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| UPCOMING EVENTS
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Metro Bicycle Education Safety Training (BEST) Program Classes |
| Metro is working with local non-profit bike organizations to help make bicycling safer in Los Angeles by conducting bicycle traffic skills classes and sponsoring community rides countywide. These safety education classes and rides are free to the public. |
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Metro Bicycle Education Safety Training (BEST) Program Classes |
| Metro is working with local non-profit bike organizations to help make bicycling safer in Los Angeles by conducting bicycle traffic skills classes and sponsoring community rides countywide. These safety education classes and rides are free to the public. |
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| BICYCLING 101 ONLINE CLASSES: |
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Bicycling 101:
Shifting Gears (ActiveSGV) SATURDAY JUNE 5
12PM - 1PM Bicycling 101:
Rules of the Road for Night Riding (PMJ) TUESDAY JUNE 8
6PM - 7PM
Ciclismo 101:
Clase en Linea (ActiveSGV) SÁBADO 12 DE JUNIO
2PM - 3PM |
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Bicycling 101:
Making Use of Public Transit Infrastructure (LACBC) WEDNESDAY JUNE 16
5:30PM-6:30PM
Ciclismo 101:
Infraestructuras para Bicicletas en el Transporte Público (LACBC) JUEVES 17 DE JUNIO
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Bicycling 101: Rules of the Road for Group Riding (PMJ) THURSDAY JUNE 17
6PM - 7PM |
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Bicycling 101:
Shifting Gears (ActiveSGV) SATURDAY JUNE 5
12PM - 1PM Bicycling 101:
Rules of the Road for Night Riding (PMJ) TUESDAY JUNE 8
6PM - 7PM
Ciclismo 101:
Clase en Linea (ActiveSGV) SÁBADO 12 DE JUNIO
2PM - 3PM |
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Bicycling 101:
Making Use of Public Transit Infrastructure (LACBC) WEDNESDAY JUNE 16
5:30PM-6:30PM
Ciclismo 101:
Infraestructuras para Bicicletas en el Transporte Público (LACBC) JUEVES 17 DE JUNIO
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Bicycling 101: Rules of the Road for Group Riding (PMJ) THURSDAY JUNE 17
6PM - 7PM |
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| BICYCLING MAINTENANCE ONLINE CLASSES: |
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Bicycle Maintenance:
Flat Repair (ActiveSGV) SATURDAY JUNE 12
12PM - 1PM
Bicycle Maintenance: Rear Derailleur Adjustment (ActiveSGV) WEDNESDAY JUNE 9
6PM - 7PM |
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Bicycle Maintenance:
Front Derailleur Adjustment (ActiveSGV) WEDNESDAY JUNE 16
6PM - 7PM
Bicycle Maintenance: Brake
Adjustments (ActiveSGV) SATURDAY JUNE 19
9AM - 10:30AM |
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Bicycle Maintenance:
Flat Repair (ActiveSGV) SATURDAY JUNE 12
12PM - 1PM
Bicycle Maintenance: Rear Derailleur Adjustment (ActiveSGV) WEDNESDAY JUNE 9
6PM - 7PM |
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Bicycle Maintenance:
Front Derailleur Adjustment (ActiveSGV) WEDNESDAY JUNE 16
6PM - 7PM
Bicycle Maintenance: Brake
Adjustments (ActiveSGV) SATURDAY JUNE 19
9AM - 10:30AM |
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 | | | Our LA Rivers Challenge is officialy underway! Make sure to tag us on social media on your bike rides this month, and use #LARiversChallenge! Sign up at LARiversChallenge.com if you haven't already! |
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| | | Our LA Rivers Challenge is officialy underway! Make sure to tag us on social media on your bike rides this month, and use #LARiversChallenge! Sign up at LARivresChallenge.com if you haven't already! |
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| Metro still looking to hire 500 bus operators |
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| Metro still looking to hire 500 bus operators |
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| Advocates want Metro to not increase its Highway Program by 80% |
| Highway widening has been shown to not be a real solution to solving traffic. |
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| Advocates want Metro to not increase its Highway Program by 80% |
| Highway widening has been shown to not be a real solution to solving traffic. |
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| Need an extra push to help end the pandemic and getting the vaccine? |
| How does the chance to win millions of dollars sound? |
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| Need an extra push to help end the pandemic and getting the vaccine? |
| How does the chance to win millions of dollars sound? |
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Help make L.A. a
great place to bike!
