Category Archives: LACBC

Still space for this Sundays Bike Skills Classes in SM

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Free: Bike Skills Classes in Santa Monica
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This Sunday Classes*
     •   9-11am Basic Bicycling Skills
     •  12-4 pm Street Cycling Skills
*Bikes are not needed for either of these classes

Classes are hosted by Santa Monica Spoke at
1640 5th Street – south of Expo/ Colorado

Online enrollment is closed –
You may still enroll by emailing
rsvp@SMSpoke.org with the class you wish to attend.

More info on classes can be found here

FREE HELMETS AND LIGHT SETS INCLUDED!

Free: Bike Smart, Street Cycling Skills Classes

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For the summer of 2015, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition is offering a series of FREE Bicycle Skills Classes through out Los Angeles County.
Santa Monica Spoke is hosting the full series of classes in Santa Monica.

Three different classes are being offered:

  • Basic Bicycling Skills
  • Street Cycling Skills – Session A
  • Street Cycling Skills – Session B*

FREE HELMET AND LIGHT SET INCLUDED!

Spaces still open for this weekend!
Saturday: 9am-1pm (just added)
       Bike Smart: Street Cycling Skills, Session B*
Sunday: 9am-1pm
Bike Smart: Street Cycling Skills, A
Online Registration Closed:
Email us for Walk-in registration info RSVP@SMSpoke.org
       Click to register for Session A or Session B* 
* You must take “Street Cycling Skills” Session A before you can take “Street Cycling Skills”

15th Annual Los Angeles River Ride

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15th Annual Los Angeles River Ride
June 28th

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10 GREAT RIDES: Choose your start/finish! 100-mile, 70-mile, 50-mile, 36-mile, 25-mile, and 15-mile rides, plus a Kids’ Ride + Family Bike Expo start and finish at The Autry Center in Griffith Park (Los Angeles). 100-mile, 70-mile, and 25-mile rides start and finish at The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Join over 2,000 other riders, and enjoy a great day of cycling fun, an Eco Expo, raffle, live music, and food. All proceeds benefit the work of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.

When: Sunday, June 28, 2015
Where: 2 Start/Finish Locations, 10 Great Rides
Autry Center in Griffith Park: 100-, 70-, 50-, 36-, 25-, & 15-mile rides, plus Kids’ Ride
Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach: 100-, 70-, & 25-mile rides

Quick Links:

Registration & Fees
Register here on Active.com!

Kids 12 and under ride for free for all rides! An extra $10 fee will be added on all rides for participants who register after Wednesday, June 24th, including those registering on the day of the event.  Register early and save!

YOUR RIDE MAKES A DIFFERENCE: SUPPORT THE COMPLETION OF THE L.A. RIVER BIKEWAY

The L.A. River Ride is the signature event of Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, the only non-profit organization working county wide to make all of LA healthy, safe and fun for bikes.

Your participation makes a significant contribution to LACBC’s efforts to complete all 51 miles of the L.A. River Bikeway from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach by the year 2020.  We are partners in Greenway 2020.

Free Bike Safety Classes: Enrollment Open

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Free: Bike Safety Classes – spaces still open for this weekend!

For the summer of 2015, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition is offering a series of FREE Bicycle Safety Classes in Santa Monica and throughout Los Angeles County. Funding for this program is provided by Metro through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.bicycle safety2

Three different classes are being offered:

  • Basic Bicycling Skills
  • Street Cycling Skills (classroom – Session A
  • Street Cycling Skills (on bike) – Session B

All classes are taught by trained League Cycling Instructors (LCIs). The classes are open for adults and youth who are at least 14 years of age. Minors must be accompanied by their parent or an adult guardian.

All three classes will be offered at these locations:

  • Santa Monica
  • Culver City
  • Reseda
  • North Hills
  • Downtown Los Angeles
  • North Long Beach
  • Pacoima (dates pending)
  • Claremont
  • West Covina (dates pending)

For location, class description and enrollment information click HERE

Action Alert – Tell your legislators NOW – more ATP funding!

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The state Active Transportation Program (ATP) is the funding source for creating safe streets, sidewalks, and trails so that Californians can bicycle or walk to wherever they want to go. Local demand for ATP funding far outpaces the amount allocated in the budget, and many communities lack safe routes for biking and walking.

On May 14 (Bike to Work Day in LA and the Bay Area), the Governor released his latest budget proposal. We were disappointed to learn that the ATP did not see an increase in funding. Earlier this spring, the California Bicycle Coalition and 120 organizations statewide called for adding $100 million to the Active Transportation Program.

There is a clear need for increased funding. But despite an increase of more than a billion dollars in available revenue, the governor failed to recognize that need.

On Wednesday May 20th our champions in the Assembly budget committee stepped up and proposed a $25 million increase the the ATP. The California Bicycle Coalition and our partners statewide are rallying in support of the Assembly proposal, and pushing for it to be reflected in the final budget, which will be adopted by June 15.

We have one chance to get the entire Legislature to counter Governor Brown’s proposal and increase the ATP. Help us rally behind our champions in the Assembly so that all Californians can enjoy the freedom of walking and bicycling safely in their communities. Here’s how to help:

  1. Pledge your support at bit.ly/IncreaseATP
  2. Call your Senator and Assemblymember and tell them to encourage legislative leadership to adopt the Assembly’s proposal to increase the ATP.
    Our Santa Monica Representatives:
    •       State Assembly (District 50) Assembly Member Richard Bloom
    •   State Senate (District 26) Senator Benjamin Allen
    Find your representative here: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
  3. After you call, email your representatives to follow up, and please be sure to cc increasetheatp@calbike.org