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Today, Bikas looks back at some excellent bike facilities we got the chance to ride during our recent vacation in San Luis Obispo. We’re happy to report that plenty of folks bike in SLO, and there’s an active San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition that’s out hosting events and pushing for facilities that make bicycling […]
May 16, 2012
Another great new L.A. City bicycle facility to report: new bike lanes were recently striped on 1.0 mile of Main Street in South Los Angeles. The new lanes extend from 92nd Street to 108th Street.
May 15, 2012
This morning was the 9th annual Blessing of the Bicycles at Los Angeles’ Good Samaritan Hospital. It’s a bike-attention event I enjoy each year. Ceremonies include remarks from health care folks, a cadre of multi-denominational clerics, and a handful of elected officials. There’s always a great cross-section of L.A. cyclists, including ridazz from various non-profits […]
May 15, 2012
The city of Los Angeles recently striped 0.5miles of new bike lane on 120th Street in South Los Angeles. The new 120th Street bike lanes extend from Main Street to Avalon Boulevard.
May 14, 2012
There’s this LA/2B website thing that the city of L.A. Departments of Planning and Transportation are using to get input on the city’s mobility element. There’s even a contest to ”Create an itinerary for your ideal car-free day in LA” where you can win $500. Entries are due by 12 noon this Tuesday, tomorrow, May 15th […]
May 10, 2012
Bikas’ occasional round-up of Angeleno bike news: > L.A. Eco-Village is hosting a fundraiser for L.A. Streetsblog. It’s this Friday, May 11th 2012 – that’s tomorrow. More details here. > The L.A. County Bicycle Coalition is hiring a bicycle community organizer to work on campaigns, and on the city of Carson’s bike plan. Full announcement […]
May 9, 2012
The city of L.A. has striped 2.1 miles of new bike lane on Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles. The new northbound Vermont Avenue bike lane extends from the 105 Freeway to 88th Street, two blocks south of Manchester Avenue. This was reported earlier, on May 2nd 2012 at the LADOT website. Today, Bikas got […]
May 3, 2012
Bikas entire crew hopped on the Amtrak and disembarked here in the city of San Luis Obispo. This is a great place to bike, with lots of bike lanes, bike parking and even a bike boulevard. This afternoon, we I rode Kidical Mass and then, after walking the farmers market, rode Bike Happening – both excellent first […]
May 2, 2012
Yesterday, Bikas posted letters from Nightingale Middle School students who are urging the city of Los Angeles to implement new bike lanes on Cypress Avenue and Avenue 28. These two half-mile segments were approved in the city’s 2010 bike plan, but, so far, the city has no timeline for actual implementation. Today we share this […]
May 1, 2012
Dear GOOD folks - Earlier today, GOOD published an article entitled Hard-Headed: 4 Out of 5 Bike Share Riders Don’t Wear Helmets. Here are the first two sentences of your article: Urban bike sharing programs, which are popular in Europe and gaining steam across the United States, hope to make road cycling more accessible to casual […]
May 17, 2012
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