New bicycle map decals are now showing up at Metro Red and Purple Line stations, thanks to the input Metro received through its Bicycle Roundtable meetings and Metro’s Communications Department. The photo above shows a map installed at the Universal City Station. There are now reports that maps are posted [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=4990363] As we posted yesterday, the Metro Board of Directors officially lifted — effective immediately — the peak hour prohibition against bringing bikes on Metro Rail. The Board had previously asked for more information about crowds on trains before some seats are removed to accommodate more bikes — and [continue reading]
Bikes are huge right now! CicLAvia was a rousing success, Metro just lifted its rush hour ban on bikes on trains and National Bike Month is days away. Because of this we thought it was a great time to launch a new series on the Source titled “Why I Cycle” [continue reading]
[polldaddy poll=4890941] My hunch is that the results won’t change much, but I’d like to see more readers vote in the above poll that Fred posted last week. Also, if you haven’t had a chance, I encourage you to read Fred’s opinion post, titled “CicLAvia, a glimpse at what L.A. [continue reading]
For the 17th straight year, Metro will be participating in Bike to Work Day (Thursday, May 19) as part of Bike Week LA from May 16 through May 20. The events take place in May, but you can gear up for Bike Week by signing up now for the following [continue reading]
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/22561056[/vimeo] The latest dispatch from Streetfilms — a member of the Streetsblog family — attempts to answer the fundamental questions of Los Angeles’ newfangled open streets event: What is CicLAvia? Why is it important? And what can you do when the streets are turned over from automobiles to people? Check [continue reading]
Here’s a good post on Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s website about the effort to make room for more bikes on Metro Rail. Excerpt: Sunday’s CicLAvia ride through Los Angeles streets was not just a test of the city’s ability to embrace a car-free existence for a few hours. It also was [continue reading]
Metro plans to remove the peak hour restrictions for bikes on Metro trains, and will present a recommendation to the Board of Director’s Operations Subcommittee on April 21. The committee item, available here, recommends the removal of the weekday 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. [continue reading]
From the saddle of my 17-year-old mountain bike, it sure looked like the second edition of CicLAvia was a big success on Sunday. The crowds seemed larger than the premiere event last October and the weather was perfect. It also looked like plenty of people, including yours truly, used Metro [continue reading]
photo by lasubwayblog, via Flickr CicLAvia is this Sunday, April 10, and although more than three dozen Metro Bus Lines will be detoured along the nearly eight-mile route that day, Metro is an enthusiastic supporter of the event. L.A. streets will be closed to cars except for key intersections, and [continue reading]
