Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Midnight Ridazz

Not Just Press Conferences and Petitions, Riders Hosts Fundraisers for Crash Victims

By Damien Newton | Jul 6, 2011 | 4 Comments

Ever since Christine Dahab crashed in to a group of bike riders last month, the story of the crash and people’s reaction to it has been a hot topic here at Streetsblog and around the city. But in addition to the protests, press conferences and organizing that’s been done by bike community’s activists, there’s been […]

Car Driver Slams Into Group of Midnight Ridazz Near Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook (Updated: 2:11 P.M.)

By Damien Newton | Jun 16, 2011 | 19 Comments

Last night, at the end of the “KoreatownWednesdays” Midnight Ridazz ride, a couple of dozen Ridazz were standing at the bottom of the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook waiting for the rest of the ridazz to make it down the hill. The ride begins every week in Koreatown and heads to the overlook. There the group […]

Streetsblog Interview Series: Aktive

By Damien Newton | Nov 24, 2010 | 2 Comments

I can’t remember the first time I met Aktive, but it seems that every time I’m in the Northeast L.A. “Bike District” I run into him. Going to an event at the Bike Oven? There’s Aktive. Getting the baby bike together at Flying Pigeon? There’s Aktive. June fundraiser? Aktive. In a lot of ways, the […]

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 […]

Here’s the Top Ten Slogans for the “Bike Awareness” Poster Contest. What’s Your Favorite?

By Don Ward | May 12, 2010 | 16 Comments

Over 500 slogans have been submitted to the Bike Safety Slogan Contest being organized by the un-likely (some would say un-holy) coalition of the LAPD, the LACBC, MidnightRidazz.com, and the LADOT. These groups have been working with the City of Los Angeles to procure ad spaces in bus shelters and Public Amenity Kiosks (PAK.) The […]

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 […]

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