Bicycling
Streetsblog LA
Metblogs’ Chance Two-Wheeled Encounter with Tom LaBonge
LaBonge and Council President Garcetti Out for a Ride
May 15, 2008
Helpful Links for First Time Bike Commuters
All of the Official "Pit Stops" in Los Angeles County
May 14, 2008
Council Celebrates Bike Week by Reforming Advisory Committee
Bike activists have long complained about the city’s official Bike Advisory Committee (LABAC). In fact, I’ve never heard anyone that wasn’t on the committee say something nice about the committee. Today, those complaints will be heard and amplified when the City Council’s Planning and Land Use Committee hear a motion to reform the LABAC.
May 13, 2008
Bike Week Kicks off at Universal Studios
I'm still not sure about how having an undead three thousand year old monster bumping into people's bikes and snarling at them is the best way to promote cycling, but the event itself was a lighter promotional event designed to be a media friendly reminder that cycling is the right choice for traveling when possible. I think it worked...four television cameras and the Daily News Streetsblog in covering the event.
May 12, 2008
Next Week is Bike Week in LA County
Next week is Metro’s “Bike to Work Week” and Metro has planned a series of events designed to promote bicycling, including the popular Bike to Work Day. At publication time, residents of LA County had pledged to commute a combined 110,000 miles on their bikes next Thursday. Just to the east, our friends at C.I.C.L.E. … Continued
May 9, 2008
Taking a Bike to Dodger Stadium
The New York Mets were in town this week and that means I had a chance to go see some baseball in Dodger Stadium. Being the studious transportation blogger I am, I made sure to take all three available modes, bike, foot and car, to the ball game. It's a good thing there wasn't a fourth game, because there's still no word on mass transit heading to Dodger Stadium anytime this season.
May 8, 2008