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SM Blvd Comes Back for Council Review

May 19, 2014May 26, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

If you’ve been on your seat-edge waiting to find out what Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills will look like

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The New DUI

May 19, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 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, 2014May 6, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 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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Santa Monica Boulevard Comes Back May 20th

May 9, 2014May 27, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Aaron Kunz, bicycle lane, Lili Bosse, Psomas, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Susan Healy-Keene, Willie Brien

Deputy Director for Transportation Aaron Kunz apprized us this week that no decisions have been made about bicycle lanes for

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Transportation Bill Released

May 2, 2014September 20, 2022 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 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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Another Good Reason to Join LACBC

April 30, 2014May 6, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments LACBC, safety

Another good reason to join LACBC: in addition to advocacy work, their fresh, new Rules of the Road Pocket Guide

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California’s Vulnerable Road Users Protection Act

April 13, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot 0 Comments AB 2398, safety

California Bicycle Coalition is spearheading the Vulnerable Road Users Protection Act (AB 2398) in California. The bill would put real

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Bicycle Class for Officers?

April 13, 2014June 21, 2021 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Traffic Skills 101

Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition conducted a ‘Traffic Skills 101’ class for LAPD that covered principles like ‘vehicular cycling’ and

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Finish the Ride is Coming Up!

April 13, 2014April 13, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments

Don’t forget to put on your calendar the Finish the Ride event on 4/27. Earlier we described it in more

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California DOT Adopts NAACTO Design Guide

April 13, 2014May 27, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments California Bicycle Coalition, NACTO

California Bicycle Coalition reports that Caltrans (our state DOT) has adopted NACTO’s Urban Bikeway Design Guide. For years AASHTO’s outmoded guide

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Sunday: CicLAVia Transforms Mid-City With ‘Iconic Wilshire’

April 3, 2014April 30, 2014 Mark Elliot CicLAvia

We joined thousands of riders and walkers for this year’s first CicLAvia held April 6th. The mid-city route from Fairfax

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Time for Beverly Hills to Adopt a Complete Streets Policy!

April 2, 2014May 27, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Aaron Kunz, Chattanooga, Complete Streets, continental crosswalks, safety, Susan Healy-Keene

Chattanooga, Tennessee beat Beverly Hills in the broadband arena a few years ago with citywide 1gigabit-per-second Internet. Back then nobody

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SM Boulevard Project In Flux But Bike Lanes Are Still on the Table

April 1, 2014May 26, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Eric Bruins, Eric Weinstein, Ryan Snyder, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Tish Laemmle, Victor Omelczenko

City Council in study session today received some answers from city staff to March 4th questions about ballooning cost projections.

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Bike Expo Comes to Santa Monica

April 1, 2014May 27, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Bike Expo

Make your way to the Bike Expo at the Santa Monica Pier on May 3rd and 4th. Rub elbows with

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Where to Bike: Griffith Park Edition

April 1, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot 0 Comments LACBC, Where to Bike Los Angeles

Join Where To Bike Los Angeles authors for an ‘L.A. Roubaix’ ride on Sunday, March 20th. Sponsored by LACBC, the

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