016
/0 Comments/in Bicycle Lifestyle, Events /by LADOT InternAs you know, Bike Week LA has been a great celebration of all things bicycles in years past. This year, Los Angeles is going full bike-mode by observing Bike Month for the ENTIRE month of May! Now that Bike Month is upon us, we couldn’t be happier about all of the exciting events, rides, and workshops that are […]
Portlandi-LA: Placemaking Lessons from the City Repair Project
/0 Comments/in Bicycle Friendly Streets, Bicycle Lifestyle, Bicyquality of Life, Bike Corrals, Community Profile, Corridors, Events, Great Streets, People St, Public Health, Safe Routes to Schools, Vision Zero /by LADOT Intern#LeapLA tries to keep you looped into all things that make Los Angeles streets and neighborhoods more livable. Last month, Active Transportation Division had the opportunity to partner with the Department of City Planning, the Mayor’s Great Streets Initiative, and the Los Angeles Eco Village to bring Portland’s Mark Lakeman to speak to City departments. Lakeman, […]
Bicycle Corrals 2016: 42 New Bike Parking Spaces Spring up Across Los Angeles
/1 Comment/in Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Lifestyle, Bicyquality of Life, Bike Corrals, Parking /by LADOT InternSecure, safe bicycle parking is an essential element of a comprehensive bicycle network. Demand for bike parking in Los Angeles continues to grow as ridership increases and the City’s bicycle network expands. A lack of adequate parking not only discourages ridership, but also encourages people to lock their bikes to parking meters, trees, or sidewalk furniture. […]
Closing the Northvale Gap within Expo Bike Path
/11 Comments/in Bicycle Paths, Bike Lanes, Corridors, Metro /by LADOT Bike BlogThe Expo Northvale Gap Closure project would create a safe and comfortable connection for people traveling on bicycle between a gap along the planned Expo Bike Path.
One small step for the internet… One giant LEAP for the LADOT Bike Program!
/0 Comments/in Bicycle Lifestyle, Goodbyes, News /by LADOT Bike BlogStop the newsfeeds! Big news over here on the internet! After many months of planning, designing, and delving deep into the psyche of the bicyclela.org user, we are ready to LEAP into the future with a whole new approach to the LADOT Bike Program internet experience: bike.lacity.org. We don’t want to brag too much, but […]
Explore LA! [Video] So Pas to Silver Lake
/0 Comments/in Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Friendly Business, Bicycle Lifestyle, Bike Routes in Los Angeles, Videos /by LADOT Bike BlogThis past week I took advantage of the nice weather and borrowed LADOT’s Active Transportation GoPro to film a bike ride from my home in South Pasadena to the Silver Lake Reservoir. I am a graduate student at USC and typically commute to school by transit and on bike. Initially, I wanted to use the GoPro […]
Picture Me Rollin’: Using Skates for the First/Last Mile to Transit
/1 Comment/in Metro, Safety /by LADOT Bike BlogHere at LADOT, we support and encourage active transportation in all shapes and forms such as walking, jogging, cycling, skating, or whatever best fits your interests. This time around, we are shifting gears from talking about our beloved two-wheeled vehicle to (re)introduce a mode transportation and recreation that seems long forgotten, but is still alive and kicking: skates! […]