May is National Bike Month and it’s almost here! Join us during the month of May to celebrate bicycling as a sustainable and healthy way to get to work — or anywhere you need to go. We are also recognizing Bike to Work Day on Thursday, May 19, which will [continue reading]
Heads up — Bike Week LA and Caltrans are bringing you Color Wheels, an incredible mix of artists and their bicycle creations! Do not miss this show, open from May 1 [continue reading]
We are collecting nominations for the Year-Round Golden Pedal Awards, Metro’s competition for great stories about bicycling. We’re featuring these stories in a monthly Why You Ride series because for many Angelenos, Bike Week never ends! Name: Sweeyoke Ooi Commuting Mode: Hybrid (Bike / Public Transit) Sweeyoke Ooi loves bicycles! She also [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Metro outlines light rail extension plans for Eastside Gold Line (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) The draft environmental study for the Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 project [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Date set for 405 carpool lane opening (ZevWeb) The new 10-mile northbound HOV lane on the 405 freeway between the 10 and 101 freeways will open [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! Did anyone see @ericgarcetti biking to work this morning? #BikeWeekLA #bikeLA @LADOTBikeProg @LAMayorsOffice pic.twitter.com/ol2II0O32H — Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (@lacbc) May 12, 2014 Growing [continue reading]
I thought that posting the above chart would be a nice way to begin Bike Week. As the chart neatly shows, taking transit can be an effective way to reduce greenhouse gases — especially those who bike or walk to and from light rail stations. It makes sense: no fossil [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Metro: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is sponsoring “Bike Week L.A.” activities from May 12-18 to encourage people to ride bicycles to work, school and other destinations throughout LA County to reduce traffic and air pollution. Bring a bicycle or bicycle [continue reading]
We are collecting nominations for the Year-Round Golden Pedal Awards, Metro’s competition for great stories about bicycling. We’re featuring these stories in a monthly Why You Ride series – because for many Angelenos, Bike Week never ends! Name: Nick Rosenblum Start: Palms Boulevard at National Blvd. (Los Angeles Westside) End: Venice Boulevard at [continue reading]
We are collecting nominations for the Year-Round Golden Pedal Awards, Metro’s competition for great stories about bicycling. We’re featuring these stories in a monthly Why You Ride series – because for many Angelenos, Bike Week never ends! Name: “Rio” Jill Contreras Distance: Long Commute (5 miles or more) Commuting Features: Traffic-congestion and [continue reading]
