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Update: Where Things Stand in Beverly Hills

August 23, 2011August 30, 2012 Mark Elliot Aaron Kunz, Barry Brucker, Beverly Hills City Council, Beverly Hills Transportation Division, Beverly Hills Unified School District, John Mirisch, Lili Bosse, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Better Bike over the last week has met with three of our five City Council members (including the Mayor) and

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Open Letter to BH Traffic and Parking Commission

August 4, 2011July 12, 2012 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills City Hall, Beverly Hills Transportation Division, Bicycle Master Plan update, Traffic and Parking Commission

To: Bev Hills Traffic & Parking Commission From: Better Bike Re: Total lack of progress This week we at Better

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No-Progress Update: Bevelry Hills Still Lags

August 2, 2011April 11, 2019 Mark Elliot ad-hoc Bike Plan Update Committee, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

With the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Beverly Hills Ad-Hoc Bike Plan Update Committee only a few days

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Beverly Hills ‘Salary Scandal’ Hits the Local Papers

August 1, 2011May 18, 2015 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills City Hall, Beverly Hills salaries, bicycle racks, business triangle

The two newspapers that cover the Beverly Hills market won’t ever be confused with rough-and-tumble  journalism. Equal parts local news,

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Welcome to the New BetterBike.org

July 22, 2011February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot Better Bike

Welcome to our new site! We’ve been champing at the bit for a new online home since setting up shop

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Plebis Power!

April 6, 2011January 23, 2012 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills, governance, public participation

Richard Risemberg talks truth in Power to the People over on Flying Pigeon LA when he says: “One thing everyone

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More Impediments to Fun Cycling

March 9, 2011January 23, 2012 Mark Elliot Class II lane, editorial

Some mornings I like to stretch my legs with a tea run from Beverly Hills to Santa Monica for a

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Election Post-Mortem

March 9, 2011July 12, 2012 Mark Elliot electoral politics, parking, public participation

The March 2011 election is now history. And boy is it history. We seem to have moved on. Election stories

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March 2011 Non-Endorsements

March 7, 2011April 8, 2013 Mark Elliot

The Beverly Hills City Council race got off to a less-than-spectacular start this election season with three candidates running for

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Beverly Hills Left Behind

February 8, 2011January 23, 2012 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills, editorial

Why does it seem like Beverly Hills is left behind as nearly every other surrounding city has undertaken a serious

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Life With Cars by Henry Ford Jr.

February 8, 2011January 23, 2012 Mark Elliot

The premier American industrialist knew a thing or two about cars. Writing nearly forty years ago, Mr. Ford was sufficiently

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The Green Transportation Heirarcy

September 30, 2010January 22, 2019 Mark Elliot public policy, retail

We don’t need to remind ourselves why we brave the means streets of the Los Angeles region. We love to

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