In my departing blog post for the LADOT Bike Blog/LeapLA, I thought I would reflect on my path in transportation planning and the changes I’ve seen in Los Angeles in such a short time. Last year, along with the modernizing overhaul of the Bike Program website, we rebranded the Bike Blog to Life for Everyday […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/EGBikeHubLaunch.png567670Elizabeth Gallardohttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgElizabeth Gallardo2016-06-28 12:22:232016-06-29 16:35:09#LeapLA: 4 years in the Making
We have great news for everyone who cycles in Downtown Los Angeles– the construction of a protected bike lane on Los Angeles Street (from 1st Street to Alameda Street) has been completed. Woo-hoo! On June 16, a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Los Angeles Street Improvement Project was hosted by CD 14 Councilmember Jose Huizar, […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/27439165950_b238d73964_k.jpg13652048LADOT Internhttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgLADOT Intern2016-06-16 16:07:552016-06-16 16:35:44Getting ready to bike on the new Los Angeles Street
The complete streets movement continues to gain momentum around the world and here at home in Los Angeles. Alongside People St, Great Streets Initiative, and Vision Zero, the Figueroa Corridor Streetscape Project, aka MyFigueroa, aims to create vibrant, safe streets across our city. After 6 years of careful planning and overcoming obstacles, MyFigueroa will transform the car-centric Figueroa Corridor into a complete street that […]
/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/11thandhopefeature.png4581060LADOT Internhttp://bike.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tempBikeLogo2.jpgLADOT Intern2016-06-06 16:55:412016-06-06 16:55:41Starting in Summer 2016: MyFigueroa Construction
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
#LeapLA: 4 years in the Making
/0 Comments/in Bicycle Friendly Business, Bicycle Lifestyle, Bicycle Repair Stations, Bicyquality of Life, Goodbyes /by Elizabeth GallardoIn my departing blog post for the LADOT Bike Blog/LeapLA, I thought I would reflect on my path in transportation planning and the changes I’ve seen in Los Angeles in such a short time. Last year, along with the modernizing overhaul of the Bike Program website, we rebranded the Bike Blog to Life for Everyday […]
Getting ready to bike on the new Los Angeles Street
/6 Comments/in Active Streets LA, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Friendly Streets, Bicycle Lifestyle, Bicyquality of Life, Bike Lanes, Bike Routes in Los Angeles, Bike Share, Bike share, Corridors, cycletrack, delineator, Events, Great Streets, Green Bike Lanes, Jose Huizar, Metro, Mobility Element, protected bike lane, Safety, Vision Zero /by LADOT InternWe have great news for everyone who cycles in Downtown Los Angeles– the construction of a protected bike lane on Los Angeles Street (from 1st Street to Alameda Street) has been completed. Woo-hoo! On June 16, a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Los Angeles Street Improvement Project was hosted by CD 14 Councilmember Jose Huizar, […]
Starting in Summer 2016: MyFigueroa Construction
/0 Comments/in Active Streets LA, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Friendly Streets, Bicycle Lifestyle, Bicyquality of Life, Bike Lanes, Bike Maps, Bike Routes in Los Angeles, Corridors, Metro, Parking, protected bike lane, Safety, Thinking Outside the Box, TRUST South LA, Uncategorized, Vision Zero, Wayfinding /by LADOT InternThe complete streets movement continues to gain momentum around the world and here at home in Los Angeles. Alongside People St, Great Streets Initiative, and Vision Zero, the Figueroa Corridor Streetscape Project, aka MyFigueroa, aims to create vibrant, safe streets across our city. After 6 years of careful planning and overcoming obstacles, MyFigueroa will transform the car-centric Figueroa Corridor into a complete street that […]
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.