Cartoon Tuesday: A Modern Day Paul Revere

cartoon_tuesday.gif 

Over at NYC Streetsblog they’re calling this strip "The Modern Day Midnight Ride."  Of course, on this coast we have a different idea of what constitutes a Midnight Ride.  Other than that, Ben Fried introduces the strip perfectly.

Paul Revere embarked on his midnight ride from Boston to Lexington more than a year before the United States declared independence. Nevertheless, with the Fourth of July around the corner, this toon from Tom Toles seemed appropriate today. 

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

Bike Day Saturday: Bike Town Beta

By Damien Newton |
The concept is pretty simple.  A group of cyclists create and set up booths and other amenities around an already bike-friendly area to create a Bike Town.  Organized by Alec Schwarz, one of the famed Midnight Ridazz, the event is simply described as thus: We will be transforming several square blocks into a mini bike […]

Ridazz Get Registered

By Damien Newton |
Cyclists Gather for a Group Ride in Front of Josef’s Flying Pigeon Bike Shop Bike licensing has become a hot issue in Los Angeles the past two weeks.  For those of you that haven’t been following the story, some LAPD stations have decided to start enforcing an obscure law mandating that bicycles be licensed and […]

Cartoon Tuesday: Calvin and Hobbes Turn 30

By Damien Newton |
Last week, TIME Magazine reported that Calvin and Hobbes was first published thirty years ago this month. For a lot of people my age, the story of a precocious and imaginative young boy and his stuffed tiger/best friend was a daily treat. For me, it was how I spent my last couple of minutes before the […]

The Week in Livable Streets Events

By Damien Newton |
Those L.A. County Bike Master Plan meetings roll on.  Speaking of rolling, there’s a fun looking "Midnight Ridazz" event this Friday.  And for those of you who are into policy, there’s a surprise addition to the City Council Transportation Committee meeting (more on that later) for this Wednesday at 2:00. Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday– Outreach for the L.A. […]