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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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Proof that Law Enforcement Needs Pro-Bike Training

July 20, 2014September 20, 2019 Mark Elliot Laura Weintraub, Santa Paula

Have you been involved in an injury collision only to find that the responding officer didn’t take your story seriously?

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Record that serial number!

July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 Mark Elliot bicycle theft

Note your bike’s serial number (on the underside of the bottom bracket) and photograph identifying details today because loss happens

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Santa Monica Boulevard Update

June 27, 2014May 18, 2015 Mark Elliot Lili Bosse, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Willie Brien

If you have been eagerly awaiting a City Council decision on Santa Monica Boulevard bicycle lanes, you may be disappointed

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Where Are Our Reps on Federal Complete Streets Bills?

June 24, 2014September 20, 2022 Mark Elliot Complete Streets, HR 2468, S 2004

Reading the Complete Streets June newsletter’s call for federal action on safe streets, we see that not one of our

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Misalignment of City Employee & Resident Interests

June 9, 2014June 9, 2014 Mark Elliot

The LA Times reported that only 5% of Beverly Hills employees actually live in the city. Seems reasonable: the interests

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New Push for Integrated Sustainability Planning

May 30, 2014 Mark Elliot sustainability, World Resource Institute

Developer Steven Ross (Related Companies) has donated $30m to the World Resource Institute “to integrate expertise and on the ground

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Petition to End Hits-and-Run

May 30, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot hit-and-run collision, LACBC

Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition has put their energy behind a petition campaign to end hits-and-run. Hits happen, of course;

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The New DUI

May 19, 2014 Mark Elliot distracted driving, FDA, safety

Forget driving while distracted! The FDA informs us that sleep aid users who fill some 55 million prescriptions annually may

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Federal Transportation Bill Inches Forward

May 15, 2014June 3, 2020 Mark Elliot federal transportation bill

With the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee clearing a bill to reauthorize the federal transportation program, prospects for a

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Transportation Bill Released

May 2, 2014September 20, 2022 Mark Elliot Grow America Act, transportation bill 2014

Last week, federal policymakers took a first step toward a new federal transportation law with the release of a transportation

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