1/27/22 General LA Save with Metro While fares have resumed for buses, Metro has ways to save! This piece from LAist shares how you may qualify for special programs created for subsidizing public transit costs. Read about it below. LA River Restoration The project aims to restore 11 miles of the river, from Griffith Park to downtown Los Angeles, including the creation and re-establishment of fresh water marsh habitat to support wildlife, according to the city's Bureau of Engi

1/13/21 State Level CalBike is advocating for $2 billion for bikes As Governor Newsom and the legislature resume negotiations about budget surplus funds for transportation, CalBike is advocating for $2 billion for bikes. $2B for Bikes could have a significant impact on your members, because it would provide immediate funding for about 80 excellent and shovel-ready ATP Cycle 5 projects, and some of those might be right in your community. This google sheet lists all the Cycle 5

While there isn't currently an official reporting protocol for blocked bike lanes, we at LACBC know how important it is to recognize when infrastructure is being improperly used. We hope to help amplify your voice when calling out these incidences around the county. If you are on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, we invite you to follow the instructions below for informally reporting blocked bike lanes. Identify exact location: cross streets Include date and time Photos and vid

12/16/21 State Level Indoor Mask Mandate Reinstated in California Starting yesterday, December 15, a mask mandate for public indoor setting has been reinstated. This will last until at least January 15, 2022. San Francisco will be exempt from such mandate due to their high vaccination rates. Read more below. A Ban on Freeway Widening in the Works Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, D-Bell Gardens, said that she wants legislation that would “prohibit the state from funding or permi

12/2/21 General LA Public comment period begins for Sepulveda Transit Corridor environmental study Metro is beginning the environmental review phase for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project, which will build a heavy rail line or monorail between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. A second phase will eventually be built to LAX. As part of the environmental review, a formal public comment period will begin today, November 30, and will run through February 11, 2022. Met

Sunset4All’s grassroots efforts to install a protected bike lane on Sunset Blvd raised $60,000 this year! The successful crowdfunding campaign means LACBC, Sunset4All’s partner and fiscal sponsor, just signed the dotted line to begin design of the preliminary engineering. Mobilization to install 3.2 miles of protected bike lane along one of the most important gaps of LA’s active transportation network is bringing results! Our design team is led by Rock Miller, one of the most

Each year, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims honors those who have been killed and injured on roads around the globe -- 1.35 million people each year worldwide. On November 21st, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition is joining with crash victims, street safety organizations, community members, faith leaders, elected officials, and dignitaries from across the country and globe to REMEMBER, SUPPORT, and ACT. We add our voice to the urgent call for change

11/18/21 State Level We're Getting a Light Rail? California’s high-speed rail project will be in a good position to compete for $36 billion in federal grants over the next five years. But the bill that just passed with significant Republican support is only the first half of the infrastructure package. There’s another package winding its way through the budget reconciliation process. Those additional funds, in addition to state matching funds, could be key in getting Californ

11/4/21 General LA Transportation Committee Approved Motions To Implement New CA Laws: Speed Limits, Bus Lane Cameras, Slow Streets The L.A. City Council Transportation Committee approved three motions that push L.A. to take advantage of new state laws advancing livability. If approved by the full council, Los Angeles will move to implement bus lane camera enforcement, reduced speed limits, and make more Slow Streets permanent. Check out the StreetsblogLA article that explore

The mostly undeveloped land known as Griffith Park offers a glimpse into prehistory through the striking story its geology tells (if you know where to look). The park is celebrating its 125th Anniversary this year, and this 16.4 mile ride offers a chance to explore the many iconic features of the park without dealing with the similarly iconic traffic, especially during special events and on the weekends. Some things to know for this ride: There are two challenging climbs (at

10/21/21 General LA $5.5 billion plan to reduce congestion at LAX gets green light "After a special joint session, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission and the Board of Airport Commissioners on Thursday both signed off on a $5.5 billion plan to reduce auto traffic and congestion at Los Angeles International Airport." Hard to imagine reduced traffic with an increase in car rentals that will see a rental driven out every 2 seconds 🥴 This plan also claims to improve the air

The harbor area of Los Angeles is connected to the city proper by a 16 mile strip of land. This odd geopolitical boundary is influenced by urban design & laws from a colonial era. The harbor area is responsible for Los Angeles being the economic powerhouse it is today. The Spanish government’s Ley de las Indias might have been the reason why Los Angeles was settled some 25 miles from the harbor. The grand expanse of the Spanish Crown’s territory created lots of shoreline rea

10/7/21 State Level Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Path Threatened Again In San Fransisco, the Transportation Authority of Marin has reported that opening a third lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge would save northbound drivers 11 minutes to cross. The problem is, it would cost cyclists hours as they would have to instead take a bus to cross the bridge. How can it realistically be "transportation authority" if only cars are being considered? Arroyo Verdugo (Includes Burbank,

In celebration of Walk to School Day on October 6, 2021 my 13 year old son Asa and I decided to share our bike-to-school story. For the parents reading this blog, remember the first time you put your infant daughter or son into a car seat and drove home from the hospital? Remember how strange it felt to figure out how to get the 3-point safety belt system around your baby and for those who drove how scary it was to get behind the wheel and start your car? Do you remember havi

Through the hard work and the amazing support of our community and key partners like Superpedestrian, the Sunset4All x LACBC team recently succeeded in reaching a $25K Match Challenge Crowdfunding Goal to fund the initial engineering and expand our public engagement and outreach for the project. We are pleased to introduce you to two of the key community organizers at the heart of making Sunset4All a reality. Meet Avital "Sunset4All for all started for me three years ago when

Written by Maison Law As the cycling community continues to boom, the California legislative community has responded with some important legal updates. From stop signs to e-bikes, the state of California is making important reforms to try to reduce the accident rate among California cyclists and pedestrians. AB 122 Re-Defines Stop Signs for Cali Cyclists You don't need to go to Driver's Ed to learn what you should do when you reach a stop sign. However, with the passage of AB

9/23/21 Federal Level The Senate’s E-BIKE Act could make electric bikes a lot cheaper "We build cheap — often free — areas for parking, we invest in highways, drivers don’t pay for congestion or CO2 emissions, and zoning laws and taxes favor sprawl. We need to start accommodating bikes — and especially e-bikes — if we want more people to switch to greener forms of transportation." - Senator Schatz The Senator knows there is more to it than just modes of transportation. A majo

Federal Level Help the National Transit Justice Campaign take a stand on restoring $10B in funding for transit operations in the Senate’s final infrastructure deal (known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal). The Transportation for America blog explains that, once again, funding for transit operations falls short of the investment we all seek to achieve faster, more frequent, and more reliable bus and train transit. These are the same issues we are fighting locally to get o

Overview Today’s tour focused on the many different ways in which the Harbor Region of LA contributes to the region's unique history. Everything from scientific research, commerce, shipbuilding, and even the preservation of its history as a center of US Naval activity. The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to be one of the engines of America’s economy, servicing almost 40% of imports into the US and acting as the main point of entry for goods from all over Asia. Th

August 26, 2021 INFRASTRUCTURE & POLICY UPDATES Central LA (Includes East, Northeast, South Central, Mid-City) NORTHEAST LA: City of L.A. studies transportation improvements on Huntington Drive. You can help shape the future of Huntington Drive! First community meeting is happening Tuesday, August 31 from 6pm-7:30pm. Take the survey & learn more by clicking on the button below. Survey deadline is September 19th. WEST ADAMS: Bike lanes & pedestrian safety infrastructure coming