Its going to be a little slow the rest of the week
I have in-laws visiting, Turkey Day catering, and a special project I’m working on, so there will just be one post (besides clips) a day for the rest of the week…
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As Cyclists Focus on Hit and Runs, Roadblock’s Crash Goes to Court
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One of the less high-tech methods of getting info on a hit and run. Photo: Patrick Miller On May 19, a cyclist, let’s call him Roadblock, was riding home late at night on Glendale Boulevard. Roadblock’s bike was lit up with front and rear lights and he was wearing a helmet. Just a couple of […]
Metro Cutting Day Pass Cost Back to $5
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One week ago, Metro CEO Art Leahy announced at the Transit Coalition monthly meeting that part of the money saved from cutting 305,000 hours of bus service would go towards reversing part of the 2010 fare increases by reducing the cost of a Metro Day Pass from $6 to $5. With a Day Pass, a […]
Venice NC Committee Calls for Data on, Not Termination of, Mar Vista Road Diet
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For those of us living near the Great Streets/Vision Zero pilot program in West Los Angeles, every day brings new developments in the back-and-forth between advocates for safe streets and advocates for car commuters frustrated by delay. The road diet turned a six-lane road with a bike lane and car parking into a two-lane road […]
King of CicLAvia: Richie Trimble’s 14.5 ft. Tall Bike!
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In addition to the 150,000 cyclists that took to Venice Blvd. on Sunday, at CicLAvia VI: CicLAvia To the Sea, the “King of CicLAvia” was crowned. The crown was not awarded by the event-creators, but by the buzz surrounding Richie Trimble’s over a hundred pound, 14.5 foot – to the seat, 17 foot – to […]
What Will the Headline from ULI’s FutureBuild 2014
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Next Tuesday, the Urban Land Institute of Los Angeles will host Future Build 2014, a one-day conference looking at how societal changes and new technology will change the way cities develop and communities grow. The highlight of the conference will be a keynote address from Mayor Eric Garcetti. Garcetti has used conferences speeches as a […]
The Real Lesson from The Source’s “Why You Ride” Series: People Have No Idea How Much Their Car is Costing Them
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(Note: I’m not using names in this piece because the people filling out The Source’s survey didn’t sign up to be critiqued elsewhere. If you’re really curious, you can certainly get the names to go with the story.) Last week, DC Streetsblog ran an excellent story on how people don’t realize how much their car […]