Don't Get Caught In The Storm Without A Plan: Revisit BikeLA's Tips For Cycling In The Rain |
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Los Angeles is a great place to bicycle in because of our near-perfect weather. But as you've probably noticed if you've looked outside today, we're in the midst of a heavy storm that'll last days, bringing rain and snow to our region. While we urge you to practice extra caution amid potentially dangerous weather conditions during this storm, handling the water and even a heavy downpour on bike can be manageable. We urge those who must use their bikes to get around the county in these conditions to review our tips for biking in the rain. Click below for all our tips to help get your through these rainy days. |
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BikeLA Mountain Madness Ride Postponed Due To Hazardous Weather Conditions |
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BikeLA was set to host our first ride of the new BikeLA Cruise & Connect Rides series in Griffith Park on Saturday, but unfortunately due to hazardous weather conditions, the ride will be postponed. We hope to reschedule the ride for March, but due to unpredictable forecasts over the next couple of weeks, we can't set a date right away. Check back for updates! |
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BikeLA E-Bike Encouragement Program In The News |
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A year ago, we launched our e-bike encouragement program to lower the barrier of entry for small and micro businesses to transition their delivery services from personal automobiles to e-bikes. Thank you to KPCC/LAist for covering this program. Read all about it at the link below. |
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BikeLA's Youngest Member Joins Our Executive Director For The Firecracker Ride |
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BikeLA Executive Director Eli Akira Kaufman is working hard every weekend to train for the Climate Ride's Green Fondo in March, when he'll co-captain BikeLA's team of 20+ riders. His 2-year-old daughter Gia, a seasoned backseat cyclist, joined him for the 40 mile Firecracker Ride on Saturday. |
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Motion To Stop Spot Street Widening Advances From Last Committee |
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The Los Angeles City Council Planning and Land Use advanced a motion Tuesday aimed at ending the city's practice of spot street widening. The motion had already passed the Public The city currently requires developers to spot widen roads, leading to incoherent streetscapes that are at odds with a safe, livable City. BikeLA joined several other organizations last. month voicing our support for the motion, which was introduced by Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Bob Blumenfield, along with former Councilmember Mike Bonin.
As many of you already know, wider roads make the city more dangerous, polluted, congested, and costly to maintain. Requiring developers to spot widen roads also contributes to our housing crisis by adding up to hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of a housing development. It also often converts greenery to impermeable asphalt. Spot widening also creates streets designed for drivers, not pedestrians, with crossing distances lengthened, causing streets to be more dangerous and confusing to walk along and across.
Finally, spot widening leads to poorly designed, incoherent streets. The city’s streetscape should be intentionally planned block by block and neighborhood by neighborhood, not parcel by parcel with no vision other than widening. Ending spot widening will lead to a better designed city that works better for all who use it. We look forward to this motion making its way through the full City Council! |
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