in the news…
Bike ride and a concert with the Fmly
For a year now, bicyclists have been riding en masse to street-side concerts. Cameron Rath organizes these monthly get-togethers, which aim to reclaim the city while giving exposure to emerging bands.
via la times
March 26, 2011, 2:05pm
CNN’s Gary Tuchman has the story of a Japanese woman who escaped the tsunami on her bicycle.
via cnn
March 17, 2011, 10:17am
i’d posted this photo a while back shared by dtla messenger’s. today i just read this article about “vigilate justice” in news. check it out -
L.A. Times Article:
L.A. sees big jump in bike thefts, prompting some vigilante justice
excerpt:
Some bike messengers last month took justice into their own hands when they caught two suspected thieves, teenage boys who attended a local Catholic high school. According to police, the messengers stripped down the teens to their boxer shorts before taking their cellphones, backpacks and clothes.
“They meted out street justice. We don’t condone street justice. They never threatened them. But they made it clear: don’t mess with another person’s property,” Los Angeles Police Lt. Paul Vernon said. “This incident and the arrests are the tip of iceberg when comes to people stealing bicycles.”
February 11, 2010, 12:36pm
The real issue here is not “scofflaw cyclists” or “motorists hell-bent on killing cyclists;” it is competition for limited road space. For that, motorists owe cyclists a debt of gratitude; merely respecting our need for safety is all the thanks we need. Every cyclist you see on the road represents one less car contributing to congestion. Yes, you may occasionally have to slow down for a few seconds, but those few seconds are offset by the time you save for every car that is not on the road ahead of you. Cyclists also neither consume gasoline nor contribute to climate change, and they cause far less wear and tear on the road than cars. These are benefits that accrue directly to motorists in the form of less demand for limited resources, driving regulations and limited tax dollars.
read @ latimes
January 12, 2010, 12:11pm
Many cities around the world, including some in the U.S., are putting the focus on bicycles for short trips. And they’re making it happen. Shouldn’t Los Angeles go with the flow?
By Robert Gottlieb
With thousands of people, including L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, gathered in Copenhagen to talk climate change, it’s a good time to take note of that city’s most significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions: bicycles. More than 36% of its residents ride bikes to work, about the same number use transit, and only a third commute by car. Is there a lesson for Los Angeles that the mayor can bring home as the city tries to reach its ambitious goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%?
Clearly Copenhagen has the advantage of being smaller in scale. But that’s not the only reason a transition to bikes has occurred in that city. Similar, though less dramatic, shifts are happening in the U.S., in places such as New York and Portland, Ore., and even Long Beach, which aspires to become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the U.S. Shouldn’t L.A. embrace the trend?
To pry Angelenos out of cars and onto bikes, L.A. will need to become far more imaginative and far bolder than it has been. Here are some ideas: (read more)
December 14, 2009, 1:54am
