Bicycling
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Healthy Kids Zone: Schools at the Center of Healthy Communities
Bike Month is here and rides and panels are in abundance. Though the anchor of the month is Bike to Work Day, let’s make some room for the youth and talk a bit about why so many kids don’t ride their bikes to school anymore.
May 22, 2015
How a More Inclusive Bike Week Can Help Move Us Toward “Bike Life”
"I can honestly say my faith in humanity has been restored today," Joey said Wednesday as we popped his back tire back on his bike and I packed up my patch kit. "If I ever see you in the street again, I promise I'll pay you back somehow."
May 15, 2015
Coalition Calls For 10 Percent of Future L.A. Sales Tax To Go To Walk-Bike
There is a new twist in the path to a 2016 Los Angeles County transportation sales tax measure, tentatively being called "Measure R2."
May 14, 2015
Bike To Work Day Is Tomorrow – Fun OCTA Videos
Tomorrow, Thursday, is Bike to Work Day, part of Bike Week L.A.
May 13, 2015
Bike Week: Blessing Bikes, Talking Bikes, Bike Videos
There are lots of #BikeWeekLA events going on this week -- way too many for our meager cadre of Streetsblog Los Angeles writers to attend. We did make it to a few events so far: the kick-off press conference, a panel, and a blessing.
May 12, 2015
A Tale of Two Future Bridges: New Bike/Ped Crossing on L.A. River, Fewer Sidewalks on Glendale-Hyperion
It was sort of a surreal moment. Even as Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell stood at the podium discussing the benefits of a planned new bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the L.A. River, the Bureau of Public Works released its recommendation (PDF) that the new Glendale-Hyperion Bridge would actually have fewer feet devoted to safe sidewalks than the current bridge.
May 12, 2015
This Morning’s Bike Week L.A. Press Conference Made One Cynic Smile
I get pretty cynical, critical, and dismissive about bike week. OK, some folks, probably rightly, know I get too cynical and bitter about a lot of things, and bike week is one of those.
May 11, 2015
Cyclists Wanted for Pedal L.A. Installation for L.A. State Historic Park
I recently got a preview of Pedal L.A. - a fascinating new bicycle-themed interactive art installation for the Los Angeles State Historic Park. What I saw was the work-in-progress prototype. The installation's creator, David Gauch, is looking to Southern California's diverse cycling community to get involved in using his project to tell our stories.
April 27, 2015
My Interview with Tamika Butler: Equity and Social Justice Are Rallying Cries for LACBC’s New Leader
When the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition announced its new Executive Director last December, the early reviews were somewhat mixed. Those close to the hiring process were confident they had the right mix, and many backers of the organization took to social media to embrace the new face of bike advocacy in Los Angeles, Tamika Butler.
April 15, 2015
Investing in Place – Streetsblog Interviews Jessica Meaney
Jessica Meaney probably needs no introduction for many Streetsblog L.A. readers. She was awarded a 2013 Streetsie for her advocacy work. She's a former boardmember of SBLA's parent non-profit, an occasional SBLA author, and a steadfast voice for people who walk and bike in Southern California. She backs up her statements with a near-encyclopedic knowledge of convincing statistics that quantify exactly how many people walk, and just how little our municipalities invest in their facilities. Until recently she worked for the Safe Routes to School National Partnership, where she was one of the leaders behind the L.A. County Active Transportation Collaborative. She recently started an exciting new endeavor, called Investing in Place, which she explains below.
March 4, 2015