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Here comes one positive side benefit of the L.A. budget crisis: Gridlock. Our tight budget means the city can no longer afford to pick up the tab to make driving easier — by providing free traffic officers for events at the Dodger Stadium, Hollywood Bowl, and other major venues.

Thanks to hard-working bicycle activists like Joe Linton and Stephen Box who’ve read through the L.A. draft Bike Plan, Angelenos who care about bikes can get the skinny on the 212-page draft without wading through the typo and error-riddled document themselves. That said, I’d love it if this draft were not so big and intimidating so that more people would be encouraged the actual document — which is why David Byrne’s latest blog post got me thinking.

I'm an environmental writer and activist who writes green LA girl, a blog about eco-friendly, sustainable living in Los Angeles. I’m also a contributing editor at BlogHer.com and also blog regularly for mnn.com and Lime.com. I also have a PhD -- but don't really use it. And I'm planning a Blogger Beach Cleanup for Oct. 24, the International Day of Climate Action -- which all Streetsblog LA writers and readers should come to!