Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Antonio Villaraigosa

Living on Earth, a National NPR Radio Show, Looks at Cycling and L.A.

By Damien Newton | Sep 7, 2010 | 1 Comment

It’s a story that’s told so often, it’s almost cliche. Biking in Los Angels is hard, and dangerous. More people are taking to two wheels in the Car Culture Capital, but they’re taking their own life into their hands. If only Los Angeles were run by people who cared about bicycling, the city could be […]

Push for 3 Foot Passing Law Finds a New Booster

By Damien Newton | Aug 25, 2010 | 15 Comments

It’s a sign of how far cycling has come in City Hall in a short time. Could you have pictured a Mayoral press conference where LADOT General Manager Rita Robinson and LAPD Leadership are literally standing in Roadblock’s shadow just a couple of months ago? Photo: LADOT Bike Blog At least eleven states have laws […]

Helmets Ready! Mayor Hosts First Bike Summit

By Joe Linton | Aug 17, 2010 | 53 Comments

Former Mayor Richard Riordan presents training wheels to the wounded Mayor. For more pics from the conference, visist Gary Rides Bikes’ Flickr Page Despite the Monday 9am hour and the picture perfect weather, a standing-room only crowd assembled in the Metro Board Room for city of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s first Bike Summit. Alongside Mayor Villaraigosa […]

Mayor Using “Google Moderator” to Reach Out Before Summit

By Damien Newton | Aug 13, 2010 | No Comments

Showing a little bit of tech-saavy, to help reach out to the notoriously technorati sprinkled throughout L.A.’s bike scene, Mayor Villaraigosa is using Google Moderator to rank questions for the Mayor in advance of Monday’s Bike Summit. You can go directly to the web-page set up for the Summit by clicking here. For those not […]

Rise and Shine, Mayor Announces “Bike Summit” for August 16

By Damien Newton | Aug 5, 2010 | 48 Comments

(Note: You can read full copies of the statements of everyone quoted below here.) The now famous picture of the mayor fooling around the night before his crash. Following his bike crash and broken elbow, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa vowed to hold a "Bike Summit" to talk speak with cyclists about ways to make […]

Villaraigosa on HuffPo: I Like to Bike in Los Angeles

By Damien Newton | Jul 19, 2010 | 9 Comments

Bicycle advocate and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa took to the Internet to talk bike policy in the aftermath of this weekend’s crash. While there’s nothing groundbreaking in his essay; it’s nice to see our city’s political leader take a stand for bicyclists. If anyone thinks advocates are tilting at windmills when it comes to […]

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