Damien Newton
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The Week in Livable Streets Events
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There’s some big stuff on this pre-holiday week. The two biggest things are clearly the “Ride of Silence” and the Metro Board meeting. Tonight – The city of San Marino holds a public meeting on its Bike Plan. Bike SGV seems to think it’s pretty good. But there are NIMBY’s. And they have flyers. Get […]
El Monte Bike Festival
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Join us for a Kids Bike Safety Festival in El Monte. Lots of fun activities, including Bike Skills Course, Bike Repair, Group Rides, Fitness Obstacle Course and more! Big thanks to Bike SGV, Day One and City of El Monte Health & Wellness.
Bike-In Movie Night with the Ovarian Psycos! Screening: Mosquita y Mari!
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Join Las Ovarian Psyco-Cycles for our second Bike-In Movie Night at Centro de Comunicación Comunitaria aka “LA CONCHA!” – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Friends and familia, please join us for our 2nd film screening @ our new new location. As you all know its not easy maintaining a community space […]
Ride of Silence 2014 #rideofsilence2014
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When: May 21, 2014 at 7:00 PM (Southern Hemisphere and preferred rain date/ time: Sat. May 24th 10:00 AM) WHERE: Hundreds of locations world wide Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph/20 kph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways. WHY DOES THIS […]
Kuehl Earns Courier Endorsement for Opposing Subway Route, Shriver and Duran Respond (Update: Kuehl Touts Transit Bonafides, Says She Will Not Hold Up Subway)
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(Update: This is a first. The Courier didn’t get one thing wrong in its editorial, it got two things wrong. Sheila Kuehl has responded. The full text of which is available at the end of the story. The highlight: “I strongly support fully building the Purple Line and never said anything indicating I would take any […]
The Other Lesson of Our #LA2050 Listens Events. We Need to Get Younger People More Involved.
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Wider sidewalks, bike paths, fewer car lanes, park space. These were some of the ideas that Scarlet, a participant in James Rojas’ interactive workshop focused on thinking of a new design for North Figueroa Street, presented to the group. The eight-year-old was the team leader for one of two tables set up for the workshop, […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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It’s Bike Week, so there are bike-related events nearly every day. We’re not going to mention every bike week event, nor provide a comprehensive list of Bike to Work Day stops and Happy Hours. But you can find that information here for Metro’s calendar and here for the always over-achieving Bike Week Pasadena. Today – […]
KCRW and Helms Bakery Present: Reinventing the Wheel
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On Sunday, May 18, Helms Bakery and KCRW present Reinventing the Wheel, the future of mobility in Los Angeles; an afternoon of talk and exhibits focused on the latest in LA’s bike, car, and transit design. Join DnA’s Frances Anderton in conversation with Geoff Wardle (Art Center College of Design), Craig Hodgetts (UCLA’s Hyperloop Suprastudio), Harald Belker(concept designer for Batman and Robin, Minority Report, etc.) and Michael Lejeune (Creative Director […]
L.A. Weekly Claims the Mantle of Defender of Dangerous Drivers
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There was a decent amount of outrage aimed at Hillel Aron at L.A. Weekly for his web-exclusive op/ed boasting about his driving prowess and defending his habit of texting-while-driving. I’ve considered myself something of a Hillel fan since his “Bikeroots” piece in 2011, so I was both surprised and a little dismayed while reading a […]
Just a Reminder, There’s a Reason They Haven’t Begun Digging the 710 Tunnel
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Whether or not you’re planning to pay $9 to hear the Metro sponsored “public forum” on how important it is to improve the I-710 Freeway tonight, it’s important to remember one thing: there’s a reason that they haven’t purchased the shovels for the Big Dig. The proposed tunneling project is opposed by many Southern California […]
Bike Night at Union Station
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Fred Harvey Room and Courtyard Area Friday, May 16, 2014 – Bike Night at Union Station. Metro and our LA County partners will host a Bike Week wrap-up evening event at the Fred Harvey Room and courtyard area on Friday, May 16 from 5:30-8:30pm. This free event will feature special guests, live music, food trucks, […]