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Home About LACBC Membership Campaigns / Projects Get Involved Events / Calendar News Resources Links Contact Us Site Map SEARCH THIS SITE Enter keyword or exact phrase JOIN LACBC NOW! BECOME A MEMBER TODAY and receive discounts from participating bike shops, plus many other great benefits. SUPPORT LACBC, AT NO COST TO YOU, WHILE SHOPPING AT RALPHS! FIND OUT HOW... Chainlinks Check out the Online Version of our NEW! Chainlinks Bimonthly ZIne. DOWNLOAD LATEST ISSUE SUPPORT LACBC DONATE TODAY to help us continue our efforts to make Los Angeles safer and more bike accessible to all riders. BIKE LOCKERS FOR RENT Lock your bike securely at Metro and Metrolink stations! MORE INFO... VALET BIKE PARKING LACBC now offers secure, professional and attended bike valet service. For more information please contact aurisha@la-bike.org	The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) is a membership supported advocacy organization working to improve the bicycling environment and quality of life in Los Angeles County. ACTION ITEM! The LA Bike Plan maps have been released. Your input is needed! The long awaited City of LA Bike Plan maps were finally made available to the public late last week. The maps will serve as the basic framework of the Plan. The City of Los Angeles has made them available on their website. The complete plan has not yet been released. We, here at LACBC, feel these maps are not ambitious enough to serve as a blue print for infrastructure change in the next decade. While local connector networks could be improved by the proposed changes, major connectivity issues within the city remain unaddressed. We are disappointed with the process and the current draft, but we see this as an opportunity to educate and influence the city to create positive movement toward meeting the needs of cyclists. Your input is crucial! The time is NOW to weigh in on the Bike Plan! TAKE ACTION! Your comments are an integral and important part of the process! What you can do: Review the maps carefully What is missing? Send in streets that you feel have been overlooked to LA City and to LACBC Look at the "infeasible" marked streets and choose 5 that you feel should be prioritized. Send in your comments to: Jordann Turner LA Bike Plan's project manager jordann.turner@lacity.org LACBC lacbc.comments@la-bike.org ACTION ITEM! SIGN THE BIKE PLAN PETITION More and more people are starting to use the bicycle as a viable form of transportation. The updated 2009 Bike Plan is a significant opportunity for the City to address growing constituents' needs to create safer bicycle infrastructure. Historically, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has not implemented much of the 1996 Bike Plan and LA is falling far behind other major cities in the US in regards to implementing more bike infrastructure and creating safe streets for all users. Let our elected officials know that LA needs more bikeways. Please sign this online petition to urge Mayor Villaraigosa to prioritize implementation of the 2009 Bike Plan. SIGN NOW! CAR-FREE FRIDAY LAST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS "CAR-FREE FRIDAY!" More bikes on LA streets for a healthier and cleaner Los Angeles! LACBC ride When: Friday, June 26th, 8:00 am Where: Meet at Sunset Junction at the corner of Sandborn/Sunset This Car-Free Friday will highlight some of our recent campaigns and Actions. It will also kickoff the start of the new Silver Lake/Echo Park Livable Streets Chapter of LACBC. The June 26th Car-free Friday ride will spotlight roads we want prioritized in the Bike Plan, painted with Sharrows in and around Silverlake and Echo Park. Riders can enjoy 10% off at Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea at the start of the ride and at The Novel Cafe at the end! We'll meet at Sunset Junction at 8am and weave our way into downtown. We'll be handing out coupons for those discounts on the ride! Get 1 person who does not ride yet to join you on your ride to work, to shop, to dinner, to hang, to BIKE IT! Be part of the solution! Riding a bike once a month will greatly reduce congestion, keep your heart healthy, help you stay in shape, save the city money, and help to reduce our carbon footprint. LACBC City of Lights Program The City of Lights Program: What It Is & Why We Need You! HELP US REACH OUR $5000 A MONTH GOAL!! We have launched a new monthly fundraising campaign! YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS CAN HELP US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION OF BUILDING A BETTER, MORE BIKE-ABLE LA COUNTY! Thanks to all who donated in Help us achieve our goal in ! Donate today!! Be the highest monthly donor and you will receive a special gift from LACBC staff and board members! It is through the generous support from the community, members and donors that we can continue our efforts to make Los Angeles safer and more bike accessible to all riders. Please DONATE TODAY!! All donations are tax deductible. NEED SOME CYCLING TIPS? Ride safely on city streets with confidence! If you are a new rider, a parent or youth rider, or even an experienced rider needing some refreshers, check out this free online guide, Bicycling Street Smarts, written by John S. Allen, a Certified League of American Bicyclists Effective Cycling Instructor. This handbook provides some basic guidelines to safe cycling. For more bicycle tips please visit our Resources page. WISH LIST Got any of the below items that you're not using? Donate them to LACBC! It's tax-deductible and helps us better serve you! EXTRA-CYCLE - An extra-cycle so we can travel to and from events more efficiently by bike. UTILITY SHELVING LCD PROJECTOR - LACBC needs a projector for presentations and our Road 1 course. If you have a projector you're not using or have access to a good deal, consider making an in-kind donation to LACBC. It's tax-deductible and helps us educate more people about safe cycling! STICKER AND PAPER PRINTING - LACBC has various printing needs coming up, including stickers, brochures, educational materials and event invitations. If you have access to a printing facility, consider making an in-kind donation to LACBC. It's tax-deductible and helps us get our message out to cyclists and the public! Please contact jennifer@la-bike.org to make a donation. BACK TO TOP	JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST Click here to sign up. Keep up-to-date on bicycle issues and events in Los Angeles County! LACBC BLOG Please visit our blog (Click here) LACBC FEATURED PARTNERS Thanks to these partners for their generous support! THE HAYNES FOUNDATION haynesfoundation.org ROTH FAMILY FOUNDATION Friends of ELIYA USA www.eliyausa.org REI www.rei.com HELEN'S CYCLES helenscycles.com BICYCLE KITCHEN www.bicyclekitchen.com BIKE FORUMS SO CAL www.bikeforums.net/ forumdisplay.php?f=236 ORANGE 20 BIKES www.orange20bikes.com LACBC THANKS ITS SPONSORS Councilmember Tom LaBonge Councilmember Eric Garcetti The Capital Group Companies on behalf of Scott D. Edwards Gary Brustin Cooks Double Dutch Pasadena Cyclery The Bicycle Work Shop Bike Attack Santa Monica BECOME A PARTNER...
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