| | Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Newsletter July 10, 2014 |
| LACBC Calls on L.A. County Sheriff's Department to Stop Improper CVC21202 Citations for Riding Legally 
LACBC takes seriously our duty to defend bicyclists' rights to the road. Today, we called on the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to stop improperly ticketing bicyclists who are legally controlling the lane and establish a Bicycle Task Force responsible for improving deputy training. Read our letter. If you have been improperly pulled over and/or cited for CVC 21202, please get in touch with planning & policy director Eric Bruins at eric@la-bike.org. View our full letter on the LACBC website. |
| Not "Regionally Significant"? Join LACBC at Metro on Wednesday to Ask for More Funding for Walking and Biking
Update: Metro staff released their response to our comment letter on the $88-billion short range transportation plan and called walking and biking not "regionally significant." Next week we're aiming to show that all of L.A. County supports greater investment in walking and biking.  Join Us on July 16th at Metro! We're mobilizing our countywide coalition to turn out to a Metro committee meeting next Wednesday (we meet at 2:45 p.m. to coordinate). Please join us on July 16th to show your support for increasing funding for walking and biking. Metro Board Room: Planning and Programming Committee considering $88B plan with only 0.6% for walk/bike When: Wednesday, July 16; 2:45 p.m. to coordinate* - You do not have to speak. Where: Metro HQ, Metro Board Room, One Gateway Plaza, 3rd floor
* We'll notify those who RSVP of any time adjustment. Please to RSVP to Eric Bruins at eric@la-bike.org.
Participate on Social Media!
There is also an opportunity to use social media to express your support using the hashtag #metrofundwalkbike. Please join the conversation online by posting to Twitter and Facebook: - Answer the question: "Why should #metrofundwalkbike?"
- Add pictures! Write your answer on a piece of paper--green if possible--and share the picture in Tweets and on Facebook. Get your friends and family to do it too!
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| RSVP for the Ride Marshal Training this Saturday The next Empowering Local Advocates workshop is a Ride Marshal Training! Regional chapters and Bike Ambassadors can find the training they need at this workshop to have safe rides in their community. Our trained Ride Marshals have a reputation for keeping people safe while ensuring people still have fun. Bring your bike and grow the confidence you need to lead your own ride or help marshal one. When: Saturday, July 12; 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: Meet at LACBC Headquarters, Mezzanine level - 634 S. Spring St., Los Angeles |
| Thanks to All Who Rode to The Unfinished this Past Sunday Funday  | | Photo: Harry Dougherty |
Thanks to all who came out to ride to The Unfinished, an obelisk-shaped excavation located along the banks of the Glendale Narrows portion of the L.A. River. Special thanks to LACBC's Development Manager Kelly Martin for leading this fun ride, artist Michael Parker for coming out to give a talk, ride marshals Chris Cameron and Lac Vuong, and FOLAR for welcoming us at the Frog Spot. Check out photos from the ride from Ramon Bustillos and Harry Dougherty. Save the date for our next Sunday Funday Ride on August 3rd: a family-friendly ride through Lakewood led by LACBC Board Member Steve Boyd! |
| LACBC's Bike Valet at Grand Performances Continues this Saturday with a Tribute to Minnie Riperton 
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. |
| LACBC Members Save at Natural Selection in Downtown L.A.  We'd like to welcome Natural Selection in Downtown L.A. to the LACBC Business Partnership! Located just around the corner of our offices, Natural Selection offers a healthy, organic, and natural array of food and drink. (We dig the watermelon juice.) LACBC members save 10% off! Natural Selection is located at 644 S. Main St. You can also find them on Facebook. |
What's Ringing Our Bike Bells: WEcycle REcycle
 | | WEcycle REcycle! |
LACBC and Santa Monica Spoke member Rachel Horn gives us a peek of WEcycle REcycle, an environmental education program that that illuminates the mysterious process of municipal solid waste management and utilizes bikes to do so.
