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Your membership or contribution to LACBC will be matched during the Jim Swarzman Memorial Membership Drive, thanks to our friends at AdventureCORPS!

When Jim Swarzman was killed by a hit-and-run driver in early April while cycling with his fiancee and a friend down in Encinitas, we were all devastated. Jim was a gifted ultra-distance racer, a great friend of LACBC, and a staunch supporter of bicycle advocacy. His killer later turned himself in, was found guilty, and is now awaiting sentencing. Many of you have already sent your condolences to Jim’s family, or honored him by contributing in his name to LACBC, and we thank you for that.

Now, for a short time, AdventureCORPS will generously match all memberships and contributions to LACBC in Jim’s honor, up to $10,000. So when you join, renew, or donate, LACBC will receive twice the amount you give. We ask that you please encourage your friends to become members now - whether they are new or long-time cyclists, whether you knew Jim personally or have been touched by hearing about his story. Big thanks to AdventureCORPS for making this possible and honoring Jim’s memory in this meaningful way!

Your contribution will have TWICE the impact in helping us create safer streets for all cyclists!

Join, renew, or donate today!

Last Thursday, LACBC's City of Lights program gave the first of a series of presentations around the LA Bike Plan and bikeways 101 for low-income cyclists at the LA Conservation Corps’ Headquarters High School in South LA. In pop-ed style, after a brief explanation of bikeway terminology, we broke out into conversation with the youth about their experiences in biking, in which many expressed concern about speeding traffic, truckers, a lack of bike lanes, and feeling so unsafe that they had to get back on the sidewalk.

This is part of a bigger effort of City of Lights’ to bring more participatory, inclusive bike planning to low-income cyclists who may be riding every day but unaware of the bike plan or how to voice their concerns. We hope to partner with other organizations in high-need, low-income neighborhoods to do similar workshops so that a local, diverse bike movement is grown!

Read more about it on the City of Lights blog.