| | Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Newsletter June 25, 2014 |
Thanks for Making the 14th Annual L.A. River Ride a Sucess
Thank You
Thanks to everyone who came out to ride with us on Sunday! River Ride registration fees, sponsorship, and donations all support the work that LACBC does to make L.A. County a healthy, safe, and fun place to ride a bike.
Thank you to our sponsors and partners at TetraTech; Pocrass & De Los Reyes; the Taiwan Tourism Bureau; Capital Group; County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky, Gloria Molina, Don Knabe, Mark Ridley-Thomas, and Mike Antonovich; First 5 LA; Incycle; Helen's Cycles and I. Martin; Warner Brothers; New Belgium Brewing; CH2MHILL; NBCUniversal; Specialized; Metro; Clif Bar; Youth Education Sports, Inc.; KOA Corporation; VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations; Tern; DT Swiss; DTLA Bikes; The Autry National Center; The Aquarium of the Pacific; Long Beach Airport; The Pike Long Beach; Long Beach Councilmember Suja Lowenthal; former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan; L.A. Councilmembers Mitch O'Farrell, Tom LaBonge, and Gil Cedillo; Athleta; Echo the Movie; Shift Cyclewear; 100.3 The Sound; Collective Color; Champion Systems,
We'd like to thank REACT for keeping our riders safe; our pit stop leaders and support: Performance Cyclery, Just Ride L.A. Bike SGV, the Bike Oven; James Hawkes, and Capitan Arreola; Crankin' Time for volunteering time as ride marshals; Damian Kevitt for being our grand Marshal; Aislinn Glennon for her graphic design help; John Lackner for giving us high-quality solar-powered sound and River of Wings for their awesome art installation at the Autry; Jon Riddle for superb ride marshal leadership; the Long Beach crew of Dorothy Wong, Caryn Howard, and Nona Varnado; and the entire the L.A. River Ride Committee. Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who helped make this event happen, whether it was through packet pickup, goodie bag stuffing, data entry, marshaling, SAG support, or whatever, you helped to make it happen! Tish Laemmle Crowned River Ride Fundraising Champion for 3rd Straight Year We would also like to thank all of our amazing fundraisers who collectively raised $20,000 for LACBC this year. Congratulations to Tish Laemmle, who 3-peats as our L.A. River Ride Fundraising Champion and wins a VBT Bicycling and Walking tour of Tuscany! She narrowly edged out challenger Carrie Ungerman before the stroke of midnight on Saturday. Tish has now raised over $19,000 for LACBC in the past three years. Final standings: - Tish Laemmle - $7,189
- Carrie Ungerman - $5,593
- Trent Whittaker - $1,235
- Douglas John - $1,000
- Zachary Rynew - $900
- Carlos Perez - $536
- Greg Laemmle - $500
- Sebouh Asparian - $306
Carrie won a New Belgium Brewing cruiser bike, which she generously donated to our River Ride raffle and a lucky winner! Find Your Photos
This year, we are excited to announce that we are able to provide our riders with high-quality photos on the bike path for FREE! Get your photos at PhotoCrazy here.
We also have photos up on Facebook of the Long Beach start. We'll be adding more this week! |
LACBC Team Kits Available for Pre-Order by July 5th
Be the most stylish person on your ride by sporting the new LACBC Team Kit! You can now get your hands on the jersey, bike shorts, bib shorts, vest, arm warmers, knee warmers, and/or cycling cap you've always wanted and proudly display your LACBC pride.
If you stopped by our merchandise booth at River Ride, you may have seen a sample of the new LACBC Team Kit, produced by Jakroo!
How to order:- Check out our sizing guides at: teamlacbc.org.
- Place your order by Saturday, July 5th, here. Placing your order now will save you up to $10 an item with introductory pricing.
- Your order will be mailed to you by July 26th.
- Sport the new kit!
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Updates from Around the County: 50 Orgs Support Increased Funding for Walking and Biking, Garcetti Appoints Bike and Ped-Friendly LADOT General Manager
On July 16th at 2:30 p.m., you are invited to join us as we show broad support for increasing funding for walking and bicycling at the Metro board planning & programming committee. If you can make it, please email eric@la-bike.org.Los Angeles: Last week Mayor Eric Garcetti nominated Seleta Reyolds as the new General Manager of LADOT. Appointing a bike and ped- friendly GM was one of our asks to Mayor Garcetti. As the head of San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's "Livable Streets" office, Reynolds has a long record of bicycle and pedestrian initiatives we hope she brings with her to LA, including: - Vision Zero - A bicyclist or pedestrian is killed every three days in LA. Reynolds was a key part of the team implementing Vision Zero in San Francisco, which is a comprehensive approach to reducing traffic fatalities to zero by 2024.
- Enhanced School Zone Safety - Seleta implemented 15 mph school zone speed limits around every public school in San Francisco, putting the safety of children walking and biking to school as the first priority.
- Innovative Bikeway Design - Reynolds oversaw the implementation of many of San Francisco's complete streets projects, including protected bikeways and other innovative designs not yet built here in LA.
We commend Mayor Garcetti's bold choice and welcome Seleta Reynolds to Los Angeles!
