Tag Archives: bike lanes

Figueroa St. in NELA Needs a Road Diet

October 14, 2015 · by · in Biking, The Far Corners of LA · 5 Comments

My first weekend living in Northeast Los Angeles, I was one of the featured storytellers at BUSted, which was making its NELA debut at Future Studio Gallery in Highland Park.  Everyone at the gallery was abuzz about a hit and run accident that happened right outside the night before.  Irma Yolanda Espinoza-Lugo was in the […]

2014 Year in Review for LA’s Car-Free Commuter

December 31, 2014 · by · in Biking, Events Around Town, Metro Adventures, Ride Sharing · Leave a comment

Hello dear readers!  I’ve been on a brief break for the holidays, but I’m back!  I was in Milwaukee for a week over Christmas and received quite the surprise to see temperatures some days were warmer there than in Los Angeles.  I’m glad to be back in LA-LA Land and ready for more Metro adventures in […]

Should Bicyclists Need a License?

March 14, 2014 · by · in Biking · Leave a comment

This morning I was a block from home on my ride to work.  I was going down a small, yet steep hill with an immediate right turn at the bottom.  I had to quickly dart out of the way of another cyclist who was riding down the wrong side of the street.  On my ride […]

Broadway’s Proposed Facelift

January 28, 2014 · by · in Uncategorized · 1 Comment

Downtown has undergone some rapid changes.  I’ve been in LA for nearly seven years now.  Back then, DTLA seemed to me to be a dismal place.  Maybe that was in large part just my perception, but nobody will deny that the gentrification bug has bitten hard.  I believe there are always pros and cons to […]