Earth Day

This list was put together by the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition:

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Rideshare Fair

When: Wednesday, April 20, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM

Where: Sylmar

An estimated 300-500 employees will be attending this event promoting carpooling, using public transportation, and cycling to work.

Los Angeles Air Force Base Earth Day Celebration

Where: Thursday, April 21, 10 AM to 2PM

When: El Segundo

The festival will be promoting ridesharing, bicycle commuting, and other ways to go green.

Santa Monica College Earth Day Festival

When: Thursday, April 21, 11:15 AM to 1 PM

Where: Santa Monica

Earth Day Festival & Teach-In, featuring eco-themed music and art, vegan food, and an eco-friendly digital photo booth. More info.

Wilshire Center Earth Day – Car-Free Day

When: Friday, April 22, 6:00 PM
Where: Los Angeles

The event will feature a movie screening of the director’s cut of Avatar, face painting, e-waste recycling, fruit tree adoption, LAPD Youth Program Performance of the Color Guard, community organization booths, environmentally-friendly organization booths and more. More info.

EarthFest Concert in the Park for the Environment & Expo

When: Saturday, April 23, 10 AM – 6 PM

Where: Culver City

This year’s festival includes a host of free activities for the entire family, each centered around relevant environmental topics. Get ready to rock, jazz and rhythm and blues at the Jazz Concert in the Park for the Environment, featuring Paul Brown and Jessy J. More info.

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Santa Monica Film Festival:Bikes, Bikers and Bicycle Culture

By Damien Newton |
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Earth Day on the Pier

By Damien Newton |
Green Apple Music Festival  "AMERICA’S LARGEST EARTH DAY CELEBRATION"The combined efforts of Earth Day Network (the nonprofit organization created by the founders of the original Earth Day in 1970)  and Green Apple Festival has resulted in plans for a nationwide gathering that will get Americans out of their homes and under the trees to celebrate […]

The Week in Livable Streets Events

By Damien Newton |
The week starts a little slow, but it heats up fast starting on Wednesday. It ends with a Streetsblog/SaMo Next fundraiser. That’s fun. Wednesday, Thursday– The Metro Board of Directors Committee meetings splash down this week. There’s nothing earth shattering on the agenda, the coolest meeting is a special meeting on Union Station we’ll discuss […]

Santa Monica Opening Bike Campus On Earth Day Sunday

By Gary Kavanagh |
The city of Santa Monica is hosting a grand opening opening of what is being called the Santa Monica Bike Campus this Sunday as part of April 22nd Earth Day activities. This bike campus facility is on a linear strip of what was no longer actively used roadway connecting to parking lots just east of […]

Bike to Work Open Thread and Bike From Work Update

By Damien Newton |
Tomorrow morning we’ll use Storify to capture the best public media from today’s Bike to Work Day festivities.  If you have videos or pictures you want us to include, or any comments on the best and worst pit stops, please leave them in the comments section and we’ll be sure to include them.  You can […]