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BIKE COALITION TO RELEASE "BLUEPRINT FOR A BIKE FRIENDLY L.A. COUNTY" AND DELIVER IT TO MTA (BY BICYCYLE)
DATE: Wednesday, January 17th, 2001
TIME: 9:30am
LOCATION: Zanja Madre Park, Just South of Oros St. on Riverside Dr., between Riverside and the L.A. River (just north of where 5 and 110 meet), Thomas Guide page 594, H-6.
SPEAKERS:
- Ed Begley, Jr. Actor/cyclist
- Representative from L.A. Mayor Riordan's office
- Martin Schlageter, Sierra Club
- Ron Milam, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
VISUALS: Cyclists riding to MTA to hand deliver Blueprint to MTA, L.A. River bike path (completed sections & planned sections), & the unveiling the Blueprint.
RIDE: 10-30 cyclists riding 1 mile to MTA headquarters for delivery of Blueprint. The Blueprint will be delivered to MTA Board members at a 11am board planning workshop.
NEWS: The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition will release its Blueprint for a Bike Friendly Los Angeles County,which contains recommendations for improving air quality and reducing traffic congestion in Los Angeles County by embracing bicycling as a mode of transportation. The Blueprint calls the MTA to increase funding for bicycle projects in the short term and prioritize bicycling as a mode of transportation in the long term.
Los Angeles County has a severely underdeveloped network of safe and enjoyable places to bicycle. Needed bicycling projects are planned in L.A. County, but the MTA is not allocating enough funding to build them." says Ron Milam, Director of the Bike Coalition.
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