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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
Partnerships Offer Chance for New Riders to Join Ride 4 Love in Watts
I won't be able to be at the Ride4Love in Watts this weekend, and I am more than a little bummed out about it.
February 14, 2014
League of American Cyclists Awards Los Angeles Bronze Medal for Bicycle Friendliness
Over the last two and a half years, Los Angeles turned a corner. While the city has a long way to go to be a safe and welcoming city for pedestrians and cyclists, things are getting better. The change in attitude has also changed the debate from, "What can the city do to make things better?" to "Is it doing all that it can?"
October 18, 2012
Mark Your Calendars: August 9th Night of Streetfilms to Benefit Shay Sanchez
On Thursday, August 9th, join us for a night of Streetfilms, tacos and good company as we raise funds for the Kick Butt and Get Better Fund to benefit our friend Shay Sanchez at the Flying Pigeon Bike Shop (3304 N Figueroa Street.) The event is brought to you by L.A. Streetsblog and Bike Nation. All proceeds from the door, t-shirts, food and raffle will benefit the fund.
July 30, 2012
C.I.C.L.E., Valley Bikery, Celebrate Opening of Bikery’s First Storefront
CICLE's Dan Dabek is our host at the opening of the Valley Bikery.
January 31, 2011
Job Opening: Changing of the Guard at C.I.C.L.E.
In the somewhat turbulent world of bicycle advocacy, there are only two high-profile advocates in Los Angeles that I've never heard a bad word spoken of: Cyclists Inciting Change thru Live Exchange's Shay Sanchez and Liz Elliott. However, for a variety of reasons C.I.C.L.E.'s founder and executive director have decided to take a step back, not away, from their rolls to let new leaders step forward. A copy of the letter that the CICLEistas sent out is available after the jump.
June 17, 2010
Bike Corrals for the City of Los Angeles
Due to Los Angeles City Council leadership and community advocacy,
bike corrals may soon be coming to Los Angeles. The April 14th meeting
of the city's Transportation Committee is scheduled to hear a council
motion on implementation of a pilot corral in Northeast Los Angeles.
Here's the backstory on how that came to pass.
March 29, 2010
C.I.C.L.E. Announces Campaign to Make N.E.L.A. More Bike Friendly
Yesterday, C.I.C.L.E. announced that they are ready to take the next steps in advocacy when they announced their "North East L.A. Campaign." Generally, C.I.C.L.E. has focused their advocacy efforts on helping people get, and stay, on their bikes by providing classes, workshops and social rides. However, the group hasn't spent a lot of energy on traditional advocacy concerning engineering and enforcement issues.
November 18, 2009
C.I.C.L.E. Wants You and Your Family to Ride Your Bikes
Sometimes when there's breaking news, such as dissolving light rail contracts, verdicts from trials, public hearings on major transit or bicycle plans, it's easy to lose sight that sometimes Livable Streets activism can be as simple as encouraging your children, or parents, to use their bikes, take transit or think of ways to move around without cars.
November 4, 2009
Book Review: C.I.C.L.E.’s “Bicycle Lifestyle Guide”
Cyclists Inciting Change Through Live Exchange (C.I.C.L.E.) has been a leader in getting adults onto bicycles and out of cars through positive messaging, education, and urban bicycle training. Their messaging has always been positive, to focus on the fun and benefits of biking rather than, in their words, "making people feel like schmucks for driving."
July 7, 2009