Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Los Angeles

Streetfilms: Bike Co-ops in Los Angeles

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

On his recent west coast tour, Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson visited three bustling Los Angeles bike repair co-ops: Bike Oven, Bikerowave, and their progenitor, Bike Kitchen. Despite its reputation as ground zero for car congestion, the sprawling City of Angels clearly sports a robust bike scene. Writes Clarence: I don’t know if there is an official […]

Streetfilms: The Pedestrian Scramble Returns to L.A.

By Ben Fried | Nov 7, 2008 | 3 Comments

Clarence Eckerson’s newest Streetfilm captures the bustle of pedestrians and cyclists using diagonal crosswalks near the USC campus. It’s entrancing footage, even without the benefit of time-lapsed film. LADOT recently added 10 of these crossings around the metro area, but as Clarence discovered in the course of making the video, the "pedestrian scramble" isn’t completely […]

Crips and Bloods Feeling the Pinch of Rising Gas Prices?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 16, 2008 | 2 Comments

As if the Los Angeles bike scene weren’t intense enough, the L.A. Times reported a gang-related bike-by shooting yesterday. Time to trade in the 22’s and hydraulics for a Schwinn?

L.A. Doc Takes Out Road Rage on Cyclists, Injuring Two

By Ben Fried | Jul 9, 2008 | 43 Comments

Via Streetsblog LA, a story of motorist anger run amok this past holiday weekend: A motor vehicle driver, outraged that he was being asked to Share the Road, sped past some cyclists and slammed on his brakes; using his car as a weapon to critically injure the cyclists. Ron Peterson had no time to swerve […]

L.A. Freeway Cyclists Ride Again

By Brad Aaron | May 15, 2008 | 11 Comments

A group of cyclists in Los Angeles continues its guerrilla rides on city freeways. In this video, via Streetsblog LA, riders are joined by rollerbladers as they cut through idling traffic on the 405. The "Crimanimal Mass" movement has gotten more sophisticated since the previous video installment, what with the narrative-style editing, helpful graphics and […]

Streetfilm: Lessons from L.A.

By Damien Newton | May 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

Never let it be said that transportation reform advocates don’t have a sense of humor. How else can you explain the decision to take one of Los Angeles’ best known pedestrian advocates and interview her while driving around the Hollywoods at rush hour on a Friday night? Streetfilms’ Nicholas Whitaker took a backseat, rush hour […]

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