The Week In…

It's a short week with Martin Luther King Day yesterday, but there's a ton of great events on tap for the weekend and beyond.  The highlight might be the Transportation Forum being held by a pair of Assembylman, including Transportation Committee Chair Mike Eng.  I can't make the hearing, but if you can and are willing to write about it, please let me know at damien@streetsblog.org.

Right before the holiday break, it seems the number of events for activists wane as the number of events celebrating the season increase.  This week's calendar features only one government meeting of note, the Annual Holiday of Rights, and a chance to do something about bike parking in Pico-Union (along with the parties...)

You have a couple of days to prepare for big meetings on Wednesday and Thursday.  Then there's some great rides and other outdoor events to cool off this weekend.

After a somewhat slow week last week, maybe it had something to do with the holiday at the end, the Livable Streets Calendar is back with a vengeance.  The week after Critical Mass in Downtown L.A. is traditionally home to two alternative masses.  For the less political rider, there's a charity toy ride to kick off a series of rides where cyclists donate time and toys to the needy.  And of course, there's those Assembly meetings in the Metro Board Room starting this afternoon and continuing throughout the week.

The day after Thanksgiving is a unique day. It is not a holiday but many people get it off. Yet regular weekday transit service generally operates. It presents a rare chance to explore transit in far flung areas and ride services that only operate Monday to Friday without having to take a day off from work. … Continued

The week starts slow but heats up from Wednesday until the end of the week.  It looks a lot better than next week which is something of an events graveyard.  If anyone has anything to add, they should email me at damien@streetsblog.org.

This week the calendar features an event every day of the work week.  Personally, I'm looking forward to getting on Gunpowder for an advocacy ride this Friday, but the reality is that Wednesday's presentation by Rita Robinson and Gail Goldberg could be either a ground breaking moment or a major disappointment.  We'll have to wait and see...

We have a small calendar this week that is dominated by public hearings.  I guess we're all partied out from the weekend?

Today's a big day for events in Los Angeles before the week turns into a series of events that can be described as Bikes! Bikes! Bikes!