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Bike Talk – Agenda 21, billionaires, bike loans, quality of life, and coaster brakes 23 Aug 2013 | 01:03 am
On Tuesday morning I had the honor of co-hosting Bike Talk, a locally produced podcast through 90.7 KPFK. The shows producer, Nick Richert, assembled an international panel of professional bike planne...
Reality Check 21 Aug 2013 | 08:22 pm
Oh, those pesky statistics! Always putting the lie to the NIMBY blither of knee-jerk bikelane opponents. Of course you heard about New York’s Ninth Avenue, and how the bike lanes there increased busi...
Come the Evolution 14 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
Looks like bicycling and its benefits are popping up in every corner of the region. While Los Angeles lumbers majestically and slowly on, like the stereotypical dinosaur, the nimble little cities scur...
Who to blame for LA’s busted sidewalks? 10 Aug 2013 | 04:13 am
“Los Angeles followed the state code until 1973, when federal funds became available to repair sidewalks at no cost to property owners. Because of this federal funding, the city assumed responsibility...
Soto Street Bridge in El Sereno to speed up cars, connect 2nd rate bike lanes 9 Aug 2013 | 01:34 am
Eastern Group Publishing published a report on the planned demolition of the Soto Street bridge on the El Sereno/Lincoln Heights border. The project has been in the works since 2004 and will begin con...
Piss off environmentalists and pedicab to save the planet 8 Aug 2013 | 01:10 am
Nothing makes rich liberals turn up their noses more than poor people trying their hand at “green” capitalism without their help – and hence the silence from the environmental press on Santa Monica’s ...
Even Strip Malls Aren’t Safe 7 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm
Seems as though even strip malls aren’t safe…from the benefits of bicycle infrastructure, that is. Despite the form factor being pretty distant from the Main Street type development that most people ...
Flying Pigeon LA inventory on August 2, 2013 3 Aug 2013 | 09:14 pm
This episode of our shop inventory features our lovely pre-K assistant as well as our inventory of Kool Stop rod brake pad inserts, Kleen Kanteens, ProBar’s, Linus bikes, bikes from Beater Bikes and G...
A Merge Too Far 31 Jul 2013 | 08:26 pm
I’ve written about the Glendale-Hyperion bridge before on this blog (here and here), but I never really looked hard enough at the problematic merge of the upper and lower decks of the bridge at the no...
Roaring Nights at LA Zoo, with Bike Valet! 25 Jul 2013 | 09:02 pm
TONIGHT is the last night for the Los Angeles Zoo’s “Roaring Nights” summer parties, so saddle up and head out to party with gorillas and elephants while enjoying bands, DJs, food trucks, comedians, a...
