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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Councilmember Tom LaBonge, the DWP, LADOT and the Department of Rec & Park(ing) have conspired to exclude cyclists from the Griffith Park Festival of Lights.
Little do they realize, “We ARE the Festival!”
Illuminate yourself with your brightest lights, meet at the Mulholland Fountain (Riverside & Los Feliz) @ 7:30 pm, ride at 8:00 pm.
Remember, “We ARE […]

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Originally posted on LAist by Stephen Box

Los Angeles CityBeat’s Greg Katz asks Tom LaBonge why cyclists can’t ride through the Griffith Park DWP Light Festival and Tom almost completes a sentence before simply dodging and deflecting and offering more hollow promises for the future.

Greg asks “You’re a bike advocate, a Griffith Park advocate, and you […]

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Originally posted on LAist by Stephen Box

For the past two weeks Councilmember Tom LaBonge has been proudly welcoming visitors to the 12th Annual LADWP Holiday Light Festival at Griffith Park, announcing with a straight face that this year’s Festival demonstrates the DWP’s commitment to a “Greener LA.”
Tom deserves credit for maintaining a straight face as […]

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CVC 21202 Suspended for the Month of December?
The LADOT, the DWP, Rec & Park(ing) and Councilmember Tom LaBonge have once again overruled State Law declaring the Griffith Park Festival of Lights to be BICYCLE FREE.
Kim Hughes of the DWP explained that “the LADOT traffic consultants felt that the significant automobile traffic for the Festival of […]

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The Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee meets every other month to address cycling issues in the City of Los Angeles. They speak on behalf of the cycling community and advise the Los Angeles City Council, the Department of Transportation, the Planning Departments and the Department of Recreation and Park(ing).
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The Los Angeles Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) meets every other month to address cycling issues in the City of Los Angeles. They speak on behalf of the cycling community and advise the Los Angeles City Council, the Department of Transportation, the Planning Department and the Department of Recreation and Park(ing).
Do they speak for you? Do […]

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Bikes ONLY for one night! The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), in partnership with the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC), sponsor this special preview night for bicyclists to enjoy the Holiday Light Festival at Griffith Park.
Bicyclists will be able to ride through the one-mile display of dazzling lights. A separate family […]

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The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks will keep Senior Citizen Centers open due to expected high temperatures. Department Senior Centers will also be open during regularly scheduled hours on weekdays. The Centers will have free water available.
According to Recreation and Parks General Manager Jon Kirk Mukri, the Department will respond to […]

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