Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Ghost Bike

City Councilmembers Want Rules for Ghost Bikes and Roadside Memorials

By Damien Newton | Jan 15, 2014 | 8 Comments

(Note: An earlier version of this story mis-identified the Council Member who introduced the motion as Mitch O’Farrell. It was introduced by Mitch Englander. Streetsblog deeply regrets this error.) Sometimes, a crash is so terrible that a permanent memorial is created. Other times, family and friends will erect a temporary memorial with flowers, pictures and […]

Opening Tonight: Ghost Bikes of L.A. Art Exhibit

By Damien Newton | Oct 25, 2013 | 2 Comments

Ghost Bikes L.A., a local art show honoring a decade of art, advocacy and community opens tonight 7 pm at Red #5 Yellow #7 in the Hel-Mel Bike District in East Hollywood. “Through visually stunning art installations we aim to inspire viewers,” explains Nona Varnado, the curator of the exhibit. “We explore in depth the […]

Gardena PD Ticket, Harass United Riders of South Los Angeles for Taking Lane while the Case of the Hit-and-Run Victim They Were Honoring Remains Unsolved

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 12, 2013 | 36 Comments

The United Riders of South Los Angeles had just left the memorial site for Benjamin Torres, killed last October in Gardena in a hit-and-run, when they were pulled over by the Gardena Police Department. They had stopped at the site to replace Torres’ original ghost bike, which had recently been removed by the city. They […]

Long Beach: Bringing Ghost Bikes to Life

By Brian Addison | Jan 24, 2013 | 4 Comments

2011 marked an extraordinarily hard year for Long Beacher Danny Gamboa: cyclists seemed to be getting killed far too often. In that year alone, Southern California saw a staggering 70% increase in deaths from 2010, with 70 cyclists losing their lives in the seven-county region of SoCal alone in 2011. And in a rather morbid […]

After Oregon Woman Is Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Pasadena, a Ghost Bike Is Planted

By Damien Newton | Sep 21, 2011 | 23 Comments

There are few things more moving and powerful than a ghost bike planting. Last night, the Eastside Bike Club, cooks from the Bike Oven and other cyclists made the somber ride to the spot where Jocelyn Young was struck by a hit and run driver in the early hours of Sunday morning. Young’s tragic story […]

Hundreds of Cyclists Stage Die-In at Jesus Castillo’s Ghost Bike

By Damien Newton | Apr 27, 2009 | 1 Comment

There are lots of Flickr sets from Friday’s memorial at the Ghost Bike. This picture is from Alex Thompson’s but you should also check out Ensie’s and Streetsblog’s. Last Friday, participants in Los Angeles Critical Mass, members of the local community and other assorted transportation activists all gathered at Los Angeles’ newest Ghost Bike for […]