Beverly Hills – Better Bike

Pilot routes map illustration

Celebrating Geography Awareness Week, We Look at Some Bike Maps

November 21, 2015May 6, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments auto-centric planning paradigm, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills bike plan, Culver City, Glendale, multimodal mobility, safety, Santa Monica, West Hollywood

To mark the close of Geography Awareness Week (which began Monday) we’re offering a few maps that highlight the varying

BHPD Trying to Identify Road-Raging Motorist (Updated)

April 23, 2013July 12, 2013 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills, BHPD, safety, vehicular assult

Beverly Hills Police Department have issued a media advisory yesterday concerning a vehicular assault occurring April 3rd 23rd at 5pm

Watching Bevery Hills TV This Week

March 10, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills

We’re watching Beverly Hills TV this week and focusing on the show that most captures our eye: the late Rudy

Ride start: the John Wayne statue on Wilshire & La Cienega

LACBC ‘Beverly Thrills’ Ride a Success!

July 2, 2012May 6, 2023 Mark Elliot 6 Comments Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills High School, Colin Bogart, Greystone Mansion, Sunday Funday ride, Ted Rogers, Western Gateway, Will Campbell

On Sunday we joined the LACBC for the latest ride in its great Sunday Funday series: the ‘Beverly Thrills’ 13-mile

Public records act

How Open are Cities to Public Records Requests?

June 22, 2012May 14, 2020 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills, City of Burbank, City of Glendale, City of Los Angeles, City of Malibu, City of Santa Monica, City of West Hollywood, Culver City, Los Angeles County, Public Records Act

Government code section 6250-6270 (a.k.a. California Public Records Act) requires that public agencies (broadly construed to include cities, counties, school

Public records act

Our Public Records Request

June 16, 2012May 6, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments ad-hoc Bike Plan Update Committee, Beverly Hills, Public Records Request, Traffic and Parking Commission

When Traffic & Parking Commissioners discussed bike improvements in May, we saw that commissioners who met with bike advocates spoke

Frankenstein 1931 poster

Seen This Movie Before?

June 5, 2012July 20, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Unified School District, Metro, Purple Line

The original Frankenstein (1931) film will screen at UCLA’s Wilder Theater this Friday evening at 7:30. Adapted from Mary Shelley’s

e-Notice screen

Beverly Hills Reaches Out When It Suits City Hall

May 25, 2012August 4, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills Public Works, Beverly Hills Transportation Division, Brown Act, public participation, Purple Line, transparency

We received a press release yesterday from City of Beverly Hills decrying Metro for finalizing the Purple Line Constitution station.

Traffic and Parking Commission May 9th 2012

Traffic & Parking Commission Recommends Pilot Routes

May 14, 2012April 8, 2013 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Alan Grushcow, Andy Licht, Beverly Hills, Jeff Levine, Julie Steinberg, Lester Friedman, Pilot program, Traffic and Parking Commission

Last week the Traffic & Parking Commission took public comment about the five corridors identified by the Bike Plan Update

Proposed Business Retention Agreement Includes PE Right of Way Condition

April 27, 2012July 12, 2012 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills, Pacific Electric, United Talent Agency

Better Bike scrutinizes most Beverly Hills agendas, and a condition in a 15-year ‘business retention” agreement with a big Hollywood

Visualization of a bike lane and active transportation corridor on Santa Monica Boulevard

City Council Study Session: Complete Streets Mentioned

April 17, 2012April 8, 2013 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills, Class II lane, Complete Streets, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

An update following today’s City Council’s April 17th Study Session. In our earlier review of the draft request for proposals

Bike Route Pilot public meeting #1

Beverly Hills Bike Route Pilot Outreach Meeting #1

April 17, 2012April 8, 2013 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Ad Hoc Committee, Beverly Hill Bike Plan, Beverly Hills, Carmelita Avenue, Charleville Boulevard, Crescent Drive, Fehr & Peers, South Beverly Drive

Beverly Hills doesn’t have much to stand on when it comes to cyclist safety, so it’s heartening at least that

Garage commemorative plaque

Traffic & Parking Commission Regular Meeting

April 8, 2012April 11, 2019 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills, collision reporting, Pilot program, Public Works, recap, SWITRS, Traffic and Parking Commission

Better Bike dropped in on the Traffic & Parking Commission last week for an update on how the city will

Visit Beverly Hills iPhone App

Beverly Hills Mobile Apps Review

March 26, 2012August 4, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills budget, Conference and Visitors Bureau, iPhone, mobile apps, Mobile Beverly Hills, tourism, Visit Beverly Hills app

Beverly Hills has been working on an online map of the city’s bike racks for the past six months (update:

Eastern Gateway right-of-way visualized

Bike Plan Update Committee #5

March 23, 2012June 29, 2021 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills bike plan, bicycle racks, Eastern Gateway, Pilot program, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Western Gateway

The Traffic & Parking Commission’s ad-hoc Bike Plan Update Committee met with a few representatives from the bike community on

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