Video: La Grange Bike Club Founder Honored at “Raymond Fouquet Square”


As SBLA reported two weeks ago, the City of Los Angeles recognized one of the earlier leaders of the bicycling movement by naming the intersection of  Westwood Boulevard and La Grange Avenue as “Raymond Fouquet Square.” Streetsblog volunteer Jack Weiss was there to capture the event on video, which is embedded above. To read more on Raymond Fouquet, read Linton’s article from July 12.

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

L.A. to Honor La Grange Bike Club Founder Raymond Fouquet This Sunday

|
This Sunday, July 12, the city of Los Angeles will publicly recognize one of the longtime leaders of L.A. bicycling. The intersection of  Westwood Boulevard and La Grange Avenue will officially become “Raymond Fouquet Square.” There will be two separate events honoring Fouquet: At 7:45 a.m. Velo Club La Grange will host a short ceremony, and then […]

Transit Coalition Monthly Meeting with Matt Raymond

|
The Transit Coalition will host its monthly Dinner Meeting next Tuesday, April 26, featuring Metro Chief Communications Officer Matt Raymond. Also, the April, March, February and January issues of Moving Southern California are now available online with new features and news, as are past issues. Here is coverage of our March ( Part 1, Part […]

L.A. vs. S.F.: How Does Transportation Really Compare?

|
Last week, the Los Angeles Times published an article titled, “San Francisco residents relying less on private automobiles.” It is summarized at today’s Metro transportation headlines. The Times highlighted recent good news, reported in early February at Streetsblog SF, that 52 percent of San Francisco trips are taken by means other than a private car: […]