What Carolyn Ramsay Needs to Learn
Don’t say I didn’t see this coming. With so many people running for the empty council district 4 seat, candidates got lost in the largess of the field and had little opportunity to distinguish themselves during […]
Cycling
LA’s Hidden Cycling Treasures: Elysian Park
Elysian Park gets treated as the bastard child to our main attraction, Griffith Park. That’s not to say that Elysian Park is subpar, it’s actually kick ass in it’s own right. There’s plenty of space […]
Mt. Hollywood Drive Recon: Running into Tom LaBonge
Sunday, I decided to have another look at Mt. Hollywood Drive to see how it operated during peak time. Needless to say, the fabric of the road was even worse with more traffic and trash present. […]
Weekly Cycling Roundup: San Dimas Stage Race, Mount Hollywood Drive & More
A lot happened the last seven days, so I’ll dispense with the babble. The big story was Griffith Park Advisory Board meeting after opening up Mt. Hollywood Drive to vehicular traffic, which was a mess […]
Save Mount Hollywood Drive – Griffith Park Advisory Board Meeting Recap
My apologies for the long title, but I’ll touch on a few visceral thoughts as my mind is still percolating. First, if you want a great writeup of Thursday night’s precedings, check out Joe Linton’s Streetsblog […]
Mount Hollywood Drive Fiasco
Yesterday, I took my first stroll up the “New” Mount Hollywood Drive. If you’re unfamiliar with the story, cars are being allowed on this previously closed to vehicles road that has been very popular with […]
Northridge Jumpstarts Great Streets
Monday night, I attended the Great Streets Open House to familiarize myself with the proposed makeover of Reseda Blvd in Northridge. Boy was I unprepared. This isn’t just another proposal. This is going forward! If […]
The Mother of all Valley CicLAvia Guides
Well Mr. CiclaValley, this is your Super Bowl! If I want to live up to this name, I need to produce the greatest guide in Valley CicLAvia HISTORY!! Yes, this is the first event in the […]
Marathon Crash Ride Fail!
If you roll on two wheels and consider yourself an Angeleno, getting up early to do the Marathon Crash Ride (or Race when it comes back) is a rite of passage. Of course, I say […]
Cyclists: Beware Daylight Savings Time!
One thing that is so unfair on this planet is the fact that we are robbed from hours of daylight for months on end. Luckily, there’s some type of phenomena that happens early in the […]