| | Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Newsletter June 21, 2012 |
| Log Your Bike Trips! 10 Days Left to Raise $10,000 for LACBC through the CLIF Bar 2 Mile Challenge 
Let's reach our goal of 10,000 logged trips this June to raise $10,000 for LACBC! We're almost at 6,000 logged trips now, and we need your help! Join the 2 Mile Challenge! For the June 2012 Challenge, every bike trip you log will raise $1 for LACBC, up to $10,000! It's not too late to join the ride and propel us to the 10,000 mark. Here's how: - Head over to CLIF Bar's 2 Mile Challenge for the month of June.
- Create a login (or use your Facebook Account) by clicking "Sign In" at the top of the screen on the right hand side.
- You'll then need to log in again.
- Once you've logged in and finished some additional details of your profile, click on "Dashboard" at the top of screen.
- In order to log your rides/trips in manually, simply enter the number of miles covered in the field with the red background, click on "Log Miles" and that's it.
- Logged rides show up on the left side of your dashboard if you need to edit them.
You can also log your rides on your iPhone with the BioLogic BikeBrain app. Please remember to log every ride, no matter what the length, this June and help us build a better, more bike-able LA County! You can log up to 4 a day. Spread the word via our Facebook event to all your friends. |
Beverly Thrills Sunday Funday Ride When: Sunday, July 1; Meet at 9:00 AM, Ride at 9:30 AM Where: Meet at John Wayne statue - 8484 Wilshire Blvd. (south side of Wilshire Boulevard in between La Cienega Boulevard and Hamilton Drive) See map. Beverly Thrills, that's where we want to be! You may think you know Beverly Hills, but do you really? Led by Wild Bell's Will Campbell and LACBC Board member / BikingInLA blogger Ted Rogers, this 12-mile ride will show you the unknown thrills of Beverly Hills! Celebrity homes, local trivia, historic sites, and other fun locations are all part of this easy-to-moderate ride. RSVP: To RSVP or volunteer as ride support, please contact Carol Feucht, Membership & Communications Manager, at carol@la-bike.org. About Sunday Fundays: Sunday Funday Rides are free and open to LACBC members plus one guest. Interested in becoming a member? Sign up for membership online or become a member at the ride at a discounted price. |
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LACBC has partnered with Grand Performances for a sweet series of bike valets this summer! Every Friday and Saturday night from now until the end of August, Grand Performances will be hosting FREE concerts, film screenings, dance performances, etc. at the outdoor California Plaza in Downtown LA, and we'll be providing the bike valet!
Check out the schedule of Grand Performances with bike valet below and head over to their website for more info: GrandPerformances.org.
Friday, June 22 - Dirty Dancing Dance-A-Long Saturday, June 23 - Paul Simon's Under African Skies
Friday, July 6 - San Pedro Squeeze: Accordion Festival
Saturday, July 7 - Jazz Mafia
Saturday, July 14 - KCRW Presents: Nitin Sawhney
Friday, July 20 - Peace Go With You, Gil: Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron Saturday, July 21 - Vamos Al Mambo! : Tribute to Cachao
Friday, July 27 - Mastery & Legacy: The Music of Hawai'i
Saturday, July 28 - Breakestra and Bibi Tanga: Funk Friday, August 3 - A Symphony of Hope: Haiti Fundraiser Saturday, August 4 - KCRW Presents: Niyaz and Strunz & Farah Friday, August 10 - Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu: Hawaiian Dance Saturday, August 11 - Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu:Hawaiian Dance Friday, August 24 - KCRW Presents: El Gavachillo & Brownout Saturday, August 25 - KCRW Presents: Ana Tijoux & Nomadic Massive Volunteer for Bike Valet! In order to offer bike valet, we'll need your help! We have two shifts for each valet: 7-9 PM and 9-11 PM. Email martin@la-bike.org to sign up! |
| LACBC Members: Membership Survey Deadline Extended to Midnight
To all our LACBC members: last week we emailed you a link to our membership survey. If you haven't already taken it, we've extended the deadline to midnight tonight to give you more time to take the survey.
