Midnight Ridazz
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Midnight Ridazz Needs Your Help
When Streetsblog Los Angeles first began publication in 2008, one of our main resources was MidnightRidazz.com. Ridazz was a hub of activity, planning, and even advocacy. And of course there was a lot of off-topic discussions on everything from then-President George W. Bush to who you saw cycling on the street. Through the years, the website has evolved with bike cops checking in, Facebook stealing a portion of the traffic, and most of the original Ridazz moving on to other ventures.
July 29, 2013
Late Night Trains? Late Night Bike Rides? A New Park? The Amazing Weekend That Was in Downtown Los Angeles
This weekend saw three pretty amazing events in Downtown Los Angeles. Each unique and important in its own way, that shows how Los Angeles is on the cusp of becoming a world class city for reasons beyond the film industry and a truly livable city. In chronological order. If you have any experiences with the Grand Park opening, late night train service, or Wolfpack Hustle midnight race, please leave them in the comments. We'll highlight some of them on Streetsblog Lite.
July 30, 2012
If You’re Riding the All City Toy Ride, We Need Your Help
For years, L.A. Streetsblog referred to the All City Toy Ride as the best bike event in the country that very few people outside of L.A. have heard of. This year, we're going to do our part to change all that. We've recruited film maker Rob Adams, the same film maker who made our two CicLAvia Streetfilms and "You're Never Too Old...," to make a film on the 6th installment of the All City Toy Ride.
December 6, 2011
Bikes, Bike Share and the Occupy L.A. Movement
"They poison our air, water, land, bodies, mind and dreams," reads the sign held by a member of Occupy L.A. as thousands of bicycles shoot past. Many of the riders ring their bell, pump a fist, or stop to engage the protester as he stands in the streets and sidewalk in front of City Hall during last Sunday's CicLAvia.
October 14, 2011
Car Driver Slams Into Group of Midnight Ridazz Near Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook (Updated: 2:11 P.M.)
Last night, at the end of the "KoreatownWednesdays" Midnight Ridazz ride, a couple of dozen Ridazz were standing at the bottom of the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook waiting for the rest of the ridazz to make it down the hill. The ride begins every week in Koreatown and heads to the overlook. There the group parks their bikes, ascends the hill and takes in the view. I've never done the ride, but I'm told it's a pretty low-key ride, runs at a fast clip, and is very peaceful at the end.
June 16, 2011
Streetsblog Interview Series: Aktive
I can't remember the first time I met Aktive, but it seems that every time I'm in the Northeast L.A. "Bike District" I run into him. Going to an event at the Bike Oven? There's Aktive. Getting the baby bike together at Flying Pigeon? There's Aktive. June fundraiser? Aktive.
November 24, 2010
Push for 3 Foot Passing Law Finds a New Booster
At least eleven states have laws requiring drivers to leave three feet between their vehicle and cyclists while passing. If the Mayor of Los Angeles has anything to say about it, California will join those states before the year ends.
August 25, 2010