>> L.A. City Council voted to develop a cyclist anti-harassment ordinance. Councilman Bill Rosendahl introduced the ordinance and says he wants to see “an ordinance that has teeth in it” by the end of March. Read Damien Newton’s post at Streetsblog L.A. for more details on the timeline for this ordinance.

>> Comment on the draft pedestrian and bicycle facilities network for the Culver City Bike and Pedestrian Initiative! (via Be a Green Commuter)

The downloadable PDF documents are rather confusing: A “network memo” provides definitions the new and proposed bike and ped”facilities” — ranging from bike lanes to “pedestrian improvement corridors” — while the Bicycle Network Map and Pedestrian Network Map show via colorful maps where these facilities are, or hopefully will be in the future.

Weigh in on the draft at a public workshop on Sat., Jan. 30 from 10 am – 1 pm at or submit your comments online.

>> Biking in Long Beach is about to get a lot more pleasant. L.A. Times reports:

At a time when cities are cutting expenses across the board, Long Beach has raised $17 million in state and federal grants to improve its bike system through traffic improvements, education and bike share programs. In the next six months, the city will be resurfacing 20 miles of streets to include new bike lanes, part of a plan that includes painting and paving more than 100 miles of bike infrastructure.

>> Locked out by bike gates after the rains? Joe Linton at L.A. Creek Freak shares how to get the bike gates open so you can ride free through the clean, post-rain air.

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