Bikeside endorses Xochitl Gonzalez and Aric Gregson for West LA Neighborhood Council

Bikeside is proud to make Xochitl Gonzalez and Aric Gregson it’s first and second endorsements, in endorsing them in their run for West LA Neighborhood Council (WLANC.)  Aric, a doctor who studies infectious diseases, and Xochitl, an accomplished writer and director, are a husband and wife political force living a car lite lifestyle; they’re serious urban bikers.  You can vote for them if you live, work or own property within the WLANC boundaries, or if you can claim a stake such as volunteering for an organization within the WLANC boundaries.  The election takes place between 2pm and 8pm on this Sunday, April 11th, at the Felicia Mahood Senior Center (11338 Santa Monica Blvd).

Xochitl Gonzalez and Aric Gregson

Xochi and Aric sent along their candidate statement, which you can read here (pdf.) Here’s an excerpt:

. . . we fully support the Cyclists’ Bill of Rights (http://bikewriterscollective.com/), which is not yet endorsed by the WLANC. We also support development of the Los Angeles Bike Plan and hope to see contributions to the network within the WLANC district; and we support requiring existing and new developments within the district to have adequate bicycle parking.

The Expo line is anticipated to have a stop at Bundy and Olympic some point in the future. To encourage use of this stop by pedestrians and others, we will work to ensure that Bundy and Olympic become more walkable. To achieve this we will promote adherence to the speed limit, introduction of traffic calming elements along major north-south and east-west streets, enlarging existing sidewalks, including more soft and hardscape buffers between pedestrians and cars and giving more priority to pedestrians at crossing points along Centinela, Bundy, Barrington and Federal.

You can get an even better sense for them from their campaign video: