Archive for 'Advocacy'
LA Times – Pro Bike – where does your local paper stand?
There was a great opinion piece in the LA Times over the weekend (well great if you are probicycling in the LA area); Sharing the road: Can LA be a cyclist’s town? The piece by the LA Times Editorial Staff lays out the case for the paper being pro bike. And it is a very [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2013 under Advocacy, Features, Infrastructure.
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Have you noticed..the buses have moved
Thanks to you and BIKEable Communities the buses and Tow Trucks that were routinely parked on PCH in Seal Beach have been moved. Over 600 of you signed the BIKEable Communities petition to get bus and tow truck parking moved off of PCH in Seal Beach. BIKEable communities then met with the City of Seal [...]
Posted: May 29th, 2013 under Advocacy, Features.
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How Cities Can Get Drivers Biking
By Jay Walljasper You can glimpse the future right now in forward-looking American cities—a few blocks here, a mile there, where people riding bicycles are protected from rushing cars and trucks. Chicago’s Kinzie Street, just north of downtown, offers a good picture of this transportation transformation. New bike lanes are marked with bright green paint [...]
Posted: July 31st, 2012 under Advocacy.
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Action Alert: Push for Triple Bike Racks on Buses
An alert reposted from the LA County Bike Coalition: We need your help to get legislation to allow triple bike racks on buses! All you need to do is to click here…cut and past the material in italics below…add your name and hit send. Of course if you want to know what you are supporting [...]
Posted: February 24th, 2012 under Advocacy.
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The Power of an Advocate
On Monday December 19th, 2011 the Long Beach Harbor Commission approved a revised Environmental Impact Report that gave final authorization to proceed with the replacement for the Gerald Desmond bridge…including a separated bike path. But this would not have happened without the voice of one person…Mark Bixby.
Posted: December 20th, 2011 under Advocacy, Features, G-Desmond Bridge.
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Bike Minded Market Watch: Time Magazine Notes Bike Sales Up!
Yes, people we are in a bike boom and it’s a beautiful thing. I have taken to carrying my camera with me wherever I go so I can try to capture a bit of our unique LB bike flavor. Recently this summer I was sitting downtown at Berlin Coffee House enjoying a delicious breakfast (Have [...]
Posted: August 14th, 2011 under Advocacy, Cycle Chic, Marketing.
Tags: Cycle Chic
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Please Express Your Support: “Give Three Feet”
The California Bicycle Coalition is currently running the “Give Me Three” campaign in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles to encourage and support the passing of Sentate Bill 910. With this bill motorists would need to give bicyclists at least three feet when passing on the road or risk the possibility of a ticket. [...]
Posted: July 25th, 2011 under Advocacy, Safety.
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