Never Give Up – Finish the Ride Benefit Concert
Celebrate Damian Kevitt’s birthday with a fun party and concert that benefits Finish the Ride. SeeFacebook event.
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Ideas On How Metro and the Rams Can Expand Fan Transportation Choices
By Joe Linton |
You may have heard that the National Football League’s Rams are back in Los Angeles. The football is no doubt exciting, but the team’s presence has also elevated Southern California conversations about parking, congestion, transit, and traffic. Now through 2018, the Rams play home games at the Coliseum in Exposition Park, a stone’s throw from the Metro […]
Join Damian Kevitt to Finish the Ride on April 27
By Damien Newton |
– There is no way following that crash that I wan’t going to get back on my bike – Damian Kevitt has become something of a folk hero to Los Angeles cyclists. Just last February, a driver struck him with his vehicle while Kevitt was bicycling to meet his wife for lunch. The driver drug […]
Governor Vetoes One of Four Hit-and-Run Bills; Deadline for Others: Today
By Melanie Curry |
Governor Jerry Brown vetoed one of four hit-and-run bills passed by the California Senate and Assembly. A.B. 2337, by Assemblymember Eric Linder (R-Corona), would have increased the automatic driver’s license suspension for a hit-and-run conviction from one to two years. Despite near unanimous support in both houses of the legislature, Brown vetoed the bill on […]
Welcome to the Blogroll: I Will Ride
By Damien Newton |
(Editor’s Note: From now on, Streetsblog is going to begin featuring blogs before they get added to our blogroll. As the the local traditional media continues to retreat in its transportation coverate, it’s important for all of us to have as many "media outlets" at our disposal as possible.) In February of this year, a […]
Freedom to Be Inclusive
By Browne Molyneaux |
Crowd shot from last Friday’s panel discussion with David Byrne. At the October 2nd ALOUD event with David Byrne I couldn’t help but notice the lack of racial diversity in the crowd. It did not match the demographics of Los Angeles and certainly did not match the demographic that rides bicycles in Los Angeles. Where […]
Taking a Ride, with a Couple Thousand Friends, by the LA River
By Damien Newton |
The Arc of Tires Marked the Stop and Start for Many Riders Yesterday marked the 8th Los Angeles River Ride. Thousands of cyclists, riders and even some Ridazz gathered at Griffith Park to go on organized rides of 10, 50, 70 or 100 miles. The first ride started at 7:00 A.M., and by the time […]