This weekend, the LACBC staff and board will be gathering for a strategy retreat, and your input will help us build our strategic plan for the future of LACBC. |
| LACBC Members Save 15% off at Velo Love Several months ago, local company Swrve Cycling moved from their downtown LA headquarters to Glassell Park. This past Spring, they opened up a storefront shop to make it even easier to find their products and more (the hiding hoodie is a personal favorite of the LACBC staff). That shop is called Velo Love, and now LACBC members can show their card and get 15% off all their purchases.
Find Velo Love at: 3421 Verdugo RdLos Angeles CA 90065 Hours: weekdays: 9 AM - 7 PM; weekends: 11 AM - 7 PM |
| Bike Infrastructure and Policy Updates from Around the County
Downtown LA: Bike lanes have recently been striped on Los Angeles Street. The Los Angeles Street lanes span 0.5 miles and extend from 1st Street to Alameda Street, where Union Station is. ( BIKAS LA)
This weekend, the 1st Street bike lanes are expected to be completed. These lanes will span 0.6 miles from Grand Ave. to San Pedro St. in Little Tokyo. (BIKAS LA) Lanes are now being striped on Main Street to complement the the Spring St. Green Bike Lanes. These lanes will extend 1.5 miles from Cesar Chavez Ave. to 9th Street and connect to existing bike lanes on Main St. between 9th St. and Venice Blvd./16th St. (LADOT Bike Blog)
South LA: The bike lane on Vermont Ave. has been extended by 2.1 miles from Redondo Beach Blvd. to 120nd Street. ( BIKAS LA)
Bike lanes have also been striped onSouth Figueroa Street , extending 1.0-mile from El Segundo Boulevard to Rosecrans Avenue. (BIKAS LA)
(Editor's Note: You should really check out BIKAS Los Angeles for the best LA Bike Plan Infrastructure updates.) |
| Become a Neighborhood Bike Ambassador The Neighborhood Bike Ambassador program is a new way for LACBC members & volunteers to work on neighborhood-scale projects and organize local support for bike projects and LACBC campaigns in the City of Los Angeles. This new LACBC initiative is to support the implementation of the City of LA bicycle master plan. Neighborhood Bike Ambassadors will work on one of 5 City of LA area committees: the Valley, South LA, the Westside, Central LA, and the Eastside/Northeast LA. Neighborhood Bike Ambassadors will meet monthly starting in early fall 2012 and each area committee will generate a set of goals to pursue over the coming months. Learn more here and sign-up to become a Neighborhood Bike Ambassador today! Los Angeles Streetsblog also covered this new program last week. |
| What's Ringing Our Bike Bells: E.T. Teaches Us that Bikes Win | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Celebrates 30th Anniversary & Blu-ray at LA Film Fest Screening |
Last Friday night, LACBC provided the bike valet for the LA Film Fest's bike-in movie screening of E.T. Beforehand, several bicyclists wore red hoodies and gathered for a short ride through downtown LA to recreate the iconic flying bike scene of kids and E.T. riding and flying their bikes to safety. Above is a short video from Friday night via FishBowlLA.
It's been years since many of us have seen E.T., but as adults we, the LACBC staff, were struck with how clear the message is that bikes win in this film. The kids evade the adults by riding through narrower spaces on their bikes while the adults are left to the wide streets in their massive cars. Later on, the kids' bikes fly them away from danger. Even if your bike doesn't fly, we hope you can agree that bikes win. |
| Events, Meetings, & Volunteer Opportunities
LACBC Civic Engagement Committee Meeting
When: Tuesday, June 26; 6:45 PM
Where: Johnnie's Pizza - 5757 Wilshire Blvd.
This new committee engages elected officials and allow LACBC to play a role in local elections in the city and county of Los Angeles getting candidates' stances on biking. Join us!
Sunday Funday Ride When: Sunday, July 1; Meet at 9 AM, Ride at 9:30 AM More info in newsletter. |
| | | | Join LACBC or Renew The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition is a member-supported organization that works for you to build a better, more bike-able L.A. County.
Members are the backbone of LACBC! Help keep LACBC strong by becoming an LACBC member (or renewing your membership) and be part of the change! |
Contact Information
Carol Feucht
Membership & Communications Manager
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
carol@la-bike.org |
Connect with LACBC: www.la-bike.org      |
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