Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Bicycling

Eyes on the Street: Ribbon-Cutting for New West SFV L.A. River Bike Path

By Joe Linton | Aug 28, 2014 | 3 Comments

This morning, Streetsblog enjoyed the ribbon-cutting for the newest stretch of Los Angeles River Bike Path, located in the West San Fernando Valley. In 2011, Streetsblog covered the project’s groundbreaking. Councilmember Blumenfield hosted this morning’s ribbon-cutting, celebrated by a crowd of about 50, mostly city staff and river and bike advocates. Seleta Reynolds mentioned that […]

Eyes on the Street: Mad Men Writer Tom Smuts Bicycles to the Emmys

By Joe Linton | Aug 26, 2014 | 4 Comments

It is already all over the web: youtube, L.A. Times, NBC, U.S. News and World Report, The Hollywood Reporter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette… oh my… did the Post-Gazette scoop Streetsblog? Again? Streetsblog L.A. was there, so we present this photo essay on Mad Men’s producer-writer Tom Smuts’ bike ride to the Emmy Awards. Smuts stated that he rode “to […]

Ticketing of Ovarian Psyco Sparks Questions About How Group Rides Should Manage Safety

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 21, 2014 | 18 Comments

On Saturday’s Clitoral Mass ride with the Ovarian Psyco-Cycles, one of the ride marshals had a run-in with the police. I did not witness the event, but was told by multiple sources (including one of the officers) that the Ovas had blocked traffic so that riders could continue through a red light on 7th St. […]

Fun and Food in Boyle Heights and South L.A. this Weekend

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 14, 2014 | 2 Comments

If you like to get out and about on the weekends, there are some really great events you might want to plug into. SATURDAY afternoon, women and those who identify as women are invited to join the Ovarian Psyco-Cycles on their third annual Clitoral Mass ride. The first ride, held in 2012, generated some controversy […]

Editorial: Respect Your Advisory Committee, Build a Safer Hyperion Bridge

By Joe Linton | Aug 12, 2014 | 8 Comments

There has been quite a bit of proverbial water under the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge. Under a great deal of community displeasure in 2013, the city of Los Angeles set aside an outdated bridge retrofit plan and formed an advisory committee to decide the future of the historic span. The 9-member Glendale-Hyperion Viaduct Improvement Project Community Advisory Committee […]

Planning for Third Clitoral Mass in Full Swing

By Erick Huerta | Jul 29, 2014 | No Comments

The Ovarian Psyco-Cycles have spent the last few months planning this year’s annual Clitoral Mass ride with one thing on their mind: creating a safe space for “solidarity between womyn, queer, femme, trans, gender non-conforming, and two-spirited individuals from different walks of life to promote solidarity in bicycling, encourage safety, health in our communities, and […]

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