Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LACBC

Neighborhood Bike Ambassador Program Officially Launches in South L.A.

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 6, 2012 | 3 Comments

As a child, I had dreamed of becoming a diplomat. A product of the cold war who occasionally had nightmares involving mushroom clouds, I threw myself into Soviet Studies in college, honed my skills in several of the UN’s official languages, and prepared intensely for the foreign service exam. When the cold war ended (with […]

Storify the Los Angeles River Ride

By Damien Newton | Jun 11, 2012 | 15 Comments

[View the story “Our Coverage of the L.A. River Ride” on Storify]

Add a Green Buffered Bike Lane and Number of Cyclists Explode

By Damien Newton | May 11, 2012 | 10 Comments

Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition released “2011 City of Los Angeles Bicycle & Pedestrian Count Report” and a separate study on bicycling on Spring Street in the Green Buffered Bike Lane. The result? Cycling in the city is on the upswing, as positive press, CicLAvia and new infrastructure are encouraging more people to […]

LACBC Looking for Bike Count Volunteers

By Martin Lopez-Lu | Aug 29, 2011 | 1 Comment

This September, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) will be conducting the 2nd City of L.A. Bike Count. In 2009 we counted over 14,000 cyclists at 50 intersections throughout the city. It’s time to hit the streets and do it again! Over the last two years, many of the count locations have seen significant improvements from a batch of […]

Looking at Bike Progress in L.A., from the View of a Journalist

By Angelika Sjostrom | Jul 27, 2011 | 1 Comment

(Angelika Sjostrom is a senior at California State University Northridge where she studies journalism. A recreational bike rider, doing research for the story has inspired a budding interest in cycling culture. Angelika resides in LA’s historic Angelino Heights. This is her first contribution to Streetsblog. Any opinions found within are that of the author. – […]

LACBC’s River Ride Is This Weekend. Ride the Ride, Watch the Ads.

By Damien Newton | Jun 2, 2011 | 3 Comments

This Sunday marks the 11th Annual Los Angeles River Ride, the mega-fundraiser for the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition that starts and ends at Griffith Park. Pending your leg power, you can turn around anywhere between the Park and Long Beach. Pre-registration is over, but you can sign up at the Autry Center in Griffith […]

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