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West Hollywood adds bike repair stations

From BeverlyPress.com

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West Hollywood will soon add a component to support its bicycle sharing program, which the council hopes will improve conditions for riders. Bike repair stations will be installed in the city, meaning flat tires, broken spokes and other bicycle malfunctions can be solved with a basic repair kit.

“People commuting through the city by bike should have access to stations where they can make minor bike repairs when necessary,” Councilman John Heilman said. “Installing these repair stations is important to address the needs of cyclists, in the same way we’ve installed electric charging stations for those driving electric cars.”

A similar program has already been implemented in Beverly Hills, with stations equipped with screwdrivers, various types of wrenches, tire levers and a bike pump.

“The city has installed two bike repair stations in Beverly Hills: one in the Third Street parking structure near the Farmers’ Market entrance and one in Beverly Gardens Park adjacent to the North Santa Monica Boulevard high-visibility bike lanes,” Beverly Hills transportation planner Jessie Holzer Carpenter said. “The bike repair stations provide publicly accessible tools for cyclists to make minor repairs to their bicycles, such as pumping tires and adjusting brakes. The feedback we have received from cyclists has all been positive – they have told the city that the tools make it easier to choose to bike instead of drive since they know they will have access to them if they need them.”

There would be two bicycle repair stations total in West Hollywood.

The program was spearheaded by Mayor Pro Tempore John Erickson, who tries to use green transportation options whenever possible.

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StreetLight Data Reveals Latest Bicycling Trends in Top 100 U.S. Cities

From PRWeb.com

Select findings from Bike Boom or Bust? Metro & Statewide U.S. Bicycle Activity Trends, include:

National Trends

  • Nationally, annual average daily bicycle trips per year grew a considerable 37% between 2019 through 2022. The biggest year-over-year (YoY) uptick was in 2020.
  • Biking activity in dense urban regions increasingly drove national trends. The top 100 metros increased their share of national bike activity, from 72% in 2019 to 77% in 2022.

State Trends

  • All of the top 10 U.S. states by population saw at least a 25% increase in biking activity between 2019 and 2022.
  • More than half of states saw average daily bicycle trips per year increase by at least 25% between 2019–2022.
  • The East Coast states of New York, New Jersey, and Delaware were the only states where bicycling activity grew by over 50%. North Carolina and Illinois ranked fourth and fifth for growth, respectively.

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9 Money Saving Tips For Cycling On A Budget

Top-level bikes, fancy kit and all sorts of accessories mean cycling can become very expensive. But it doesn’t need to be! Manon and Conor have 9 top tips and tricks for you to make cycling more budget friendly without losing any of the enjoyment. So, here’s how to stop wasting your money and have a great time riding your bike!

 

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L.A. Bike Fest

LA Bike Fest is BikeLA’s 2nd annual fundraiser and celebration of bike-minded people from daily commuters to weekend warriors and everyone in between.

As a Pedal-Powered Party, we encourage our attendees to ride to and from LA Bike Fest via the healthiest, happiest, most sustainable, and equitable transportation available – THE BICYCLE. Of course, we will provide a free bike valet, and the event is a hop, skip, and a roll away from the Chinatown Station for those who plan to ride first and last miles via Metro.​

The event is open to all ages, but you must be 21+ to be served beer. Speaking of beer, the first one is on us! Highland Park Brewery will have a bar in our designated area where additional beer can be purchased. For food, our friends at Highland Park Brewery will have a special menu (including a vegan option) also available for purchase. We’ll have music, a 360° photo booth, and our biggest online auction ever stacked with unique experiences, premium subscriptions, fabulous bike accessories, and much more donated by bike-friendly Angelenos and businesses. You could even win one of several brand-new e-bikes! Mark your calendars for when our online auction goes live the week of September 25th!

Check out LA Bike Fest 2022, where we successfully raised vital funds to CREATE a more Bikeable Los Angeles for everyone.

 

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Extending the Ballona Creek Bike Path – Sept 26

From CulverCityCrossRoads.com

A community engagement meeting on the extension of the Ballona Creek Bike Path will be held at the Culver City Senior Center on Sept. 26 from 7 to 9 pm.

