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The Mayor's Office and City Planning asked me to clarify that Mayor Villaraigosa's pledge to create "40 miles of bike infrastructure a year" didn't start until July 1, 2011...the start of the fiscal year.  Read more about this pledge, and the article the city is responding to, right here.
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The Mayor’s Office and City Planning asked me to clarify that Mayor Villaraigosa’s pledge to create “40 miles of bike infrastructure a year” didn’t start until July 1, 2011…the start of the fiscal year.  Read more about this pledge, and the article the city is responding to, right here.

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