Above is one of the more interesting motions to come forth in the October round of meetings for the Metro Board of Directors. It involves one of our favorite issues: first mile, last mile — i.e. how to get people to and from transit stations. The gist of it: The [continue reading]
The next Metro sponsored bike ride, the Pomona Pumpkin Patch Pedal, takes place on Sunday, October 20. The ride will be led by C.I.C.L.E. and supported by the Pomona Valley Bicycle Coalition. Grab your bike and get ready to ride from downtown Pomona to the Pumpkin Festival at Cal Poly [continue reading]
At the 8th CicLAvia on Sunday, Metro distributed bicycle patch kits, blinkers, and maps while asking passing participants, “Why do you ride (a bike), walk, or roll?” Some of the answers we received were: “because it’s cheaper,” “’cause it’s cooler than driving a car,” “burn fat, not oil,” “’cause it’s [continue reading]
A friendly reminder that CicLAvia is scheduled for this Sunday with a nice course covering the different corners of downtown while stretching from MacArthur Park (Red/Purple Line) to Mariachi Plaza (Gold Line). In fact, as the map shows the route is accessible by all Metro Rail’s downtown lines, as well [continue reading]
Here’s something to cure your post-summer blues: after three long months, CicLAvia is back this Oct. 6, allowing bicyclists, pedestrians, skateboarders and others the rare opportunity to explore miles of L.A. city streets sans cars. The planned “Heart of L.A.” route consists of 7.5 miles of protected roadways in downtown [continue reading]
During Bike Week LA, we collected nominations for the Golden Pedal Awards, Metro’s annual competition for great stories about bicycling. We’re featuring these stories in a Why You Ride series – because for many Angelenos, every week is Bike Week! Maria Sipin was nominated by her sister Andrea for maintaining [continue reading]
Photos by Lily Allen/Metro This past Saturday was the Made in LA bike ride, and hundreds turned out to enjoy a great morning out! Were you out there? Tweet us your photos or tag us on Instagram @metrolosangeles! And keep your bikes in good shape for the upcoming CicLAvia!
The photos above are from earlier bike rides led by Metro and C.I.C.L.E. Photos by Erial Tompkins. From Rubina Ghazarian in Metro’s Countywide Planning and Bicycle Program: The “Made in LA” Los Angeles River Bike Ride will explore Cypress Park and the Los Angeles River bike path tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. [continue reading]
Pickles, surfboards and all things bikes! Enjoy a ride along the L.A. River and learn about places that manufacture and create goodies in L.A. at the next Metro sponsored, C.I.C.L.E. led bike ride “Made in LA” along the L.A. River. The free bike ride meets at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens [continue reading]
During Bike Week LA, we collected nominations for the Golden Pedal Awards, Metro’s annual competition for great stories about bicycling. We’re featuring these stories in a weekly 'Why You Ride' series – because for many Angelenos, every week is Bike Week! Jon Overman was nominated for a Golden Pedal Award [continue reading]
