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LADOT Bike Share Survey

This survey asks questions about bike share in Los Angeles. Your responses will be used to inform Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s bike share strategic work in the city. The survey will take approximately five (5) minutes to complete. You do not need to have a bike share membership to complete the survey. 

Your responses will be used to inform improvements to Los Angeles’ bike share programs. Your responses will be kept completely anonymous.

If you would like to enter for a chance to win a $100 gift card, you can provide us with your name and email address at the end of the survey. Please note that this information will only be used for the gift card drawing and will not be linked to your survey responses.

Thank you again for your participation, and we appreciate your honest feedback.

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How To Master Riding Out Of The Saddle

How do you ride out of the saddle? It’s an essential skill for cycling but tricky to get right. In this video, we’ll cover the basics along with some handy tips and tricks to help you ride out of the saddle comfortably and with ease!

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City Councilmembers Say More Should Be Done to Prevent Pedestrian and Bicyclist Fatalities in Pasadena

From PasadenaNow.com

BY KEITH CALAYAG

While Councilmembers agree that the Department of Transportation’s Traffic Safety Campaign could help get drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians to follow traffic laws, they also believe more should be done to prevent traffic collision fatalities in the city.

During the Municipal Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, City Associate Engineer Donson Liu reported that Pasadena has reported a consistently high number of pedestrian/bike crashes in each of the last four years, with 2-6 fatalities per year.

55% of those who were killed or injured were seniors while 13% were homeless people.

According to Liu, cars in Pasadena are traveling 2 miles per hour faster overall when comparing 2021 to pre-pandemic 2019 conditions.

Aside from an uptick in speed, the DOT has also seen “blatant disregard for signages,” according to DOT Director Laura Cornejo.

Liu said that the previous campaigns on road safety were “well received” by residents but “do not appear to have a correlation to crash, injury and speeding data.”

Photo by Martin Magnemyr on Unsplash

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Happy Birthday Bicycle Kitchen!

Did you know that the Bicycle Kitchen/La Bicicocina is twenty years old?!

This grassroots, all-volunteer run 501c3 nonprofit bicycle repair workshop and education space which started in the Los Angeles Eco-Village in K-Town in 2002, then for seven years at Heliotrope and Melrose (Hel-Mel) single-handedly anchored what became known as the Bicycle District, now owns its own building on the corner of Fountain and Virgil. Cooks are still cooking up bikes for $8/hour, no one turned away for lack of funds 20 years later!

We want to thank you for your part in laying the foundation for this two decade milestone. We’d also like to invite you to join us in celebrating the Bicycle Kitchen’s 20th Anniversary with a gift.

We have set an ambitious goal to raise $20,000 by the end of this year. It’s bold, but really it should and could be higher because Los Angeles needs the Bicycle Kitchen to stick around forever!

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Cheapest Vs Most Expensive Cycling Shoes: What Is The Difference?

What is the difference between cheap and expensive cycling shoes? We want to discuss if top-spec cycling shoes are crucial to performance or just a nice thing to have? Alex has got his hands on a budget pair of shoes and a high-end pair to share the differences…if there are any

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World’s biggest recreational bike ride begins anew for golden anniversary trek across Iowa

From APNews.com

BY DAVE SKRETTA

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — What bills itself as “the world’s longest, largest and oldest recreational bicycle touring event” was more like the world’s biggest traffic jam Sunday as riders, packed together in a sinewy stream of brightly colored jerseys and shorts, churned across the Loess Hills on the western edge of Iowa.

It’s called RAGBRAI — the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — and it promised to be bigger than ever this year, as the brainchild of two writers from The Des Moines Register celebrated its golden anniversary with a route similar to its first.

That meant a start in Sioux City, where ambitious riders ceremonially dipped their rear tires in the Missouri River, and a finish for those with the legs and the temerity to last that long seven days later in Davenport on the Mississippi River.

Photo by Joel Drzycimski on Unsplash

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How To Ride Flat Roads Faster

Long, flat roads can sometimes be just as daunting as mountain climbs. But is it possible to start riding faster on the flat with ease? In this video, we’re going to give you a few tips on how to keep your momentum up so you can do just that!

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Here are Five of the Benefits of Living in a Bicycle City

From MomentumMag.com

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8 of the Most Bike-Friendly Cities in the U.S.

From EcoWatch.com

By: Linnea Harris

Copenhagen and Amsterdam are famous for their sprawling bike paths and hoards of cyclists, but some U.S. cities are also on the biking bandwagon.

Transportation is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and it’s clear that if we don’t curb our car usage, runaway climate change will only worsen. The World Health Organization finds that investments in policies that promote bicycling and walking are crucial for mitigating climate change and protecting the environment. By choosing to bike over riding in the car just once a day, the average person can reduce their transportation-related carbon emissions by 67%.

These U.S. cities are setting an example for how people-powered transportation can look. PeopleforBikes evaluates cities for their bikeability based on how many people ride bikes, the ease and safety of biking, the breadth of neighborhoods serviced by bike infrastructure, and how quickly the bike network is expanding. These ratings change a bit every year, but there are a few that consistently jostle for top positions.

If you’re looking to plan a vacation somewhere where you can see the sights via bike, or choosing your next dwelling place based on bikeability, here are a few of the most bike-friendly cities in the United States.

Boulder, Colorado

Take in views of the Rocky Mountains from a bicycle in Boulder. This city of over 100,000 took first place in PeopleForBikes’s 2019 ratings of the most bike-friendly cities in the U.S., and riding down its 300 miles of bikeway, it’s easy to see why — not to mention that Boulder sees 300 days of sunshine a year. Across the city you’ll see multi-use paths that are separate from car traffic, and designated underpasses for cyclists and pedestrians. People in Boulder are 20 times more likely to bike to workthan the average American, but if you get caught in the rain and need to hop on a local bus, the whole fleet is equipped with bike racks. Dozens of self-service kiosks across the city rent out bikes, courtesy of Boulder Bcycle.

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Experiencing Mexico City by Bicycle

From TravelPulse.com

by Juan Antonio (Oso) Oseguera

Here we recommend some of the best places to enjoy a day out of the ordinary, so hop on your bike and ride through this vibrant metropolis.

Floating Causeway

The first site on the list is the Calzada Flotante; this impressive pedestrian bridge is in the Chapultepec: Nature and Culture project, which begins at the Molino del Rey and extends to the Avenida de los Compositores.

The Calzada Flotante is more than a bridge; it is a sustainable facility that respects the area’s ecosystem, unifies the forest’s four sections, and improves access to all its attractions.

And as you pedal through Chapultepec Forest, you’ll see beautiful monuments, tranquil lakes, and a variety of museums to explore. One recently opened museum is the new Amphibium, a museum and conservation center for the salamander. Among Mexico’s extraordinary endemic fauna is the endangered salamander, an endangered species that has always been sought to be cared for. This museum has the task of protecting but also sharing the knowledge of these “water monsters” and their meaning from the Nahuatl axolotl.

The Chapultepec Forest, 100 years after its creation, continues to modernize to offer visitors more attractions and better experiences. Escape to see what’s new in Chapultepec and celebrate its first century.

Paseo de la Reforma

Paseo de la Reforma is one of the iconic avenues of the city; it is a model road and tourist center. Cars, buses, tourist buses, and, of course, bicycles circulate along this avenue in a bike lane away from the other vehicles. It is one of the most emblematic places in Mexico City. It also has beautiful parks and incredible views of the city’s heart.

Photo by Carlos Aguilar on Unsplash

 

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