Comments on: First Street merging areas and bus zones greened

By: Bike/Ped Planner

Bike/Ped Planner — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:31:01 +0000

I like the Hummer spilling over into the bike lane. Can green paint prevent bad parking or opening doors?

By: Bike Rack City Marked « LADOT Bike Blog

Bike Rack City Marked « LADOT Bike Blog — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:10:14 +0000

[...] to City of Lights, the 1st Street corridor in Boyle Heights will receive 11 new bicycle racks within the next month or so. To find out more about the request [...]

By: Spring St. Green Bike Lane Material Testing « LADOT Bike Blog

Spring St. Green Bike Lane Material Testing « LADOT Bike Blog — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:21:12 +0000

[...] The above chart shows the various materials – paint, concrete stain, thermoplastic – that will be tested along the affected Spring St. bike lane segments. Each block – except for Aliso to Temple – will have five equally spaced segments of each test material; Street Bond Coating, Behr Epoxy Paint, Flint Hot Tape, Behr Concrete Stain, Street Bond Concrete Stain, and Pattern Paving Coating. On the Aliso to Temple segment, the Department will be testing the durability of two different paint products. LADOT will also be testing Flint Hot Tape – the same material used along merging areas and bus zones on the First St. green bike lane project in Boyle Heights. [...]

By: L.A. gets its first buffered green bike lane | Bicycle News

L.A. gets its first buffered green bike lane | Bicycle News — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:58:58 +0000

[...] Street is one of L.A’s first green bike lanes and is the first designated Downtown bikeway from the city’s much heralded 2010 Bicycle Master [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:55:46 +0000

Right through the door zone. Remember, it’s legal to ride outside the bike lane if it is obstructed of any reason, or if it unsafe due to the possibility of an opending door. Always ride 5 feet from parked cars.

By: Kathy Lowry

Kathy Lowry — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:30:54 +0000

Love the green bike lanes! Too bad Jose isn’t wearing a helmet. The green bike lanes won’t protect him if he get’s hit by a car!

By: John Gomez

John Gomez — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:59:36 +0000

This material is Premark preformed thermoplastic with Vizigrip added. It is manufactured in North Carolina by Flint Trading, Inc. It is heated to the pavement with torched and radiant heaters.
http://flint.agilesite.com/gallery/premark.aspx