Damien Newton
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Guided Ride – SaMo College to Bikerowave
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Lenght of ride: 4 miles. The Santa Monica College Bicycle Club and Bike SMC Campaign will be leading a ride to our local Bike Co-Op sponsor, Bikerowave. At Bikerowave any SMC A.S. memeber student will be able to work on their bikes for free. We will also go over routes to and around SMC and […]
Guided Ride: Multi-Cultural Communities for Mobility
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Description: This guide ride starts at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights, explores the surrounding neighborhoods, and end back at Mariachi Plaza. It will be a fun night ride, the cyclists will make a stop to have snacks and get to know each other. Ride Starts: Meet at 7 pm at Mariachi Plaza. Ride Ends: Mariachi […]
Guided Ride: Downtown Los Angeles with Metro
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Guided Ride Day – Join Metro at Union Station for a ride Downtown! Wednesday will be all about riding. Join us for our Guided Ride Day and experience Los Angeles County’s bicycle network. Bicycle lanes are sprouting up all over – so let us be your guide on a leisurely bike ride and tour. When: […]
Bike Week: Guided Morning Rides by L.A. Bike Trains
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Ride 1: 6:45 a.m. RIDE STARTS AT 7TH / ALVARADO LOS ANGELES CA The Ride: A regular commuter ride through Downtown L.A., to the start of the LA River Bikeway in Vernon, down to Long Beach. I’lll guide you through the tricky part: getting to the bike path, and you can relax and cruise down […]
Blessing of the Bicycles
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Join us at the Good Samaritan Hospital’s 11th Annual Blessing of the Bicycles. Enjoy some sweet treats and celebrate this year’s recipient of the Golden Spoke Award, an honor given every year to an individual who has improved bicycle safety in Los Angeles. Ride your bike to the 11th Annual Blessing of the Bicycles. For […]
Bike Week: Kickoff at Union Station
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Once you get your bicycle in tip-top shape, join us at LA Union Station to kick-off Bike Week. Local and regional transportation agencies, bicycle advocacy groups and more will participate. What to Bring: Dress comfortably. Carry water and sunscreen.
Bike Week: Get Ready to Fix Your Bike
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Get ready for Bike Week by tuning up your bicycle. Learn to do it yourself! There are plenty of bicycle co-ops and shops around Los Angeles County where you can fix your bike or even build a new one – check back for updates on events and resources. What to Bring: Bring your bicycle and […]
The Week in Livable Streets Events
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Ahhhh, the week before Bike Week. All sorts of bike goodness in the air. Tuesday – The city’s Planning and Land Use Committee will formally put to rest the controversy over the MyFigueroa complete streets plan. As Joe Linton reported on Friday, the formal objection to the environmental review has been dropped, and now all […]
Temple City Protected Bike Lanes Party
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SAVE THE DATE CICLE / EASTSIDE BIKE CLUB / STANS BIKE SHOP are leading a Family Friendly Community Ride Bike Ride to celebrate the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the first Protected Bike Lanes in the San Gabriel Valley. This is a slow paced 5 mile trek through Temple City. More Details will follow! […]
Palms Bike Rodeo
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The 21st Annual Palms Bicycle Rodeo is just two weeks away!!! – Bring the family for an educational fun-filled day on Saturday May 10 from 10am-2pm at Palms Elementary School, 3520 Motor Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90034. This year’s Bike Rodeo will feature an Interactive Bike and Traffic Safety Course presented by Safe Moves, a […]
A Rising Tide for Walking and Biking in California and Its Cities
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This week, the League for American Bicyclists released its nationwide “benchmarking” report on the state of active transportation throughout the country. The report contained good news for those working to make California a more safe and attractive place to bicycle. California rose ten spots to #9 in the state to state comparisons, scoring nearly 54 […]
Meeting on Proposed North Fig Bike Lanes
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Josef Bray Ali: Join us at Nightingale Middle School (located at 3311 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90065) on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 6 p.m. to let the councilman know how we feel about bike lanes & safe streets! The North Figueroa Bike Lanes are legally approved, funded, and designed. Councilman Gil Cedillo […]