626 Golden Streets; Carlos Morales and Stan’s Bike Shop’s new location; Joe4CD1 last days before March 7 Election

Listen: Carlos Morales and Nick Richert talk with Vince Chang of Bike SGV on the March 5 626 Open Streets ride, Stan’s Bike Shop’s mechanic George Ramirez on the shop’s move, CHP officer Jerry Espinoza on bike safety and rider visibility, and Joe Bray Ali on the last moves before March 7, which will determine the direction of Los Angeles’ City Council District 1 (bikes and safe streets or cars and big oil, among other important issues).  

Franklin High School Fig Bike Lane Meeting 6-12-14

In this throwback episode, bike lane activists Karin Kroener, Joe Linton, Don Ward, and Josef Bray-Ali had just left a meeting held at Franklin High School in Highland Park. They expressed their frustration at LA’s City Council District 1 representative Gil Cedillo and Chief of Staff Arturo Sanchez for “micromanaging” the meeting, and fighting against the fully funded and approved Figueroa st. bike lane called for in LA’s bike plan.

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Eric Garcetti on Bikes in 2009

In 2009, then-Councilmember Eric came down to Santee High School’s gym to talk with Nick Richert, ELA teacher/coach, with a posse of his CD13 staff. This showed how important bikes are to him–in part because, as he says here, “the bicycle community is probably the best organized political group in the city–after homeowners.” I’m putting this up as cycling advocates and groups like Bike the Vote are wondering if he’s stood up enough for cyclists, as we go to vote on March 7th.

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Josef of Flying Pigeon and TJ of Orange 20 on the demise of local bike shops; Carolin Kewer on her Art Crash Ride.

TJ and Joe talk about their respective bike stores, Orange 20 and Flying Pigeon, which provided hubs to bike communities in their neighborhoods, but have proved unprofitable. Both are moving on–TJ to a career with a gaming company, Josef to a run for LA Council District 1 representative. At 1:05:08, Carolin Kewer discusses her ride, “Art Crash,” in front of the Miro water sculpture at LACMA. Also with voices from her latest ride. 

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