Bikeside LA

Stephen Box has a whirlwind of a post up in City Watch, permanently hosted at SoapBoxLA.  It lays out the mistakes that were made by LAPD rank and file in handling a recent hit and run.  Ed Magos, a member of the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council, was hit and left for dead by Porsche driver [...]

Bikerowave moved into it’s new location on August 1st.  We left Santa Monica, and a back alley semi-industrial area, and moved into prime real estate on Venice Blvd in Mar Vista.  In the process I took 2800 photos, documenting the first 60 days at our new location.  You can check out the keepers in the [...]

“Take this plan and shove it.  Who needs it?  Not us.”
That’s been a common refrain in backroom discussions about the proposed LA Bike Plan.  When the plan first came out there was outrage at the lateness, and frustration with the narrow comment period.  Then, as people began to dissect the plan, dismay at how short [...]

Bill Rosendahl’s motion to ask the City Attorney to draft a anti-harassment ordinance will be heard in Public Safety Committee on Monday.  From Rosendahl’s Transportation deputy, Paul Backstrom:
Please be advised that the anti-harassment ordinance will be heard in Public Safety committee this coming Monday, January 11 at 9:30 AM (item #4 on the agenda) in [...]

Westside Bikeside got hacked like you wouldn’t believe.  SIX times.  For a few weeks this has been the hottest Cialis pushing bike blog in the universe.
So if you’ve had problems reaching the website, or with your RSS feed of Email subscription, that could be why.
Stop by and check out how the site has been made [...]

Starting at 4pm pst on Friday December 18th, theStream.tv will be hosting a 24 hour streaming cycling themed fundraiser supporting the Pablove Foundation, which seeks to improve the lives of children with cancer.  The Stream Team will be taking turns riding a stationary bike for the 24 hours in addition to featuring live music, interactive [...]

Michelle Mowery said that LA did not get the same robust Bike Plan process as Portland in part because Portland is “very white” and LA is “a very diverse, disjointed city.”  Mowery, LA DOT’s Bicycle Coordinator, made her assertion Wednesday in LA City Council Transportation Committee.  Here’s the transcript with Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s question and [...]

Nick Richert, one of the founders of Bike Talk, is leading the Santee High School Debate team in an effort to green LA by bike.  They’ll be riding from Santee to Venice High to plant trees, that they’ll be carrying by bike.  Jeremy Grant says they’ll be getting help from the Greensters, the bike crew [...]

Jeremy Grant, who writes This Is Not A Bike Blog, took the Bike Plan Challenge I issued to write the introduction to LA’s Best Bike Plan, the bike plan authored by cyclists, for cyclists.  I loved this paragraph:
The Best Bicycle Plan is a proactive vision that will offer success for the whole community; a [...]

David Pura took my challenge to write the introduction to LA’s Best Bike Plan, the bike plan written for cyclists, by cyclists:

Bicyclists can, and will, ride on every city street; California law allows as much.
Bicyclists, pedestrians, social vehicles and private vehicles will equally share the privileges and responsibilities of the public realm; these will be [...]