The Alliance for Bicycling recently set the dates and locations for six "Winning Campaigns" trainings it plans on hosting in 2010, which include the following:
New Orleans, LA: April 16-18 (Hosted by New Orleans Metro Bicycle Coalition)
Edison, NJ: June 4-6 (Hosted by New Jersey Bicycle Coalition & East Coast Greenway Alliance)
Columbus, OH: Aug 6-8 (Hosted by Bike! Walk!Ohio & Consider Biking)
Oakland, CA: October 15-17 (Hosted by Walk Oakland Bike Oakland)
Asheville, NC: November 5-7 (Hosted by Asheville Bicycle Coalition)
Here's more info from the Alliance's website "Our proven curriculum will help you choose, direct, and win campaigns to promote better conditions for biking and walking in your state, province, or local community. The trainings are set up in peer-to-peer and group breakout sessions to improve communication and foster collaboration. Previous participants have won Complete Streets campaigns, Safe Routes to School campaigns, and Bike Safety campaigns at the state and local level."
L.A. County needs to embrace physically-protected bikeways, robust traffic calming around schools, and similarly transformative, safety-focused projects