Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LACBC

Cyclists, LAPD Working on “Bicycle Awareness Campaign”

By Damien Newton | Apr 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

Everyone who had a problem with the "Caution! Pass With Care" posters because they were "illegal" can rest assured that the next awareness campaign aimed at motorists, but designed by cyclists will be perfectly legal. Of course, that the LAPD, along with the LACBC and "Midnight Ridazz," is sponsoring a contest to create the poster […]

LACBC Bike Counts: Strong Relationship Between Infrastructure and Riders on the Road

By Damien Newton | Mar 16, 2010 | 8 Comments

Each purple dot is a location surveyed by the LACBC last fall. The more purple, the more cyclists. Oftentimes, cyclists find themselves arguing with non-cyclists about many different facets of life riding the streets of Los Angeles. Cyclists ride the wrong way, spending money on bike lanes are a waste of money, cycling is just […]

Times Writes on a Day in the Life of a Bike Riding Day Laborer

By Damien Newton | Mar 5, 2010 | 1 Comment

Ramon Martinez, Jose Guzman, Hector Tobar and other Volunteers at City of Lights’ downtown bike repair space. Photo: City of Lights This morning, while preparing "Today’s Headlines" I came across a story in the Times about cyclist Jose Guzman, our friend Ramon Martinez and a day in the life of a day laborer on a […]

Sharrows in June, Los Angeles Finally Gets On Board

By Aurisha Smolarski and Ramon Martinez | Mar 2, 2010 | 8 Comments

The approved Sharrows timeline. The Sharrows Pilot Project has been an ongoing campaign for LACBC, nearly five years running now, as we jumped hurdle after hurdle working to clear the pilot through the LADOT. Last year City Council President Eric Garcetti championed the issue and the idea began to take off. Now in 2010 we […]

Riders Head to City Hall – Live Tweeting the Chief Beck Town Hall with Cyclists

By Damien Newton | Feb 24, 2010 | 1 Comment

About forty cyclists took part in the rally and bike ride to city hall in support of Ed Magos, the cyclist maimed in a hit and run Downtown by a Porsche Cayene last month. After a brief rally, the group headed down to City Hall to take part in the City Council Transportation Committee featuring […]

City and County Refuse to Pass Charges Againt Cayene Driver Who Hit Ed Magos and Ran

By Damien Newton | Feb 22, 2010 | 45 Comments

Photo: Ross Hirsch (Update: Tuesday, 2/23/10 at 8:02 A.M. – I had a chance to talk with Magos’ lawyer over email last night and he confirmed that the LAPD sent the case to both the District Attorney and City Attorney; so in this case the LAPD isn’t to blame. I’m going to leave the text […]

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