What are the benefits or riding? Amongst other things:

Less pollution - Every gallon of gasoline we burn creates about 20 pounds of climate change-causing CO2.
Shaping up - Casual biking burns about 173 calories per hour.
Saving your money - A typical U.S. family spends nearly $8,000 per year operating a car, while a bike might cost […]

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May 12-16, 2008 is celebrated around the country as Bike to Work Week and on Thursday, May 15, 2008, local cyclists will converge on Hollywood and Western in a demonstration of cycling solidarity.
The Hollywood and Western Pit Stop is hosted by illuminateLA and will offer refreshments, swag and encouragement to cyclists from 6 am to […]

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I have been fooled by metroRiderLA. The article on April 1st was a spoof and I fell for it. Sorry for any confusion and any false excitement.
Maybe we can all lobby the Metro to really make this dream come true. Write to Customer Service at CustomerRelations@metro.net and tell them that having a late night […]

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Have you thought of riding the metro but can’t find the right time and day? Earth Day seems like the perfect opportunity. There will be plenty of non-car related events and non-car accessible places to go to.

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I’m usually skeptic when I receive a video link about the Rights & Rules of cyclists. (I’m not seeing any video being circulated around the web about the Rights & Rules of drivers, and they are the ones who kill over 40,000 people a year.)

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You all know that I’m involved with the cycling issues here in LA. Cycling for me is not for sport but I believe in cycling as a transportation solution.
I ride everywhere; to auditions and jobs, to the movies and the theatre, I ride to fun events and I also ride to the grocery store […]

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Attending meetings at City Hall, the Bicycle Advisory Committee, the Transportation Committee and at the Metro can be quite boring but somehow the cycling community has managed to make these meetings relevant and fun and afterwards they always treat themselves with an adventure.
The first meeting of the Bicycle Master Plan meeting will be held tomorrow, […]

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Join us at the Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee’s February meeting as we urge our representatives to…ah…REPRESENT! We are meeting at the Santa Monica/Vermont Red Line station at 5:30 pm and heading to the meeting via DOT’s pride and joy, Sunset Blvd.
Minutes from the December meeting will be posted shortly.
Agenda for the February meeting will […]

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On February 2, 2008 LA Cyclists will gather at the Eco-Village for a neighborhood bike ride, all in an effort to get out the vote for Obama.
There are many issues on the table in the upcoming election but when it comes to sustainable communities and intentional living, the campaign noise gets quieter.
In fact, when the […]

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Finally a Councilmember who not only can utter the word “bicycle” but who also promotes it and tries to change the world, one bicycle at a time. Councilmember Eric Garcetti worked to bring new locker and shower facilities to encourage employees to bike to work. Now I’d love to see some bike racks […]

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