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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]