In the grand scheme of things, fighting to ensure that cyclists have full access to the 2008 Griffith Park Festival of Lights may seem like a low priority battle with little to gain, especially if you’ve ever spent much time sucking the fumes from the middle of the gridlocked environmental nightmare.

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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 second annual American Indian Heritage Month in the City of Los Angeles begins at sunrise on Thursday, November 1 @ 7:00 am with a water blessing ceremony on the Los Angeles River. The Respecting the Water of Life Ceremony will be held at Bette Davis Picnic Area in Griffith Park. Lead by American Indian […]

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A reprise of the IAAL*MAF’s infamous “Take Back the Observatory” ride, the Hump Day Ride begins at Bicycle Park across the street from Rattlesnake Park. (Crystal Street at Fletcher in Atwater Village)
Gather at the river, ride until we run out of path and then hit Griffith Park. It gets darker, colder and then the hills […]

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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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by Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer- November 8th, 2006
The reopened Griffith Park landmark is less than accommodating for those who bike up, some say.
They traveled 8 miles and climbed 842 feet peddling their plan to reach for the stars.
But a pair of Hollywood newlyweds who helped convince City Hall to overturn a ban on bicycles […]

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HOLLYWOOD HILLS, CA. - This morning Tom LaBonge greeted me with the proud announcement “Congratulations! You can ride your bike to the Griffith Observatory now. Of course ya still gotta make a reservation but you’re welcome to ride your bike!”
This is great news and the reversal in the Department of Recreation and Parks policy is […]

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