There's been some positive movement lately. Though it's worth pointing out that when people say "LA," they're often referring to Greater Los Angeles, and not just the City of Los Angeles, and there are many different municipalities within there. Santa Monica, for example, has taken a lot of great steps in recent years--lots more bike lanes put down, a big new Bike Center in the Downtown area, a few bike corrals in some shopping areas, etc. Same for Long Beach. Los Angeles moves much more slowly, though, and refuses to consider the possibility of cycle tracks/physically protected bike lanes, because they are not in the MUTDC. Long Beach has some, which they received approval for, but they still seem to be a no-go with LADOT.

Still, there are some good people in the bike program at LADOT. They recently unveiled a plan for a bikeway network in Downtown Los Angeles:

http://ladotbikeblog.wordpress.com/2...keway-network/

But for every piece of good news, there can be some bad...as part of the second leg of the new Expo Line light rail line, there is a bike path planned that would go from Santa Monica to Culver City, about a 5-mile long stretch of separated bike path (this is rare in Los Angeles). Some local homeowners are suing to block the bike path because...get ready for this...it violates environmental rules and would lead to traffic congestion. I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/0...ental_laws.php