Eyes on the “Street:” Bike Space on Trains
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Metro may not be ready to move on a new "Bikes on Trains" proposal just yet, but that doesn't mean that they aren't trying to set aside bike space on trains in the meantime.
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling
Off the Agenda: Metro Board Not Talking Bikes or Rail Acceleration This Week
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Photos: Streetsblog, Sallam Allah/Flickr Last week, two proposals by Metro staff dominated a lot of the Livable Streets discussion in Los Angeles. The first was what seemed to be a proposal to accelerate three rail projects funded by Measure R, the Downtown Connector, Gold Line Eastside Extension 2, and Green Line to LAX. The proposal […]
Drunk Hit-and-Run Murderer in Santa Clarita Not First Time Offender
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Are you ready for your blood to really boil? A local Santa Clarita news blog is reporting that Marco Valencia, the hit-and-run drunk driver who crossed two lanes of traffic to plow into a group of cyclists over the weekend is not a first time drunk driver. From a KHTS article posted in 2008. In […]
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Three Cyclists, Killing One. Arrested on ‘Suspicion of Murder’
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Especially after the events of last Friday, it’s always a sobering moment when you read about cyclists being killed by drunk or otherwise reckless drivers. However, in this instance there is a silver lining to the tragedy; for once the driver is being charged with murder and not a lesser assault charge as we see […]
Friday Night a Bloody One. Two Cyclists Shot in the Back on Different Rides (Updated)
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(editor’s note: Some of the details of the Highland Park shooting have been left intentionally blank at the request of the ride organizers for their safety. Keep that in mind in the comments section, please. Update: A couple of people have asked me for the address of the attack so that they could avoid that […]
Introducing: The Greensters
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Imagine trying to make a movie while leaving almost no carbon footprint…no batteries used in the lights, no cars or trucks used to haul equipment and public transit, walking and bicycling used to get the actors and crew to every location. That’s the task created for themselves by Rebel Without a Car Productions, which include […]