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Bicycle transportation planning in Los Angeles

January 01, 1970

Los Angeles can refer to both the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County, as well as the larger Los Angeles region (consisting of a continuous urban landscape stretching from Ventura County in the north down to Orange County in south).

There are a myriad of different agencies and authorities engaged in bicycle transportation planning, funding, design and construction in the Los Angeles area. This is an attempt to find the members of these agencies and authorities responsible for transportation projects and issues as they relate to bicycles.

Entities in the City of Los Angeles edit

In the City of Los Angeles there are several city level departments which oversee transportation related issues. The individual sections and divisions responsible for bicycle matters are enumerated below. These are the people who work directly with bicycle projects:

Los Angeles Department of Transportation edit

Los Angeles Department of Transportation has a special portion of its Office of Transportation Development set aside for bicycle project planning, design, funding, and construction. Within the Office of Transportation Development, Bureau of Capital Programming (run by Haripal Var), is the Project Grants, Bikeways and Enhancement Division (headed by Michael Uyeno).

The Project Grants, Bikeways and Enhancement Division is further subdivided into a Bikeways Section and a position for a Senior Project Coordinator. During 2009 funding crisis Department head Rita Robinson proposed to eliminate Bikeways Division entirely and discontinue Safe Routes to School Work. (Inter Departmental Correspondence, 4 May 2009, addressed to Budget and Finance Committee, "Shared Responsibility and Sacrifice"[1])

The LADOT has been granted the authority to issue vehicle and driver permits for pedicabs (a.k.a. bicycle taxis or rickshaws). The LADOT's forms, and the City's ordinances typically refer to pedicabs as "nonmotorized transportation". Permit applicants must submit the applications to the Franchise Regulation Division of the LADOT along with several fees.

Bikeways Section edit

  • Bikeways Section (made up of a team of engineers) is headed by Paul Meshkin and Senior Bicycle Coordinator, Michelle Mowery.

Franchise Regulation Division edit

This division of the LADOT has been assigned to process pedicab vehicle and driver permits, though in 2007 a Central District Transportation Engineer (from the Office of Transportation Operations), "expressed concern that pedicabs could pose a road hazard, blocking traffic and frustrating drivers."

The Franchise Regulations Division licenses companies, tests and permits drivers, regulate and monitor the operations of companies and individuals authorized by the Board of Transportation Commissioners and the Board of Taxicab Commissioners to operate for-hire passenger vehicles within the City of Los Angeles. The Division inspects vehicles and enforces compliance with associated City ordinances and orders of the Board of Transportation Commissioners and the Board of Taxicab Commissioners and investigates complaints relating to taxicab, ambulance and other for-hire vehicles. It also administers the franchise of the gas distribution system and over 40 pipeline companies.

Los Angeles Planning Department edit

  • Los Angeles Planning Department

Los Angeles Department of Public Works edit

Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering edit

Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting edit

Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services edit

Within the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services Engineering Division is the Bikeways & Grants Management Section (LA):

Bikeways & Grants Management Section (LA) edit

The Bikeways & Grants Management Section (LA) prepares plans, specifications, and manages construction of bikeway projects in the City of Los Angeles. Bikeway projects recently constructed include the Los Angeles River Bike Path Phase 1-A and Phase 1-D, and the Culver Blvd. Median Bikeway. Upcoming projects include Los Angeles River Bikepath Phase 1-B and San Fernando Bikepath Phase I.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority edit

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a large, county-wide, authority. It affects cycling with its funding policies in two major ways.

First, the MTA spends money creating planning documents, surveys, etc. that allow the MTA itself or entities within Los Angeles County to apply for funds for bicycle projects. That is, the MTA gets paperwork ready for local entities to apply for money. The planning documents are produced in the Bikeway Planning (or Metro Bike Program) section of the MTA. Lynne Goldsmith runs the Metro Bike Program, and is part of the Transportation Development and Implementation (TDI) department.

Second, the MTA distributes funds for transportation projects. The MTA's policies prevent bicycle projects from being funded. Some big sources of general transportation funding that the MTA keeps from bicycle projects are: Proposition A and Proposition C Local Return sales tax dollars; and money available as part of the Transportation Improvement Program Call for Projects. This is a biennial process for allocating selected local, state, and federal transportation funds to cities (and other agencies) in Los Angeles County. The selection criteria for the CFP emphasise brick and mortar or innovative technologies. They exclude bicycle encouragement or education projects which are considered "marketing". Both of these sources of funding are doled out using the Transportation Development and Implementation unit.

Transportation Development and Implementation edit

The MTA's Bikeway Planning (or Metro Bike Program) is in the Transportation Development and Implementation (TDI) department of the MTA's Countywide Planning and Development Department. The Chief Planning Officer, currently Carol Inge, oversees the Countywide Planning and Development Department.

The Transportation Development and Implementation (TDI) department is responsible for project development, management, and/or implementation of multiple modes of transportation within Los Angeles County, including Highway/Freeway, Arterials, Transportation Demand Management (TDM), Rail and Busway, Signal Synchronization, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Bicycle, Pedestrian, Goods Movement and others.

