Op-Ed: L.A. can no longer afford to push bikes and buses aside (via latimesopinion)
Paul Koretz kills a bike lane on Melrose and fights a bus lane on Wilshire. Gil Cedillo and Mitch O’Farrell work together to kill a bike lane on Temple. Paul Krekorian kills a bike lane on Lankershim. David Ryu kills a bike lane on 6th Street. John Lee fought a bus lane on Nordhoff. All of these real events over the last few years have something in common: members of the Los Angeles City Council actively ignoring the city’sMaybe you’re thinking, “So what? I don’t use a bike or the bus in L.A.
With nearly year-round perfect weather, a relatively flat city and an average trip of three miles, L.A. could get tens of thousands of cars off the road quickly, just by implementing its own plan and building the right infrastructure for car alternatives.Sounds simple, right? It would be, except politicians are scared of upsetting constituents who drive.
Then there’s the issue of climate change. The disconnect between our transportation habits locally and climate change globally can no longer be ignored. In California, cars account for 28% of greenhouse gas emissions, the single largest source.
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