LADOT bike racks Bikes are few in the city of Los Angeles. It is hard to believe that an initiative such as the California Cycleway even included a place like Los Angeles at one point in history. Much consideration and emphasis in city and urban planning has long catered to the automobile owner because of their prevalence here. However, many measures over the years have been taken to move Los Angeles into a bicycle friendly direction (just this last week LA received a bronze level distinction as a bike friendly community from the League of American Bicyclists). Neon green bike path on Spring Street Over the past couple of years, numerous bike lanes opened up throughout the county, with more in the works. The Los Angeles Department of City Planning and Transportation proposed and approved a 5-year Bike Plan aimed at implementing at least 200 miles of bikeways every 5 years. Downtown Los… Read More
LADOT bike racks Bikes are few in the city of Los Angeles. It is hard to believe that an initiative such as the California Cycleway even included a place like Los Angeles at one point in history. Much consideration and emphasis in city and urban planning has long catered to the automobile owner because of their prevalence here. However, many measures over the years have been taken to move Los Angeles into a bicycle friendly direction (just this last week LA received a bronze level distinction as a bike friendly community from the League of American Bicyclists). Neon green bike path on Spring Street Over the past couple of years, numerous bike lanes opened up throughout the county, with more in the works. The Los Angeles Department of City Planning and Transportation proposed and approved a 5-year Bike Plan aimed at implementing at least 200 miles of bikeways every 5 years. Downtown Los… Read More