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Bike Share for Beverly Hills?

January 18, 2015April 11, 2019 Mark Elliot bikeshare, Kevin McKeown, multimodal mobility, Richard Bloom, Westside Cities COG

In study session this week, City Council deferred to February a discussion about our city’s possible participation in a regional Westside

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Santa Monica Boulevard Meetup This Monday

December 18, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot organizing, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

City of Beverly Hills will reconstruct Santa Monica Boulevard in the coming years. Do you believe the boulevard should be

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CalBike 2015 Agenda

December 18, 2014February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot California Bicycle Coalition

California Bicycle Coalition, the organization working on your behalf for sensible bike-friendly mobility policy, has announced its 2015 legislative agenda.

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Reminder: Police Reports Often Slight the Rider

December 3, 2014 Mark Elliot Chicago

In a reminder of our own experience that police crash reports can be biased against a rider (even if following

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Gatto Introduces Hit/Run Amber Alert Bill – Again

December 3, 2014February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot AB 1532, AB 8, hit-and-run, Jerry Brown

Following on Gov. Brown’s veto of the same bill last year, Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) has introduced AB-8 to

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Death Blow to SM Blvd Lanes Likely Tomorrow

December 1, 2014September 20, 2019 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Iteris, Julian Gold, Lili Bosse, Psomas, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Beverly Hills City Council will very likely deal the death blow tomorrow to hopes for striped bicycle lanes on the

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3-Foot Law Tips via CHP

October 7, 2014 Mark Elliot safe passing, Three Feet for Safety Act

The only reason that Beverly Hills Police Department posted these sensible safety tips in the wake of the safe-passing law

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Just a Few New Bike Racks Coming to Bevery Hills

October 4, 2014October 6, 2014 Mark Elliot bicycle parking, bicycle racks

We’ve just received an update on the too-little, too-late Beverly Hills bike rack installation program. The news is not so

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Jerry Brown: No Friend to Vulnerable Road Users

October 4, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Jerry Brown, safety

Governor Jerry Brown has again proven his administration to be no friend to bike riders. He’s just vetoed four bills

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Three Feet for Safety Act Goes into Effect Today!

September 15, 2014October 28, 2019 Mark Elliot California Bicycle Coalition, Give Me Three, Section 21760, Three Feet for Safety Act

At long last, those who ride a bicycle in California enjoy some protection as vulnerable road users under the state’s

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Bike Manufacturing Coasts Back to US

September 1, 2014May 18, 2015 Mark Elliot

Fifty years after NJ bike-maker Kent first started sourcing production from Europe, the manufacturer brings some of it back home

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Beverly Hills Chamber Addresses SM Blvd Bike Lanes

August 11, 2014May 18, 2015 Mark Elliot Andy Sywak, Beverly Hills Chamber, bicycle lane, Chamber of Commerce, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs Committee is inviting for a discussion debate representatives from the Los Angeles

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Give Me Three for Safety

July 31, 2014February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot AB 1371, Give Me Three, legislation, safety

We’re looking ahead to mid-September when California’s Three Feet for Safety Act takes effect. You won’t need the details of

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Cities are Lowering Speed Limits!

July 31, 2014April 11, 2019 Mark Elliot Portland, safety, speed limits

City of Beverly Hills may be inclined to speed traffic through our city, but others are reducing speed limits to

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Who’s Paying to Play with Gil Cedillo?

July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 Mark Elliot Fig4All, Gil Cedillo, North Figueroa

The challenge of making North Figueroa safe for road users became more formidable when Councilman Gil Cedillo tanked bike lanes

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