Moving Beyond Cars

Where: Architecture + Design Museum – 6032 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, 90036
Rethink/LA is teaming up with a slew of orgs, including LACBC, to host Moving Beyond Cars, which envisions a Los Angeles fifty years in the future. We’re challenging everyone who attends to use alternative transportation. If you ride your bike, LACBC’s free bike valet service will be there to greet you and park your bike for you! More info.

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