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Ticketing of Ovarian Psyco Sparks Questions About How Group Rides Should Manage Safety
On Saturday's Clitoral Mass ride with the Ovarian Psyco-Cycles, one of the ride marshals had a run-in with the police.
August 21, 2014
Fun and Food in Boyle Heights and South L.A. this Weekend
If you like to get out and about on the weekends, there are some really great events you might want to plug into.
August 14, 2014
Editorial: Respect Your Advisory Committee, Build a Safer Hyperion Bridge
There has been quite a bit of proverbial water under the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge. Under a great deal of community displeasure in 2013, the city of Los Angeles set aside an outdated bridge retrofit plan and formed an advisory committee to decide the future of the historic span.
August 12, 2014
LA Times Editorial: Councilmembers Should Not Be Tinkering with Bike Plan
I was excited to read yesterday's pro-bike Los Angeles Times editorial entitled Some bumps in the road on the way to a bike-friendly L.A. The piece calls out Los Angeles City Councilmember Gil Cedillo for stopping the approved North Figueroa bike lanes. The Times supports the "worthwhile objective" of implementing bicycle infrastructure to make "the city safe and hospitable for cyclists... [to] reduce carbon emissions and overall congestion."
July 23, 2014
Metro Committee OKs Dismal Walk/Bike Plan Now, Funding Report Later
More than fifty people showed up at this week's Metro Planning and Programming Committee to urge the Metro board to support active transportation. Metro's proposed $88.2 billion, ten-year Short Range Transportation Plan (SRTP) includes only $500 million for active transportation funding. Though walking and bicycling make up nearly 20 percent of L.A. County trips, Metro allocates less than one percent of its budget to those modes.
July 18, 2014
40% of Proceeds from ExpressLanes Going to Active Transportation
While much of the attention on yesterday's Metro Board committee hearings was on the showdown over active transportation in the Short Range Transportation Plan, some good news emerged in the Congestion Reduction Committee tasked with overseeing Metro's ExpressLanes Program.
July 17, 2014
An Interview with C.I.C.L.E.’s New Managing Director Vanessa Gray
Vanessa Gray is the new head of Cyclists Inciting Change thru Live Exchange, best known as "C.I.C.L.E." Dan Dabek, the last to steer the C.I.C.L.E. team, recently departed for the East Coast, where his partner is pursuing higher education. Streetsblog L.A. wishes Dabek a teary-eyed farewell, and welcomes Gray to her new gig.
July 15, 2014
Showdown Over Bike/Walk Funds Missing from Metro Short Range Plan
Metro's Short Term Transportation Plan is on the agenda for this Wednesday's Metro board Planning and Programming Committee. The SRTP is the agency's $88 billion plan for the next 10 years.
July 14, 2014
City Planners Listen to Stakeholders Regarding Potential for Bike Lanes Along Boyle and Soto
As I pedaled my way up the hill towards Mariachi Plaza, I had to dodge a skateboarder coming straight at me at a rather significant clip.
July 11, 2014