On Sunday, June 17, RideSouthLA is organizing its second official participatory mapping bicycle ride of South Los Angeles. The 10-mile ride will begin at 10 a.m. at the Augustus Hawkins Nature Park and will head south along Metro’s Blue Line, finishing up at the Watts Labor Community Action Committee. The [continue reading]
photo by Steve Hymon/Metro This crowd — finishing up the Tour of California on Sunday on Broadway Hill Street in downtown Los Angeles — moved a little quicker than the CicLAvia ride. As always, it was nice to see downtown streets without cars for a few hours. To submit a [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Hard-headed: 4 out of 5 bike share riders don’t wear helmets (GOOD) Maybe it is the [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. CicLAvia draws some 100,000 cyclists, skaters, pedestrians (Los Angeles Times) Are you sick of [continue reading]
No matter how many times you ride CicLAvia through Downtown L.A. streets, the sense of amazement and revelry is as powerful as the very first time. Nothing beats the exhilaration of riding L.A. streets with tens of thousands other Angelinos enjoying a picture-perfect day, cool temperatures and the simple pleasure [continue reading]
11 a.m. — CicLavia just started an hour ago and already there has been a major announcement from L.A. City Mayor and Metro Board Chair Antonio Villaraigosa: a private bike sharing company will soon be coming to L.A. with 4,000 bikes and 400 stations. At a 9:30 a.m. press conference [continue reading]
If you’re into movie fashion, take a long lunch on Friday and visit the FIDM Museum, which is currently presenting the 20th anniversary Art of Motion Picture Costume Design exhibition. Celebrating the art and industry of costume designers, this exhibition presents more than 100 costumes from twenty films released in [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. Searching for CicLAvia’s slow gear (Zev’s Blog) As someone who plans to enjoy CicLAvia [continue reading]
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will implement many bus line detours and provide longer trains in support of CicLAvia this Sunday, April 15. The fourth official CicLAvia event in the Downtown L.A. area is designed to celebrate car-free enjoyment of public spaces for pedestrians, bicyclists, joggers, skateboarders [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a contingent of other local public officials, event organizers and cyclists this morning touted the fourth CicLAvia that will soon hit city streets on Sunday, April 15. The 10-mile route through L.A. streets will be car-free for walking, biking and playing. “We saw during [continue reading]
