LAist: WeHo Seeks Cycling Solution

guest

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:26:05 -0800

well then... square! god i should really sign up for this huh? anyways bikes for all and perhaps one day we'll have proper lanes in this god damn wonderful city!

Zach Behrens

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:19:55 -0800

I can't make a day of it with an anonymous guest :)

guest

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:15:16 -0800

seriously?... because I'm down. we'll make a day of it!

Zach Behrens

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:58:50 -0800

Who's got a bucket of paint? Let's go paint some lines!

guest

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:02:08 -0800

There should really really be a bike lane on fountain and the one on Santa Monica should extend all the way through hollywood into dare I say??? East LA too! Also on on La Brea and Fairfax would make life SOOO easy!

guest

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:38:03 -0800

SideWALK...get it? Bikes are vehicles and only pedestrians belong on the sidewalks. Don't punish the pedestrians.

guest

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:10:31 -0800

Jennvecc, I ride Fountain across town occasionally and it's my first choice when I'm headed from Silver Lake to WeHo or points west. I think when compared to Sunset to the north and Santa Monica to the south, Fountain is a quicker and safer route.

jennvecc

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:32:02 -0800

Can someone please explain to me why Fountain has "bicycle route" signs on it? To me it seems like one of the most dangerous streets; cars are always parked on it, it's a more open street so cars drive faster, and cars are always passing on the right at very high speeds. There is no space for a bike anywhere in the street!

ernie2bike

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:35:23 -0800

There are streets that are not bicycle friendly. Some of this is due to the speed difference between motorized and non-mortorized traffic. Some due to the width of streets or the lane markings. Sidewalks in some cases seem much safer than streets; even with cars pulling across from driveways or side streets. It basically is any port in a storm. I think traffic engineering is not doing a good job of handling traffic needs-for example I see very-very few yield signs.

guest

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:13:36 -0800

I don't think bicycles belong on the sidewalk. Cyclists are more likely to get hit by a car at an intersection or driveway while riding on a sidewalk, and their presence on the sidewalks make walkers uncomfortable. The real battleground is the streets. Streets in L.A. County are typically designed to improve one vital statistic: "Level of Service". Level of Service (LOS) is the number of cars per hour moving at a specified speed. The more cars, and the faster they travel, the "better" the street is determined to be. There are streets that are not built for LOS - like the 3rd Street Promenade, or San Fernando Road adjacent to the Burbank Mall. These streets are designed usually designed using engineering techniques which completely ignore LOS - and focus on safety and aesthetics instead. These walkable streets are a lot more bike-able too (well ... 3rd street is pedestrian only). So, if WeHo planned for safety and aesthetics over "LOS", I think they'd go a long way towards making cycling safer. There are objective measrues that can be used an an alternative to LOS measurements, but that is another story entirely. -ubrayj02

LA Bus Girl

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:49:25 -0800

share the road, yeah!