Downey: Take the survey. Do you bike Downey? Provide input on the the Bicycle Master Plan by filling out this online survey, available in both English and Spanish! bikedowney.com/survey
Las Virgines-Malibu: The goal of the Las Virgenes-Malibu Regional Bicycle Master Plan is to make region a more enjoyable and safer place to bike for recreation and/or transportation. Please fill out this survey to help create a plan that meets your needs and wishes. Take the survey! |
| LACBC's Bike Valet Kicks Off at Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo on Friday  
The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens opens its doors for a series of summer after-hours events for adults to enjoy music, food and fun - and animals! - under the starry skies. Ride your bikes over, as LACBC will be providing complimentary bike valet for the series. "Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo" is a summer music series that brings together popular indie bands, favorite L.A. food trucks and full-service bars as well as pop-up zookeeper talks, animal encounters and a DJ dance party. Select animal habitats and exhibits, including the new "Rainforest of the Americas" that features endangered, rare and exotic animals from Mexico, Central and South America, will be open to visitors during these after-hours concert nights. This summer, the Los Angeles Zoo will host three separate Friday night concerts on June 27, July 25 and August 22 each from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. The Los Angeles Zoo is located at 5333 Zoo Drive, Griffith Park (map). When: Friday, June 27; 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Music: Strangeheart, DJ V Money | Food Trucks: Coolhaus, Komodo, Lobsta Truck, Mandoline Grill, Ragin Cajun, The Grilled Cheese Truck, Urban Oven When: Friday, July 25; 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Music: Kiven, DJ Caroline D'Amore | Food Trucks: Coolhaus, Komodo, Lobsta Truck, Mandoline Grill, The Grilled Cheese Truck, Umami Truck, Urban Oven When: Friday, August 22; 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Music: Band to be determined, DJ V Money | Food Trucks: Baby's Badass Burgers, Coolhaus, Lobsta Truck, Mandoline Grill, Ragin Cajun, The Grilled Cheese Truck Tickets are available at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens ticket office and online at lazoo.org/roaringnights. Ticket prices are $18 for regular admission; $15 for GLAZA members. All guests must be 18 or older to enter. |
| Do It Again: Join LACBC for a Ride & Bike Valet for Robyn & Röyksopp on Sunday 
After Sunday's smashing success with Janelle Monae, The L.A. County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) and the Hollywood Bowl invite you to gear up for our 2nd "Bike to the Bowl." Robyn & Röyksopp When: Sunday, June 29; 7 p.m. Where:Hollywood Bowl - 2301 N. Highland Ave. in Hollywood. Free Bike Valet: Keep your bike safe during the show with free Bike Valet, courtesy of LACBC, in the Museum Patio on Peppertree Lane at the Hollywood Bowl. The valet will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for both concerts. Group Ride: Join your fellow cyclists on a trek to the Bowl for the June 29th show! Organized ride details here. Free Ice Cream: Enjoy a free scoop of ice cream from Peddler's Creamery! Just show your bike valet ticket or Metro Tap card. |
| LACBC's Bike Valet at Grand Performances Continues this Saturday 
LACBC has partnered with Grand Performances for the third year in a row to bring you a series of "pedal pushers" performances this summer! Grand Performances hosts FREE concerts, film screenings, dance performances, etc. at the outdoor California Plaza in Downtown L.A. through September, and we'll be providing complimentary bike valet at several of them! Riding your bike and parking for free to a free show is the perfect way to spend a summer night. Check out the schedule of Grand Performances with bike valet below and head over to their website for more information. To find our bike valet, enter California Plaza off of Grand Ave. (map), walk up the steps south of Blue Cow, and find us in front of the Deloitte Building. |
What's Ringing Our Bike Bells: Videos from the L.A. River Ride
 | | Ground Sell TV: The 14th Annual Los Angeles River Ride |
We noticed that this year's River Ride was heavy on video camera. From more media outlets covering the event to more GoPro cameras on the path, we know that this River Ride was better-documented than anyone before. Check out some videos we've found: - Ground Swell TV has several interviews at the Autry, including ones with our Executive Director Jen Klausner, River Ride Director JJ Hoffman, Grand Marshal Damian Kevitt, former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan, and Taiwan Tourism Bureau's Trust Lin.
- River Ride Fundraiser Zachary Rynew not only raised $900 for LACBC in a short span on time, but he shot this video of his Century Ride.
- Bonus: On the day before each River Ride, our Education Director Colin Bogarts and a team of volunteers mark the route for rides. Check out veteran volunteer Will Campbell's timelapse from Saturday.
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| | Events, Meetings, & Volunteer Opportunities Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo with LACBC Bike Valet When: Friday, June 27; 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. More info in newsletter. Active Streets L.A. Community Bike Ride and Walk When: Saturday, June 28; 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Maya Angelou Community High School - 300 E. 53rd St., Los Angeles, 90011 Come for a community bike ride and walk, basic bike repair, family activities, and more. Active Streets LA empowers communities to create safe walking and bicycling routes to parks, schools, and local businesses along their neighborhood streets. Active Streets LA is a partnership of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, TRUST South LA, and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation with funding through the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. See Facebook event. When: Saturday, June 28; 8 p.m. Bike to the Bowl: Robin & Royksopp with LACBC Bike Valet When: Sunday, June 29 More info in newsletter. PVBC 4th of July Ride When: Friday, July 4; meet at 9 a.m. Where: Meet at 2626 E. Garvey S, West Covina Before the BBQ and fireworks, join local chapter PVBC on a leisurely 9-mile bike ride in West Covina. See Facebook event. Grand Performances: Stones Throw Picnic with LACBC Bike Valet When: Saturday, July 5; 7 p.m. More info in newsletter. |
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Other Events Around Town |
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Contact Information
Carol Feucht
Membership & Communications Director
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
carol@la-bike.org |
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