Carter Rubin
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7th Annual Blessing of the Bikes: A Photoblog
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All pictures: Carter Rubin Undeterred by this morning’s torrential drizzle, bicyclists joined together with family, friends, hospital staff, and an assortment of Los Angeles city officials for Good Samaritan Hospital’s 7th Annual Blessing of the Bicycles ceremony. Goodsam CEO and avid bicyclist Andy Beeka presided over the event. Those who attended were treated to a […]
Breaking News: Metro Reverses Rush Hour Ban on Bikes on Trains
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Gunpowder doesn’t have to fear getting ticketed on his way to Metro Board meetings. Photo: LAStreetsblog/Flickr Announced this morning at LA Bike Week’s kickoff event in front of LAPD headquarters, Metro will be lifting restrictions on when and where you can bring your bike onto Metro Rail (the Purple, Red, Blue, Green, and Gold Lines). Current […]
League of Bicycling Voters LA Holds Inaugural Meeting
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Big Red, Damien’s backup bike. After months of planning by Ted Rogers, Michael Cahn, Josef Bray-Ali and Patrick Pascal, the League of Bicycling Voters Los Angeles (LBVLA) held its official kickoff meeting this past Saturday (with excitement about LA Bike Week undoubtedly in the air). Facilitated by Ted "Biking In LA" Rogers, ten bicyclists from […]
Walking into the Future City: Or, Dispatches from a Pedestrian Lovefest
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Photo: Seraphim C/Flickr Carter Rubin is a native Angelino and recent graduate of Pitzer College in Claremont, where he studied Global Politics. It was then that he came to appreciate the Metrolink and its Red Line connection. Nowadays, Carter can be seen riding his hand-me-down Nishiki 10-Speed up and down Pico Boulevard on the Westside, […]