If you're in Downtown L.A. this morning, hop (or pedal) over to MacArthur Park on the park side at 7th and Alvarado Streets at 9am. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) will paint the final bicycle marking to complete downtown's first phase of bike lanes on 7th Street.
Celebrate Bike Lanes, C'Mon! Bicyclists Pedal to MacArthur Park This Morning
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, massive amounts of bike lanes, a new 7-11 for Echo Park, a heroic 14-year-old, and Bell's ongoing problems. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.
For Earth Day, Long Beach Added 2-Miles of Bicycle Lanes
Long Beach has a lot of bike paths and lanes and yesterday they got about two more miles worth. In celebration of Earth Day and in anticipation of National Bike Month (Long Beach will host a bicycle festival and film festival), the city unveiled the Bixby Road Bike Lane between Country Club Drive to Cherry Avenue.
LADOT Proposes to Cut Full Funding from Bikeways Office
The LA County Bicycle Coalition sent out an "urgent alert" Saturday afternoon that was pretty shocking:
LADOT THREATENS TO CUT THE ENTIRE BIKEWAYS DEPARTMENT!! BIKE PROJECTS WOULD BE CUT!!
Los Angeles is facing a perilous budget crisis. All city departments are being asked to submit plans on how they will cut spending, and LADOT have proposed to eliminate the entire Bikeways staff. Not just lay off some people, but cut it altogether.
LA’s Bicycle Master Plan Workshops; Road Service or Lip Service?
The City of Los Angeles is in the process of updating its Bicycle Master Plan, a component of the Transportation Element of the City’s General Plan.

