Nice video recently posted by the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition on the proposed bike lane along 7th Street and serve as an alternative to riding on very busy Wilshire Boulevard. The lane would eventually stretch from Catalina Street in Koreatown to Soto Street in Boyle Heights and is scheduled [continue reading]
Bike Week is officially behind us, and Bike Month is drawing to a close. But for those of us who caught two-wheeled fever — or already had it — there’s no need to fret — lots of great bike projects are on tap for the city of L.A. In March, [continue reading]
Bike Week is wrapping up today, so I thought I would throw this completely self-serving question out there to Source readers: what kind of bike should I buy? Background: I was gifted a Diamondback Topanga mountain bike when I moved to California in 1994. I’ve had it ever since and [continue reading]
Here are a few pics taken around the area by Metro staff of Bike to Work Day…
On the third leg of cycling activities for Bike Week L.A., street-wise commuters took a spin through downtown L.A. under cloudy skies for Metro’s annual downtown L.A. bike ride. The two-wheeled tour attracted several dozen cyclists clearly bent on demonstrating their commute of choice. Riders took off from Union Station [continue reading]
In celebration of Bike Week LA, Metro would like to show its appreciation of those who ride bikes as their primary way of getting around. Nominees were submitted through metro.net, [continue reading]
In celebration of National Bike Month and Bike Week L.A. (this week!) we’ve launched a new survey series entitled ‘Why I Cycle.’ This series spotlights local bicyclists who have made the daring leap from car-dependent to car-free or at least car-light in Los Angeles. Want to share your story? Point [continue reading]
Bike Week Los Angeles commenced this morning with a ceremony at the NoHo Red Line station. Giving a nod to a healthy and carbon-light way of getting around town, public officials, cycling advocates and commuters convened in front of the station portal, surrounded by bike lockers. The ceremony was emceed [continue reading]
Bike to Work Day is May 19 — and Metro is offering free rides to cyclists. Here’s the news release from Metro detailing other cycling activities for the week: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is promoting “Bike Week LA” May 16-20 by supporting a host of activities [continue reading]
To celebrate Bike Week LA, May 16-20, The Source will be offering a glimpse into the world of those who get around by bicycle. There was one particularly rainy day in March this year that Bernie Hernandez did not ride his bicycle to work. With that day as the exception, [continue reading]
