Photos: future Metro bike hubs
The grand opening of the El Monte Metro Bike Hub on Monday sets the agency on a new course for building secure, high-capacity bike parking across Los Angeles County. There are four [continue reading]
El Monte Bike Hub opens, featuring Metro’s first secure bike parking station
Photos: Steve Hymon, Luis Inzunza, Jennifer Gill, Dave Sotero, Metro Officials celebrated the grand opening of the long-awaited but first-of-its kind secure bicycle parking center at El Monte Station on [continue reading]
L.A. City Council approves funding for downtown bikeshare
The L.A. City Council officially approved its partnership with Metro on Friday to help fund the downtown Los Angeles bikeshare program slated to begin in 2016. Here’s the news release from Councilmember Jose Huizar, whose district includes DTLA: Council Approves Bringing More than 1,000 Bikeshare Bikes to DTLA Pilot in DTLA will [continue reading]
Sneak Peek: Bike Hub at El Monte Station
Photos: Dave Sotero and Raul Pedroza, Metro Construction crews are now putting the finishing touches on Metro’s very first “Bike Hub,” a place at El Monte Station where transit patrons can safely park their bikes before catching a bus. The Bike Hub is scheduled to open Monday, September 14. The 1,100+ [continue reading]
Upcoming bicycle safety classes for weekend of Aug. 29-30
As August winds down, L.A. County bicycle groups are ramping up new bike safety classes that are free to the public. This weekend, classes are scheduled for a host of cities, including Santa Monica, Culver City, Claremont, Reseda and East L.A., among others. Check out list below and schedule [continue reading]
Free bike safety classes for upcoming August 22-23 weekend now available
Now that last weekend’s heat wave is over, it’s time to schedule that bike safety class you’ve been wanting to take all summer. Here are our latest offerings of free safety classes for [continue reading]
Pics from Metro’s first Bikeshare demo in DTLA
Metro’s new bikeshare vendor, Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. and its partner B-Cycle on Thursday provided its very first bike and docking station demonstration in the Arts District in downtown Los [continue reading]
Things to do while you’re at next CicLAvia on Sunday, August 9
Today, CicLAvia released details for all the cool activities taking place at the next CicLAvia — Culver City Meets Venice on Sunday, August 9. Notably for Metro, the agency plans to roll out the red carpet by demonstrating its new bike share vendor equipment at the Downtown Culver City Hub. [continue reading]
Demonstration bikeshare kiosks available to check out soon!
Bikeshare is coming to downtown Los Angeles in 2016 with nearly 1,100 bikes at 65 stations. And you’ll be able to check out a demonstration kiosk — complete with bikes [continue reading]
Metro-funded weekend bicycle safety classes for Aug. 1-2 now available
Here is our continuing weekly series listing upcoming Metro-funded bicycle safety classes. The first weekend of August will include 14 free classes to choose from in places like Santa Monica, Pasadena, Claremont and North Hills, among others. Check out Metro’s project page for specific info on each class here. Saturday, [continue reading]