With an end-game of every Angelenos having access to a bike path within one mile of their home, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ordered department heads on Friday to take immediate action in a coordinated effort to "build a 1,680-mile bikeway system and make the city more bike-friendly," according to the Daily News.
Villaraigosa Orders 1,680 Miles Of Networked Bike Paths, Construction To Increase Fourfold
Silver Lake and L.A.'s Bicycle Plan
The ever-so engaged Silver Lake Neighborhood Council tomorrow will meet and consider a motion telling the city their recommendations on the controversial draft bicycle plan.
Reseda Bicycle Lanes to be Painted Later this Month & in October
After a controversy over bicycle lanes that were going to be striped, then not, then were, the Bureau of Street Services has confirmed the new lanes will be striped in October, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition reports in a newsletter today.
LADOT Says They're Caught in Rumor Mill about Eliminating Bicycle Lanes
It's been a trying few days for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation as strong emotions from bicyclists and other complete streets activists rallied to save the elimination of bicycle lanes on Reseda Blvd. to make room for peak hour traffic. A Northridge Neighborhood Council had it as an agenda item earlier this week, prompting a huge turnout by the public to fight the measure.
KCRW Looks into Bicycling in a Car Culture
Last night, one of Los Angeles' best locally focused radio programs, Which Way, L.A.? focused in on the Mandeville Canyon "road rage" motorist vs. bicyclist incident among other bicycle issues around Los Angeles.