The Ballona Creek Bike Path (Bike Path) currently runs from National Blvd at Syd Kronenthal Park in Culver City to the Santa Monica Bay. The “Streets for All” organization has proposed the Ballona Creek Bike Path Extension Project (Project) to extend the path. The Project would lengthen the Bike Path north-east of Syd Kronenthal Park to where Ballona Creek begins at Cochran Ave and Venice Blvd in the City of Los Angeles.

Approximately 30%, 0.8 miles, of the proposed extension would run through the City of Culver City across public land and private property owned by Red Car Properties and impact the public right of way in multiple locations. The extension would then continue into the City of Los Angeles for an addition 1.5 miles, crossing beneath the 1-10 Freeway along the way.

In addition to the pathway extension along Ballona Creek, the Project concept plans include a bridge over Ballona Creek at Smiley Dr, a freeway underpass, and street crossings at Washington Blvd, La Cienega Blvd, and Fairfax Blvd. The Project would also involve landscaping and beautification efforts along the route and could include creation of public green spaces and opportunities for art installations.

 

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Sepp Kuss Explains Journey To Monumental Vuelta a España 2023 Victory

Sepp Kuss explains his journey from Durango, Colorado, to the top of the 2023 Vuelta a España podium in Madrid, sharing the podium Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic.

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Editorial: San Rafael keeping pledge of improved safety for cyclists

From MarinIJ.com

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San Rafael is making progress toward enabling safe multi-modal access around the city.

The latest improvement is a bicycle and pedestrian link on the east side of Grand Avenue between Second and Fourth streets.

This is a busy part of downtown, not to mention a vital connection between the Canal neighborhood and downtown, including the transit hub.

It is a continuation of the 2019 addition of a bicycle and pedestrian bridge across San Rafael Creek, providing users with a safer route into downtown.

The needed improvements will include new traffic signals, ramps for street-corner curbs, landscaping and resurfacing the street.

Funding will mostly come from a collection of state and regional grants – the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Transportation Authority of Marin and the California Transportation Commission –  being put to good use in San Rafael for improvements toward multi-modal transportation goals.

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Eyes on the Street: Metro Installed New Bollard Protection on First Street Bike Lane

From LA.Streetsblog.org

A couple of blocks of new plastic bollards might not look like much, but it just might mean that Metro and LADOT are planning to make good on missing bike/walk connections to Metro’s new subway stations

By Joe Linton

It looks like Metro is beginning to make good on improving first/last mile bike facilities that were supposed to link Metro riders with new Regional Connector stations. In the last few weeks, Metro added new plastic bollard protection to the eastbound bike lane on First Street between Alameda Street and Vignes Street, just east of Metro’s new Little Tokyo Station.

Streetsblog and LADOT (L.A. City Department of Transportation) noted the installation of the unprotected bike lane after Metro installed it in late 2022. After the Regional Connector subway opened in May, Streetsblog reported that Metro omitted and downgraded several planned station bike/walk connections, while Metro Connector project construction widened roads and added new car lanesand new parking for drivers. Advocates urged Metro and the city to fix the missing first/last mile facilities, including several places where bikeway protection had been omitted.

Could the new bollard protection on First Street be an early step in Metro and LADOT making good on planned Regional Connector first/last mile safety improvements? Time will tell.

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9 Reasons Why La Vuelta Is The HARDEST Race I’ve Ever Done!

The Vuelta a España is one of cycling’s three grand tours: a three-week, 21-day slog through Spain on the hardest roads in the country. Conor rode the race back in 2017, and to this day considers it his hardest ever challenge. The scorching heat, combined with devilishly steep and relentless climbs makes La Vuelta one truly brutal bike race!

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Update: Pirelli extends recall of P Zero Race TLR tyres to USA and Canada

From BikeRadar.com

Tyres manufactured between 10th and 24th week of 2023 included in recall

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Pirelli has extended its recall of the P Zero Race TLR tyres to the USA and Canada.

A recall was first issued in July to tyres in Europe and the UK only, but now Pirelli says 15,000 tyres in the USA and Canada are also affected.

Pirelli published news of the recall on 7 September, stating: “Consumers should stop using the product immediately and contact Pirelli with any questions. Consumers are eligible to receive either a full refund or a replacement tyre.”

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission says Pirelli received a report of rapid air loss, resulting in a minor injury.

Keep reading our original story for which models are affected and how to identify them.

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