Not everyone is pleased by this lane change
Crews work on the television show
As a crew works on the TV show
The Spring Street lane is part of a larger campaign by City Hall to make streets safer and more inviting to cyclists. Advocacy groups have been lobbying for years for stricter traffic laws and changes in road design to get more people using bikes, and their efforts are beginning to pay off. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Film producers say the eye-catching lane makes it more difficult to use Spring Street as a substitute for, say, a Manhattan street. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Crews work on the TV show
Paint is peeling off the lane. It’s a particularly bright shade of green, but every week it becomes more and more faded. Officials are searching for a new type of paint that will stick better to the street. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)