Tour De Ballona
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Tour De Ballona
By Damien Newton |
With news of more attacks along the Ballona Creek Bike trail breaking earlier this week, it is more urgent than ever to get more people to use the trail and create a more safe environment. An increased safety presence from the city, especially the LAPD Pacific Division, appear to be in the works. But in […]
Bike Day Saturday: Tour De Ballona
By Damien Newton |
With news of more attacks along the Ballona Creek Bike trail breaking earlier this week, it is more urgent than ever to get more people to use the trail and create a more safe environment. An increased safety presence from the city, especially the LAPD Pacific Division, appear to be in the works. But in […]
Recap of the Tour De Ballona
By Damien Newton |
Via Metblogs, Will Campbell’s video of the Tour De Ballona As I’ve mentioned before, the Tour De Ballona was just one of several events for bicycle enthusiasts from last weekend. Despite it’s reputation, Los Angeles has a thriving bike culture and this blog is going to join in the effort to make sure that people […]
Mark Your Calendars: Second Tour De Ballona on 1/31
By Damien Newton |
Last fall, responding to reports of violence on the Ballona Creek Bike Trail, a group of Streetsbloggers responded by creating their own Livable Streets Discussion Forum and organized the Tour De Ballona ride to educate riders to the safety issue and draw attention to the problem. On January 31 at 11:00 A.M., the Tour De […]
Bike Tour of the Ballona Estuary
By Damien Newton |
Come See and Learn About BIRDS, PLANTS, WILDFLOWERS and OTHER INHABITANTS OF THE BALLONA WETLANDS ECOSYSTEM (see description, driving directions, and reservation info below) BIKE TOUR – Sunday, Nov 2, 9:00 – 11:00 am 9:00 – 11:00 am ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Meet at Daniel’s Bicycle Rental and Sales, 13737 Fiji Way (in Fisherman’s Village) Marina del Rey, 310 980-4045 […]
Mark Your Calendars: October 25 Will Be First Tour de Ballona
By Damien Newton |
After Streetsblog reported on a cyclist being attacked on the Ballona Creek Bicycle Trail, trail users contacted me asking, "what can we do?" In response, a Livable Streets Discussion Forum was formed and we decided the best way to make the trail safer was to increase the number of people who use it. Thus, the […]