In this video, Rachel takes a local middle school to bike party to the recycle facility in the hopes of connecting actions to municipal infrastructure; seeing the people, energy, and resources essential to the process, and begining to think critically about the full impact of our stuff.
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| | Events, Meetings, & Volunteer Opportunities Empowering Local Advocates: Ride Marshal Training When: Saturday, July 12; 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. More info in newsletter. Wolfpack Hustle Civic Center Crit at City Hall with LACBC Bike Valet When: Saturday, July 12; 12 p.m. The Wolfpack Hustle is back with features a bicycle race criterium loop that will completely encircle City Hall Los Angeles. LACBC will provide the bike valet. More info. Grand Performances: Adventures from Paradise - A Tribute to Minnie Riperton When: Saturday, July 12; 8 p.m. Never Give Up - Finish the Ride Benefit Concert When: Monday, July 14; 7 p.m. Where: The Federal Bar -5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood Celebrate Damian Kevitt's birthday with a fun party and concert that benefits Finish the Ride. See Facebook event. Metro Planning & Programming Committee Meeting When: Wednesday, July 16; 2:45 p.m. More info in newsletter. Touring L.A. County with LACBC and Where to Bike L.A.: Surf City USA When: Saturday, July 19; meet at 8:30 a.m., ride at 9:00 a.m. Where: Meet at Bixby Park - 130 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach (map) Mid-July is the perfect time for an awesome beach ride--it's too bloomin' hot to ride in many other parts of the County. So, dust off your passports because LACBC and Where to Bike Los Angeles be riding south, crossing the border into Orange County, on a 45-mile beach ride. More info. Active Streets L.A. Community Mapping Ride and Walk When: Saturday, July 19; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Maya Angelou Community High School - 300 53rd St., Los Angeles, 90011 Join LACBC, Trust South L.A., LADOT for a community bike ride or walk to help make improvements on 54th Street. Roaring Nights at the L.A. Zoo with LACBC Bike Valet When: Friday, July 25; 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Where: Los Angeles Zoo 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. This night features music from Kiven and DJ Caroline D'Amore. Food trucks includeCoolhaus, Komodo, Lobsta Truck, Mandoline Grill, The Grilled Cheese Truck, Umami Truck, and Urban Oven. Ride your bikes over, as LACBC will be providing complimentary bike valet for the series. More info. Lakewood Family Sunday Funday Ride When: Sunday, August 3; Meet at 9:30 AM, Ride at 10:00 AMW here: Del Valle Park - 5939 Henrilee St. (at Woodruff) Lakewood, CA 90713, by the airplane (view map) Bring out your whole family for this ride around the Long Beach and Lakewood area! For the fourth summer in a row, LACBC Board Member and Lakewood resident Steve Boyd leads this mellow ride. We'll ride along the San Gabriel Bike Path and head south to PCH and back. Ride can be 18 miles or 6 miles (with a turnaround point for families). Children on bikes and in trailers are welcome! More info. El Grande Fondo de Los Angeles Crest When: Saturday, October 18 Where: Angeles Crest Save the date for the El Grande Fondo de Los Angeles Crest, which travels through the classic high country of the San Gabriel Mountains along scenic Angeles Crest Highway. This ride benefits the National Forest Foundation and LACBC. More info at grandefondoangelescrest.org. Firefly Ball Awards Dinner When: Thursday, October 30 Where: Downtown L.A. location TBA Save the date for our inaugural Firefly Ball Awards Dinner! California by Bike 2014 Surf 'N Turf When: Friday, October 31 to Wednesday, November 5 Where: Santa Barbara to San Diego Join the California Bicycle Coalition on its inaugural fundraising tour this Fall 2014 from Santa Barbara to San Diego. This phenomenal five-day fully supported tour will be the only in California to strictly raise funding to support advocacy groups. When you join the ride through this link, $250 of your total raised will be dedicated to LACBC. For more information, visit: calbike.org/surfnturf. |
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Contact Information
Carol Feucht
Membership & Communications Director
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
carol@la-bike.org |
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