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The Vicious Cycle of Anti-Cyclist Bias

By Damien Newton | | 4 Comments
From the National Bike Summit: At a panel on cyclist’s rights, Bob Mionske, a Portland, Oregon attorney and founder of Bicycle Law, offered a cogent explanation of the obstacles cyclists face when it comes to public perception, police enforcement, and holding motorists accountable for injuring and killing cyclists. "Anti-cyclist bias is endemic in the police, […]

Redefining a 180

By Damien Newton | | 2 Comments
In yesterday’s Times, Steve Hymon discusses the changing attitude at LADOT about how best to move people throughout the city. The headline, "L.A. officials do a 180 in traffic planning" suggests that we were about to read some radical stuff. Maybe he was going to discuss Gordon Price’s argument that LA needs to be more […]

Canadians Keen on Carbon Tax

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Those crazy Cannucks and their silly environmental taxes… British Columbia joins Quebec as the second Canadian province to implement a carbon tax designed to reduce emissions by 3 million tons within five years. Grist has the full story: The tax is expected to bring in as much as $1.8 billion over the next three years […]

Cyclists Unhappy with LADOT’s Public Process

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A growing chorus is building in the cycling/activist community that the LADOT’s public outreach for its Bike Master Plan is insufficient, and perhaps the harbringer of a bad plan. Stephen Box, of the Bike Writer’s Collective, Illuminate LA, and Soapbox LA wrote an article today for LAist comparing LADOT’s outreach plans with those in Portland […]
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