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LA COUNTY BIKE MATCH Help us bring bikes to people in need with #LACountyBikeMatch! |
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STRAVA COMMUTE A running and cycling computer to track and share your commuting stats based on Strava Metro. |
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SEATYLOCK Support LACBC while securing your bike. When you make a purchase at Seatylock through the link below, a portion of your purchase goes to suppport LACBC! |
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LIME HERO Thank you to all of you who have supported LACBC by opting to donate a slice of your Lime Ride! |
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LA COUNTY BIKE MATCH Help us bring bikes to people in need with #LACountyBikeMatch! |
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STRAVA COMMUTE A running and cycling computer to track and share your commuting stats based on Strava Metro. |
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SEATYLOCK Support LACBC while securing your bike. When you make a purchase at Seatylock through the link below, a portion of your purchase goes to suppport LACBC! |
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LIME HERO Thank you to all of you who have supported LACBC by opting to donate a slice of your Lime Ride! |
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Bike Shops Open
During the Pandemic
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 | INTERSECTIONS SELF-GUIDED RIDES |
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| INTERSECTIONS SELF-GUIDED RIDES |
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| These rides feature content that delves deeper into the history of Los Angeles. These rides focus on content viewed from an intersectional lens as it relates to gender, race, ability level and socioeconomic status. |
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| Reconnecting with Paayme Paxaayt |
| Our self-guided ride this month starts at The Autry Museum and heads northwest to Lake Balboa then loops back around for a 30 mile ride criss crossing the LA River, Tujunga Wash, and Burbank Channel. Keep an eye out on our self-guided ride page for the final details coming out soon. |
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 | INFRASTRUCTURE & POLICY UPDATES |
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| INFRASTRUCTURE
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| Federal updates with local implications |
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| Federal updates with local implications |
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 | | US Department of Transportation restores & expands Local Hire program |
| The program will allow transit agencies to use geographic, economic or other hiring preferences on federally funded construction projects. According to Metro, at present and in the future 80% of Metro's capital/operations budget is funded through LA County tax dollars (AKA: all of cus). |
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| | US Department of Transportation restores & expands Local Hire program |
| The program will allow transit agencies to use geographic, economic or other hiring preferences on federally funded construction projects. According to Metro, at present and in the future 80% of Metro's capital/operations budget is funded through LA County tax dollars (AKA: all of cus). |
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| | Senator Lee Reintroduces Bikes in Wilderness Legislation |
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| | Senator Lee Reintroduces Bikes in Wilderness Legislation |
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| State updates with local implications |
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| State updates with local implications |
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|  | | CA Assembly
Tell your assemblymember to vote YES on the e-bike affordability bill |
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|  | | Governor's Office
Governor's transit proposal might help fund Gold Line Extension to Whittier |
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| | | CA Assembly
Tell your assemblymember to vote YES on the e-bike affordability bill |
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| | | Governor's Office
Governor's transit proposal might help fund Gold Line Extension to Whittier |
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| Los Angeles and Regional Updates |
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| Los Angeles and Regional Updates |
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| | | Countywide
Metro Board approves moving forward with developing fareless test program |
| Although no official start date has been set. |
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Metro launches Adopt-A-Bike Program |
| Abandoned bikes from buses and trains will go to six community organizations for them to distribute to people in need. To learn more, including how to get a bike, contact the organizations directly. |
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Metro Board approves moving forward with developing fareless test program |
| Although no official start date has been set. |
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Metro launches Adopt-A-Bike Program |
| Abandoned bikes from buses and trains will go to six community organizations for them to distribute to people in need. To learn more, including how to get a bike, contact the organizations directly. |
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Upcoming Metro Service Council Meetings |
| Westside/Central on June 9 at 6pm Gateway Cities on June 10 at 2pm South Bay on June 11 at 9:30 am San Gabriel Valley on June 14, 5pm Click the button below to see a list of all upcoming events plus links to join. |
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| | | Arroyo Verdugo
Joe Linton reports: Another LA City Bridge Project Approved Bike Lanes but Omitted Them |
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Upcoming Metro Service Council Meetings |
| Westside/Central on June 9 at 6pm Gateway Cities on June 10 at 2pm South Bay on June 11 at 9:30 am San Gabriel Valley on June 14, 5pm Click the button below to see a list of all upcoming events plus links to join. |
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| | | Arroyo Verdugo
Joe Linton reports: Another LA City Bridge Project Approved Bike Lanes but Omitted Them |
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Burbank Blvd Street Widening Project |
| City of LA will widen 0.7 mile of Burbank Blvd by 12 feet on both sides between Lankershim and Cleon. Attend a community info session on June 10 to learn more. |
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Short New Bike Path Spotted in Boyle Heights |
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Burbank Blvd Street Widening Project |
| City of LA will widen 0.7 mile of Burbank Blvd by 12 feet on both sides between Lankershim and Cleon. Attend a community info session on June 10 to learn more. |
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Short New Bike Path Spotted in Boyle Heights |
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While Metro Committee Approves BRT along Colorado, de Leon's requests for more meetings granted |
