Damien Newton

CicLAvia IX: Iconic Wilshire Corridor has come and gone. While my Facebook feed is full of happy adults and smiling children, I know that my social media streams aren't the best way to gauge how well an event was received.

CicLAvia is behind us, but there's a full list of important hearings that cover everything from ExpressLanes to green taxis. When it's all over, there's a fun bike event for kids at the Foshay Learning Center.

Together we envision an annual Earth Day event where community residents come together in a safe environment to have fun, celebrate our foods and cultures, learn about and participate in sustainable practices, and connect with each other and organizations working to make positive change in our neighborhood.

Fireside Chat on Transportation with Councilmember Mike Bonin (Hosted by Angelenos Against Gridlock) Angelenos Against Gridlock Friday, April 11, 2014 from 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT) Santa Monica, CA

For those that don't know, Critical Mass is a monthly bike ride that takes place on the 4th Friday of the month. The purpose of the ride is to gather so many cyclists that drivers can't ignore them, buzz them or harass them. This both created a safe place for cycling and made a statement that the needs of cyclists is too big to ignore. In Santa Monica, Critical Mass met on the first Monday, so that it didn't conflict with the larger event that starts in Los Angeles' Koreatown on the 4th Friday.

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In a surprise announcement, Metro revealed this morning that the much-hated 405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project will not add one northbound carpool lane as advertised. It will instead add protected bike lanes, aka cycletracks, to both sides of the 405 through the Sepulveda Pass.

Loaded week. CicLAvia! Nice. Let's jump right in.

Via LACBC: On April 1st Beverly Hills City Council will again consider project options for Santa Monica Boulevard reconstruction. In early March, Council debated the inclusion of bicycle lanes on the city’s segment of the corridor, but a majority indicated opposition. That discussion came as city staff projected a doubling of the costs (to $35 million). Given … Continued

The national bicycle film festival rolls into Los Angeles the Friday and Saturday before CicLAvia. Get more details, here.