This landed in my email box recently and wanted to pass along because of the surge of interest in the last few years in making the area more hospitable to bicycles. It’s also a good chance to chew on the ear of Doug Failing, the former chief of the local [continue reading]
I had the the opportunity last Thursday night to attend the kickoff of the Holiday Light Festival in Griffith Park — a night dedicated solely for cyclists. I arrived via Metro Bus 96 from Downtown L.A. after work and there I found a gathering of cyclists and their families ready [continue reading]
UPDATE as of 12/8/09: Due to weather, Metro’s Bike study on the Orange Line has been postponed. It is currently being rescheduled. Details will be forthcoming on this blog… Metro is looking for volunteers to help study the sustainability benefits of the Metro Orange Line and its integrated bikeway. [continue reading]
Flying Pigeon LA is a local Highland Park bike shop (located two-blocks from the Heritage Square Gold Line station) run by two brothers who also happen to be car-free bicycle activists and Metro riders. In honor the new Gold Line Eastside extension the brothers have decided to throw a sale [continue reading]
In Metro’s glossy new brochures about the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, it’s hard to find any mention of the availability of bicycle parking at the line’s eight light rail stations that will run between Downtown and East L.A beginning Sunday. I find this curious, considering that the Eastside Extension [continue reading]
