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How to Lock up Your Bike & How to Bike Racks
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(If you don’t like my formatting, you can download this article as a pdf., here – DN) Last month I wrote an article about how important bike parking is in our urban environment. As long as there is no standard in bike parking in our city, riding a bike will continue to be considered a […]
Hollywood Charged Up for E-Bikes
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Bechir Blagui, Stephen Box and two iRoll representatives. Last year at the Alternative Car Expo (to most known as the AltCar Expo), there was much excitement about all the motor vehicles that were trying to be sold as the new alternative to cars. Huh? There was a small area in a room off to the […]
All Dressed Up With No Place to Park
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I love riding my bike, even when it gets tense on the streets and even when I experience conflicts with motorists who don’t respect my space and come too close, cut me off, or endanger my life with their reckless driving. When I ride, I feel everything. Not just physically, when a small rock hits […]
How to Make LA Safe, Effective and More Enjoyable for Cyclists
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Photo: Mr. Rollers/Flickr I’ve written in the past three weeks My Case Against Bike Paths, my discontent about Bike Lanes and about Bike Routes. It was great to see the discussions and the suggestions that came out of it. Some people shared their likes and dislikes and what they perceive as safe. Others advocated for […]
Cyclists, LAPD Working on Their Relationship
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Photo: Incycle/Flickr Two weeks ago a group of cyclists got together with the LAPD and created the Cyclists/LAPD Task Force. The Task Force addressed issues concerning law, safety, education, enforcement, policy, road rage, the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights, the Bike Plan, theft, data, and crime scenes. Representing the cycling community was Bikeside, Bike Writers Collective, […]
Every Street is a Bike Route
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Now you see it… Late last year I participated in the Crenshaw Crush ride which had riders of ages, from 4 to 64, participating. The route took us from major arterials like Crenshaw Boulevard to little neighborhood side streets, and through the Olympic Village. At one point, when we were meandering through one of the […]
If L.A. Is Going to Invest in Bike Lanes, Then Do It Right!
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Bike Lanes are a deterrent for me to ride in and I oftentimes cringe when I hear people blindly supporting them without asking for enhanced safety standards and regulations. So when the LA Draft Bike Plan proposes Bike Lanes and Paths all over the city without taking into consideration what the people want, it upsets […]
The Case Against Bike Paths
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(Anyone who was at last December’s Bike Meeting in City Hall witnessed a mini-shouting match between Enci Box and Councilman Tom LaBonge over whether or not there are "bike facilities" in LaBonge’s district. Enci contends that a bike path is not a real facility, and she elaborates and explains that point here. – DN) Cyclists […]
LA Theaters – A View From the Streets
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Look for details for the November 14th ride to this play at Illuminate L.A. A few years ago when I was part of a theater production on Santa Monica Blvd. we worked hard to fill the seats and we advertised, we passed out flyers, we called the press, we sent out notices and we invited […]
A Woman’s Comfort on Our Streets
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One of Enci’s many Thomas Guide maps, colored in for routes she’s taken. WI’m young, I’m an actor and a photographer and I’m a woman. This might be nothing unusual in Los Angeles with the exception that I’m also car free. I ride my bike everywhere and I take the Metro rail or bus to […]
Pedal Powered Transpo Fulfills Sustainable Film Production Commitment
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Film gear by bike. Photo: Rebel Without a Car/Facebook Last Wednesday we premiered At What Price, a short film that I wrote and directed and that was shot 100% sustainably in East Hollywood. Sustainability typically is limited to "no plastic" and "no styrofoam" but we explored sustainability further. Much further. We wanted to involve the […]