In addition, this department approves and administers the utilization of Call for Projects (CFP) funds by the cities and county and provides assistance on joint development activities. This department also serves as the project planning lead in the Long Range Transit Plan (LRTP) and CFP. The department is organized into two geographic sub-regions with three area planning teams in each sub-region. One sub-region includes the Central, Gateway Cities/Southeast and San Gabriel Valley. The South Bay, San Fernando Valley/No County and Westside area planning teams are in the other sub-region. Each team is responsible for corridor planning, project management and implementation of multiple modes of transportation within its geographic area.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ http://la.streetsblog.org/wp-content/pdf/LADOTwantstocutbikeways.pdf 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine last accessed 18 May 2009

Further reading edit

Los Angeles Department of Transportation edit

Pedicab Regulation in Los Angeles edit

  • by Fred Camino on MetroRiderLA, August 12, 2007
  • by Fred Camino on MetroRiderLA, August 15, 2007
  • Pedal Power, Eric Green and His 'Green Machine' Are Giving Downtown a Lift by Kathryn Maese in the Los Angeles Downtown News, August 20, 2007
  • Transportation Department Halts Downtown Pedicab from a News Brief in the Los Angeles Downtown News September 10, 2007
  • by Wad on MetroRiderLA, September 17, 2007
  • Editorial, Get the Pedicab Rolling in the Los Angeles Downtown News, September 17, 2007
  • The Pedicab Problem, A Second Effort to Run Rickshaw-Like Devices Downtown Is Snuffed by Anna Scott in the Los Angeles Downtown News, October 22, 2007
  • Rickshaw Operation Snuffed Out In LA on the blog of skylab and rickshaws, October 25, 2007
  • Pedicab Plan Has Not Been 'Snuffed' by Mike Echols, Managing Partner, MagiCab Express, LLC in "Letters to the Editor, Reader Response to Recent Articles" in the Los Angeles Downtown News, November 19, 2007

External links edit

City of Los Angeles Departments edit

  • in LADOT
  • in LADPW's Bureau of Streets Services

MTA Links edit

  • Metro Bikeway Planning
  • MTA Transportation Funding Source Guide
  • MTA's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget - see pages 133 to 134 of the .pdf document

