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Private Dockless Bike-Share: A Blessing Or A Curse?
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Three dockless bike-share systems currently serve L.A. - these systems have potential for good, but also potential for pitfalls.
King of CicLAvia: Richie Trimble’s 14.5 ft. Tall Bike!
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In addition to the 150,000 cyclists that took to Venice Blvd. on Sunday, at CicLAvia VI: CicLAvia To the Sea, the “King of CicLAvia” was crowned. The crown was not awarded by the event-creators, but by the buzz surrounding Richie Trimble’s over a hundred pound, 14.5 foot – to the seat, 17 foot – to […]
Yes, You Need a License to Ride a Bike in Los Angeles
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Recently, cyclists are finding themselves being ticketed for not having a license on their bicycle. This has lead to outrage in the community from some, the bicycle licensing laws are meant to help recover stolen bikes not harass the people on them, and confusion from others. It seems a lot of people don’t even know […]
Taking a Look at Bike to Work Week
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Photo of Wednesdays Tour of the Downtown: Gary Leonard/Metro Some people think that Bike to Work Day and Bike to Work Week are cop-outs. I’ve heard and read a couple of notable cyclists that complain that governments roll out the red carpet for cyclists one week per year to try and make up for the […]
Three Things I Like About Bike Week, and Two Things I Don’t
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It’s Bike Week Los Angeles! May 12th-18th, 2014. Already there has been a lot going on: a press conference, a new report, the annual Blessing of the Bicycles, and a guided ride this morning. Tomorrow will be Los Angeles County’s Bike to Work Day, which includes pit stops and free rides on Metro and various […]
CicLAvia : 100,000 Cyclists, 0 Incidents, Millions of Stories
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(This is part one of our coverage of yesterday’s groundbreaking Open Street Festival. Hopefully later today we’ll have up a Streetfilm. Tomorrow we’ll review the reviews of CicLAvia. – DN.) There’s many ways to try and talk about yesterday’s CicLAvia. One way is to look at the numbers, another to look at the people, and […]