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Carmageddon II, Fun Times & Flawed Infrastructure Priorities

By Gary Kavanagh | Oct 1, 2012 | 4 Comments

There were some fears that the second coming of “Carmageddon”, a full closure of the 405 between the I-10 and the I-101, might really bring the disastrous traffic jams that were imagined but never materialized the last time around. By all accounts, traffic was no worse this weekend in Santa Monica and the Westside than […]

Bike It! Walk It! Day Is Coming Up Again; Free LCI Education Classes Offered.

By Gary Kavanagh | Sep 24, 2012 | No Comments

One of the things that always gives me some hope that our civilization hasn’t completely lost it’s way, is watching the “Bike It! Walk It!” Day event grow and develop in recent years. The next Bike It Walk It is next week, on either October 3rd or 5th (more details below). For those not familiar […]

Unraveling Ped & Bike Tension In Santa Monica

By Gary Kavanagh | Sep 10, 2012 | 9 Comments

Heading into the Pro Walk/Pro Bike Conference this week, I thought now would be a good time to address the tension and opportunities that exists between bicycling and walking in the city of Santa Monica. For locals, occasional but regular conflicts between walkers and bike riders is hard to miss. Rarely does a week goes […]

Santa Monica Monica Staff Present Bike Action Plan Update

By Gary Kavanagh | Aug 31, 2012 | No Comments

This week Santa Monica planner Lucy Dyke, the city’s Deputy Director for Special Projects (a.k.a. the person in charge of making bike stuff happen) presented to the city planning commission an update on the status of implementation of the Bike Action Plan. Although most of the progress outlined was highlighting projects I’ve seen or experienced […]

What the Heck Is Going on with the Expo Bikeway?

By Damien Newton | Aug 17, 2012 | 6 Comments

By now, you’ve probably read the action alert from the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition or read the article on Biking In L.A. warning that things are not going smoothly for planning of the Expo Bikeway. As you might remember, I serve as a member of the Expo Bicycle Advisory Committee (EBAC), and wanted to […]

Planning Begins For A Westside CicLAvia

By Gary Kavanagh | Aug 17, 2012 | 6 Comments

This Tuesday, CicLAvia hosted a workshop in Santa Monica at the Civic Center led by Aaron Paley to discuss a possible Westside route for the event. Paley explained that next year the organization is looking to expand the number of CicLAvia events, and feature new areas of the Los Angeles region. The Westside is one […]

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