January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bicycle transportation planning in Los Angeles news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Los Angeles can refer to both the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County as well as the larger Los Angeles region consisting of a continuous urban landscape stretching from Ventura County in the north down to Orange County in south There are a myriad of different agencies and authorities engaged in bicycle transportation planning funding design and construction in the Los Angeles area This is an attempt to find the members of these agencies and authorities responsible for transportation projects and issues as they relate to bicycles Contents 1 Entities in the City of Los Angeles 1 1 Los Angeles Department of Transportation 1 1 1 Bikeways Section 1 1 2 Franchise Regulation Division 1 2 Los Angeles Planning Department 1 3 Los Angeles Department of Public Works 1 3 1 Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering 1 3 2 Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting 1 3 3 Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services 1 3 3 1 Bikeways amp Grants Management Section LA 2 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2 1 Transportation Development and Implementation 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 5 1 Los Angeles Department of Transportation 5 1 1 Pedicab Regulation in Los Angeles 6 External links 6 1 City of Los Angeles Departments 6 2 MTA LinksEntities in the City of Los Angeles editIn the City of Los Angeles there are several city level departments which oversee transportation related issues The individual sections and divisions responsible for bicycle matters are enumerated below These are the people who work directly with bicycle projects Los Angeles Department of Transportation edit Los Angeles Department of Transportation has a special portion of its Office of Transportation Development set aside for bicycle project planning design funding and construction Within the Office of Transportation Development Bureau of Capital Programming run by Haripal Var is the Project Grants Bikeways and Enhancement Division headed by Michael Uyeno The Project Grants Bikeways and Enhancement Division is further subdivided into a Bikeways Section and a position for a Senior Project Coordinator During 2009 funding crisis Department head Rita Robinson proposed to eliminate Bikeways Division entirely and discontinue Safe Routes to School Work Inter Departmental Correspondence 4 May 2009 addressed to Budget and Finance Committee Shared Responsibility and Sacrifice 1 The LADOT has been granted the authority to issue vehicle and driver permits for pedicabs a k a bicycle taxis or rickshaws The LADOT s forms and the City s ordinances typically refer to pedicabs as nonmotorized transportation Permit applicants must submit the applications to the Franchise Regulation Division of the LADOT along with several fees Bikeways Section edit Bikeways Section made up of a team of engineers is headed by Paul Meshkin and Senior Bicycle Coordinator Michelle Mowery Franchise Regulation Division edit This division of the LADOT has been assigned to process pedicab vehicle and driver permits though in 2007 a Central District Transportation Engineer from the Office of Transportation Operations expressed concern that pedicabs could pose a road hazard blocking traffic and frustrating drivers The Franchise Regulations Division licenses companies tests and permits drivers regulate and monitor the operations of companies and individuals authorized by the Board of Transportation Commissioners and the Board of Taxicab Commissioners to operate for hire passenger vehicles within the City of Los Angeles The Division inspects vehicles and enforces compliance with associated City ordinances and orders of the Board of Transportation Commissioners and the Board of Taxicab Commissioners and investigates complaints relating to taxicab ambulance and other for hire vehicles It also administers the franchise of the gas distribution system and over 40 pipeline companies Los Angeles Planning Department edit Los Angeles Planning Department Los Angeles Department of Public Works edit Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering edit Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting edit Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services edit Within the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services Engineering Division is the Bikeways amp Grants Management Section LA Bikeways amp Grants Management Section LA edit The Bikeways amp Grants Management Section LA prepares plans specifications and manages construction of bikeway projects in the City of Los Angeles Bikeway projects recently constructed include the Los Angeles River Bike Path Phase 1 A and Phase 1 D and the Culver Blvd Median Bikeway Upcoming projects include Los Angeles River Bikepath Phase 1 B and San Fernando Bikepath Phase I Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority editThe Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA is a large county wide authority It affects cycling with its funding policies in two major ways First the MTA spends money creating planning documents surveys etc that allow the MTA itself or entities within Los Angeles County to apply for funds for bicycle projects That is the MTA gets paperwork ready for local entities to apply for money The planning documents are produced in the Bikeway Planning or Metro Bike Program section of the MTA Lynne Goldsmith runs the Metro Bike Program and is part of the Transportation Development and Implementation TDI department Second the MTA distributes funds for transportation projects The MTA s policies prevent bicycle projects from being funded Some big sources of general transportation funding that the MTA keeps from bicycle projects are Proposition A and Proposition C Local Return sales tax dollars and money available as part of the Transportation Improvement Program Call for Projects This is a biennial process for allocating selected local state and federal transportation funds to cities and other agencies in Los Angeles County The selection criteria for the CFP emphasise brick and mortar or innovative technologies They exclude bicycle encouragement or education projects which are considered marketing Both of these sources of funding are doled out using the Transportation Development and Implementation unit Transportation Development and Implementation edit The MTA s Bikeway Planning or Metro Bike Program is in the Transportation Development and Implementation TDI department of the MTA s Countywide Planning and Development Department The Chief Planning Officer currently Carol Inge oversees the Countywide Planning and Development Department The Transportation Development and Implementation TDI department is responsible for project development management and or implementation of multiple modes of transportation within Los Angeles County including Highway Freeway Arterials Transportation Demand Management TDM Rail and Busway Signal Synchronization Intelligent Transportation Systems Bicycle Pedestrian Goods Movement and others In addition this department approves and administers the utilization of Call for Projects CFP funds by the cities and county and provides assistance on joint development activities This department also serves as the project planning lead in the Long Range Transit Plan LRTP and CFP The department is organized into two geographic sub regions with three area planning teams in each sub region One sub region includes the Central Gateway Cities Southeast and San Gabriel Valley The South Bay San Fernando Valley No County and Westside area planning teams are in the other sub region Each team is responsible for corridor planning project management and implementation of multiple modes of transportation within its geographic area See also editBicycle transportation planning in the San Francisco Bay AreaReferences edit http la streetsblog org wp content pdf LADOTwantstocutbikeways pdf Archived 2011 07 28 at the Wayback Machine last accessed 18 May 2009Further reading editLos Angeles Department of Transportation edit Pedicab Regulation in Los Angeles edit A New Tranist Option In Downtown Pedicabs by Fred Camino on MetroRiderLA August 12 2007 Delving Into Downtown Pedicabs by Fred Camino on MetroRiderLA August 15 2007 Pedal Power Eric Green and His Green Machine Are Giving Downtown a Lift by Kathryn Maese in the Los Angeles Downtown News August 20 2007 Transportation Department Halts Downtown Pedicab from a News Brief in the Los Angeles Downtown News September 10 2007 Downtown pedicab out of commission by Wad on MetroRiderLA September 17 2007 Editorial Get the Pedicab Rolling in the Los Angeles Downtown News September 17 2007 The Pedicab Problem A Second Effort to Run Rickshaw Like Devices Downtown Is Snuffed by Anna Scott in the Los Angeles Downtown News October 22 2007 Rickshaw Operation Snuffed Out In LA on the blog of skylab and rickshaws October 25 2007 Pedicab Plan Has Not Been Snuffed by Mike Echols Managing Partner MagiCab Express LLC in Letters to the Editor Reader Response to Recent Articles in the Los Angeles Downtown News November 19 2007External links editCity of Los Angeles Departments edit Bikeways Section in LADOT Bikeways amp Grants Management Section in LADPW s Bureau of Streets Services MTA Links edit Metro Bikeway Planning MTA Transportation Funding Source Guide MTA s Fiscal Year 2008 Budget see pages 133 to 134 of the pdf document Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bicycle transportation planning in Los Angeles amp oldid 1185568875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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