| Metro will hold more community input meetings before finalizing the BRT's route, while advocates want harassment-free input meeitngs, and surveys on-board area buses to ensure the voices of transit riders are heard. |
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|  | | Central Los Angeles
Upcoming LA River Path Closure From Griffith Park South to Elysian Valley |
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While Metro Committee Approves BRT along Colorado, de Leon's requests for more meetings granted |
| Metro will hold more community input meetings before finalizing the BRT's route, while advocates want harassment-free input meeitngs, and surveys on-board area buses to ensure the voices of transit riders are heard. |
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| | | Central Los Angeles
Upcoming LA River Path Closure from Griffith Park South to Elysian Valley |
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| | | Gateway Cities
EPA tells Metro to follow air quality laws in 710 expansion |
| Metro seeks to expand the 710 freeway from Gateway Cities south to the Ports. EPA also calls the neighborhoods surrounding the 710 "an area with the worst air quality in the United States." The Coalition for Environmental Health and Justice (CEHAJ) wants a zero-emission corridor without lane widening, local hire, and no displacement. |
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Foothill Transit halves price of passes for three months |
| Passes for students, seniors and people with disabilities included. Starting July 2021. |
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EPA tells Metro to follow air quality laws in 710 expansion |
| Metro seeks to expand the 710 freeway from Gateway Cities south to the Ports. EPA also calls the neighborhoods surrounding the 710 "an area with the worst air quality in the United States." The Coalition for Environmental Health and Justice (CEHAJ) wants a zero-emission corridor without lane widening, local hire, and no displacement. |
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Foothill Transit halves prices of passes for three months |
| Passes for students, seniors and people with disabilities included. |
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| | | Long Beach
Bike & Pedestrian pathway along Harbor Scenic Drive connects to existing bike lanes just south of Queensway Bridge |
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BikinginLA breaks down South Bay's 243 miles of sharrows |
| South Bay Cities Council of Governments says automobiles will share the roadway with micro-devices on the LTN (local travel network) without dedicated lanes - via "sharrows." |
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| | | Long Beach
Bike & Pedestrian pathway along Harbor Scenic Drive connects to existing bike lanes just south of Queensway Bridge |
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BikinginLA breaks down South Bay's 243 miles of sharrows |
| South Bay Cities Council of Governments says automobiles will share the roadway with micro-devices on the LTN (local travel network) without dedicated lanes - via "sharrows." |
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| | | Westside Cities
Sepulveda Corridor Update with Metro Staff |
| Learn more about the latsest on this project directly from Metro staff on Tuesday, June 8 from 12pm to 1pm. |
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Intersection in Century City Reopens |
| As Purple (D Line) Extension project makes progress, Constellation Blvd and Century Park East reopen after two years. |
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| | | Westside Cities
Sepulveda Corridor Update with Metro Staff |
| Learn more about the latsest on this project directly from Metro staff on Tuesday, June 8 from 12pm to 1pm. |
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Intersection in Century City Reopens |
| As Purple (D Line) Extension project makes progress, Constellation Blvd and Century Park East reopen after two years. |
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| | | Westside Cities
Santa Monica To Pursue Closing Main Street to Vehicles on Weekends |
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GoSaMo has an electric-assist cargo bike you can rent for a week |
| You gotta have a child that goes to school/child care in Santa Monica, have a secure place to park the bike, and agree to a waiver + security hold on a credit card. |
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Santa Monica To Pursue Closing Main Street to Vehicles on Weekends |
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GoSaMo has an electric-assist cargo bike you can rent for a week |
| You gotta have a child that goes to school/child care in Santa Monica, have a secure place to park the bike, and agree to a waiver + security hold on a credit card. |
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Make L.A. safer and
more fun to ride!
Join us!
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 | ACKNOWLEDGING VICTIMS
OF TRAFFIC VIOLENCE |
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| ACKNOWLEDGING VICTIMS OF TRAFFIC VIOLENCE |
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| This is a space for Angelenos to remember and honor those who have passed while riding in L.A., for whatever reason. If you would like to share a few words about someone you know that passed away while riding, please click here. We will be sharing a couple of these remembrances in each newsletter. |
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| Laurence Malone, Killed on 05/17/2021. He was 68 years old.
Laurence Malone was driving from Ojai to Santa Fe, New Mexico when he and a semi-driver collided on Highway 138 near Lancaster. Laurence Malone was a renowned Cyclocross competitor and member of the US Bicycling Hall of Fame. |
| | | | Suspected killer of Branden Finley identified & arrested.
Branden Finley was killed on January 16, 2021 in Downtown LA while riding his bike to meet with friends. He was 46 years old. |
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| Efforts to Repeal Jaywalking Laws are Nationwide |
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The auto-industry supported laws haven't made our streets safer, and at the same time get used by police to harass people of color. |
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| Efforts to Repeal Jaywalking Laws are Nationwide |
| The auto-industry supported laws haven't made our streets safer, and at the same time get used by police to harass people of color. |
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Intro to Equity in Transit |
| Metro's Office of Equity & Race provide on overview on what is equity and why it matters in transit. |
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Intro to Equity in Transit |
| Metro's Office of Equity & Race provide on overview on what is equity and why it matters in transit. |
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| | Send us your LA County bike-related updates and events, and we'll include them in the next newsletter (two weeks form now). Email info@la-bike.org |
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| | | Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition, PO Box 17733, Long Beach, CA 90807
213.629.2142. | info@la-bike.org
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