Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LACBC

Tamika Butler, Executive Director of the LACBC, in a photo she shared of herself during her powerful NACTO talk last fall.

LACBC’s Tamika Butler Talks Bikes, Equity, Intersectionality, and Tokenization on Bike Nerds Podcast

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 12, 2017 | No Comments

"Does it feel like you're the...you're the token black woman who's making the circuit in the bicycle and transportation realm to fit...an ideal of inclusiveness and diversity?" It's an awkward question to ask someone directly.

L.A. Bicycling declined slightly from 2014 to 2015

LACBC 2015 Bike Count Results: Observed Bicycling Down Slightly

By Joe Linton | Nov 18, 2016 | No Comments

The L.A. County Bicycle Coalition released its 2015 counts of people walking and bicycling. One unwelcome trend that LACBC found was that bike ridership declined nine percent from 2014 to 2015.

Five Reasons Why People Who Bike Should Vote Yes On Measure M

By Joe Linton | Nov 3, 2016 | No Comments

Streetsblog L.A. endorsed Measure M, Metro’s proposed sales tax to fund transportation infrastructure and programs throughout L.A. County. Voters will decide the fate of Measure M next Tuesday. If you get around on bike, here are five reasons you will want to vote yes on Measure M. 1. A Local Funding Stream For Bicycling: Two Percent […]

SBLA Editor Joe Linton Featured in Guardian UK Tour of US Car Capitals

By Joe Linton | Nov 2, 2016 | No Comments

In September, I had the pleasure of bicycling around Los Angeles with Guardian journalist Nick Van Mead. The reporter was on a tour of three of the United States’ car capitals – Detroit, Houston, and Los Angeles – to understand how car-centric places are moving into a healthier, more multi-modal future. Today, Van Mead’s article America’s road […]

LACBC’s Tamika Butler Honored by Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

By Damien Newton | Aug 30, 2016 | No Comments

On Friday, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) announced that Executive Director Tamika Butler will receive the 2016 Professional of the Year – Nonprofit Sector award from the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP). A statement from APBP noted Butler’s growing role as a national leader in the movement to create safer, more […]

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