At the request of the City Council, the city was hard at work last night making Spring Street in Downtown Los Angeles a less safe and attractive place to be by removing the green paint in the city's first green buffered bike lane.
Council Member Jose Huizar, who represents the Spring Street Corridor where the green buffered bike lane is/was, fought hard to keep the lane. Trying to paint a happy face on the new green design, Huizar noted that it was 25% as expensive as a traditional green lane. No word on when the new "Garcetti Lanes" will be painted on Spring Street.
The city has yet to announce where the other three green bike lanes will be painted with all of the money it has saved.
It's a good time to take a peek at how sustainable transportation and related topics are showing up on legislators' priorities. Here's a very NON-comprehensive list.