One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
East Los Angeles Gets Green Bike Lanes
Photo by OceanView90803 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr
Taking a cue from cities like Portland, New York and our brethren to the south Long Beach, East L.A. is going to get its first color-coded bike lanes.
This month there will be a 1.6-mile gleaming green streak painted on 1st Street in East Los Angeles. The paint is supposed to be skid- and slip-resistant and the transportation department hopes to see more cyclists claiming the lane, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Officials say that although they have to follow federal guidelines when painting the lanes, it turns out to be a relatively cheap way to help bicyclists and motorists navigate busy intersections.
"They're very innovative," said Allison Mannos of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, which supports the project. "It raises a lot of attention to the part of the street cyclists are in."
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
