Anna Martin, Mar Vista mother and owner of LA Brakeless, talks about the push to rip out the pilot road improvements and bike lane on Venice Boulevard before data can be collected for the city’s “Great Streets” project. She’s gearing up for the Mar Vista Neighborhood Council vote to continue or stop the pilot on Tuesday, September 12 at 7pm.
LADOT Campaign Director for Vision Zero Nat Gale talks with Severin Martinez and Dennis Hindman about the challenge of designing safer streets in accordance with the LA’s Vision Zero policy. The Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council hears some impassioned public comment over Council District 1 Councilmember Cedillo’s blocking of street improvements. Dave Snyder, Executive Director of Calbike, on the California Bicycle Summit. Dennis Hindman on NYC’s DOT report, “Cycling in the City.” Severin Martinez shares findings on road diets in LA from his UCLA Capstone Project in Transportation Policy and Planning, “Who Wins When Streets Lose Lanes, An Analysis of Safety on Road Diet Corridors in Los Angeles” (everybody wins).
Tafarai Bayne, Ciclavia’s Chief Strategist, tells Dennis Hindman and Nick Richert about the ins and outs of LA’s Ciclavia. Hyeran Lee gives us her last interview as Development Coordinator of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition before leaving LA to work for Bike East Bay.
Xela the X and Soyla of the Ovas (formerly Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade) tell us about the Black Mass (formerly “Clitoral Mass”) ride on 8/5/17. The Ovas are changing; whereas only women of color were historically invited on their famous rides, now everyone is welcome—except “gentrifiers.” Nathan Lucero, founder of the Transportation Committee of the East Area Progressive Democrats, talks about the road diet on Fletcher that LADOT and Vision Zero are trying to introduce amidst driver bikelash. Xela, Soyla, and Nathan talk about concerns that bike lanes, while creating safer streets, bring gentrification.
Nathan Lucero’s Twitter: On My Bike In LA
Emily Hooper, Jim Lemmon, Christopher Flynn, and Hana Moore of DLR Group Architects in Los Angeles talk about their bike friendly office and sustainability and environmentalism in general.
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After years of obstruction, Beverly Hills council members unanimously agreed to include bicycle lanes on the Beverly Hills segment of Santa Monica Boulevard. This is due to the tireless efforts of bike advocates like Mark Elliot and Kory Klem, who discuss the victory in this episode.
Jim Shanman of Walk ‘n Rollers and Tia Tengue, who started a petition to support the Venice Blvd. Great Street improvements, talk about the pilot Great Street in Mar Vista and the vitriolic debates it has caused. With Deborah Murphy, founder of LA Walks, Tim Fremaux, LA Dept. of Transportation engineer, and Dennis Hindman.
Deborah Murphy, Founder of LA Walks, with Tim Fremaux and David Somers, LA Department of Transportation Engineers, explain some points about LA’s take on Vision Zero– the worldwide attempt to bring traffic deaths to zero–and Downtown LA’s My Figueroa Project. With Dennis Hindman.
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Ciclavia Chief Strategist Tafari Bayne and board members Heidi Zeller and Andrew Chi talk about the purpose, history, and impact of Ciclavia at its historic first open street between Atwater Village and Glendale on 6/11/17.
Long Distance Cyclist/ Morro Bay City Councilmember Robert Davis talks about Amgen’s 3rd stage at Morro Bay May 16th, and Morro Bay’s recent designation as a Bike Friendly Community by the League of American Cyclists
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