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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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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I’m a proud card carrying Member of the Screen Actors Guild and I teach a class for actors as part of the SAG Conservatory. The SAG Conservatory classes are held at the American Film Institute (AFI) high atop Western Ave. The campus is beautiful. It’s at the top of the hill and it’s got […]

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On Thursday morning (September 6) we will join with other cyclists for a ride to the Beverly Hills Traffic Commission where we will address the Police Department and the Commission, urging them to provide equal access to all modes of travel and to provide cyclists with the full support of the law.
We hope you can […]

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A motorist on Wilshire Boulevard came to an intersection and found herself behind somebody who was preparing to turn left. Under normal conditions this would mean slowing down and waiting but since it was a cyclist, the motorist accelerated and screamed “Get out of the road!” The incident escalated and resulted in the arrival of […]

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by homegrownrevolution
An article in the July 31, 2007 edition of the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) detailing Nissan’s plans to develop an in-car navigational system for motorists in Beijing’s increasingly congested streets contains a remarkable conclusion:
“Michael Walsh, an independent consultant who works on motor-vehicle issues in China, says the Nissan system has one major drawback: […]

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