BIKE NIGHT at LADWP Holiday Light Festival
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eddieboyinla at 11.24.08 - 6:17 am
Kick-Off Preview Bike Night
Monday, November 24, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m..
A preview Bike Night will be held for experienced and novice riders to come and enjoy the festival in a vehicle free activity just for bike riders.
Each year this holiday tradition of magnificent displays showcasing over a million lights along a one-mile segment of Crystal Springs Drive attracts more than half million visitors each year.
This festival symbolizes LADWP’s proud history and shared legacy of service to the people of the city. It is also made possible through the generous support of the Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau (LA Inc.), the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, the Los Angeles Zoo, the Los Angeles World Airports, Autry National Center, Automobile Club of Southern California and CalTrans.
WHERE DO WE MEET?
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how about riverside/los feliz by the fountain?
twindc2311.24.08 - 7:12 am
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Meet at 7pm or 7:30 so people can get there after work.
skd11.24.08 - 10:25 am
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oh sorry i just saw meet at the fountian on rieverside and Los Feliz at 7pm...am i right?
MOM_RIDAZ42011.24.08 - 11:36 am
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definitely going to this. so 7:00 o'clock at the water fountain it is.
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.24.08 - 1:10 pm
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Just so you know, this is the only night that bikes are allowed in LADWP Festival of lights.
So if you want to see it on your bike, the only night you are allowed to do it is tonight.
http://www.dwplightfestival.com/2008/html/Events.htm
Bike Night
Monday, November 24, 2008
A “Vehicle Free” Celebration "Walking Only"
November 25 through December 7
Horse Enthusiasts
December 9 through 30th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (only Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
All other nights bikes are not allowed
http://www.laist.com/2007/12/04/tom_labonge_the.php
thegodofthor11.24.08 - 1:23 pm
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Yeah, every year we go through this same BS with the "Token Bike Night" - this is what, the 3rd year now?.
The reality is that they could easily make this thing car-free if they wanted to and there is ample evidence that a large proportion of the community would support that decision.
Instead, Tom LaBonge wants you to be grateful for the crumbs from the table.
mr rollers11.24.08 - 1:40 pm
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aww godofthor,
of course we aint going to follow the rules
...who is organzing LACM?
lead them to it and through it!!!!!
and make everyone either dress as the grinch or romans
...
aksendz11.24.08 - 1:46 pm
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I am doing LACM this month and Next month
"Just so you know, this is the only night that bikes are allowed in LADWP Festival of lights."
^^^this is bullshit...i am going to ride my bike through there every chance i get...public road is a public road.
MOM_RIDAZ42011.24.08 - 2:07 pm
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MOM RIDAZ will be crashing this shit a lot through the holidays....can't tell us we can't ride on a pubic road
MOM_RIDAZ42011.24.08 - 2:08 pm
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Critical mass has no leader.
Graham11.24.08 - 2:13 pm
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i hate responsibilites....whats teh fastest way to fountain from K town?
aksendz11.24.08 - 2:31 pm
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nevermind...i am done with this site too much drama even for this Mamma
MOM_RIDAZ42011.24.08 - 2:32 pm
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mom_ridaa
the road through griffith park isnt really public road. if that were the case, then they wouldnt close off part of it with gates at 10pm every night.
ruinedbyidiots11.24.08 - 6:10 pm
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drinking at big foot lodge right now, I'll be heading to the fountain at 730
Sandman11.24.08 - 6:29 pm
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Actually tyler, Crystal Springs Dr. is a public road. it just has limited access... which does not discount it from being a public road, from which it is illegal without a freeway type designation to bar bicycles, they do it anyway, and we ignore this ban, and ride it as we always do...
FuzzBeast11.24.08 - 6:34 pm
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yeah, this is why the cops don't give a shit when they see you on a bike on CSdr in the middle of the night, it's mostly a traffic control measure to keep people from using it as a raceway. they gate many of the public mountain roads on this end of the county too, much of it has to do with dumbasses in cars who think empty roads are an excuse to use them as a drag strip.
FuzzBeast11.24.08 - 6:44 pm
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well, ive never seen a cop or a ranger or whatever on that stretch between los feliz and victory at any time of night. i always thought it was public/private because its going through a state park.
ruinedbyidiots11.24.08 - 7:17 pm
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HEY GUESS WHAT GAIZE!?!?!?
I talked to someone there. He said that this is happening car-free for a whole week. Yes, we get more than one day without cars. THEN he proceeded to tell me that even when the cars can go through, there will still be a lane for bikes. Whaddarrwecomplayninabout?
imachynna11.24.08 - 10:23 pm
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Only losers do the ride on this lame ass token night!
Ridazz do it on the first night CARS are allowed!
Get ready!!!!!!!!!!!!
User111.24.08 - 10:28 pm
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If what you say is true Chynna, that represents some progress, at least. I notice in the link when they say "vehicles" they really mean "motor vehicles", right? As we all know, a bicycle IS a vehicle.
On another note, I have rolled through that part of Griffith Park many times after 10pm (both in groups and solo) and haven't been hassled about it. I actually got there one night just as the guy was closing the gate and he was very cool about it; pretty much confirmed what Fuzz (I think) said: that the intention is to keep cars out. It is somewhat creepy/scary/magical rolling through there alone in the dark.
mr rollers11.24.08 - 10:34 pm
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@User1
Looks like I'm the LOSER1 now. Haha. I went tonight.
@Rollers
It definitely is progress! :)
imachynna11.24.08 - 10:36 pm
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I like this part too: "It is also recommended that walkers have outerwear, as it can get chilly."
Make me picture a bunch of folks walking through in their undies.
mr rollers11.24.08 - 10:37 pm
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and don't drink too much...there's a bunch of kids on bikes and on foot. and if you have a kid on your bike, make sure you have a FRONT LIGHT!!!
and yes... it's open for another few days.
woohooo
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.24.08 - 10:52 pm
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Last night was Bike Night at the Griffith Park Festival of Lights.
Cyclists are now verboten!
Banned from the vehicle-free nights and Banned from the vehicle nights.
No mas!
Equestrians ride, there are even accommodations for dog-walkers on the ped nights (yay for dog-sleds!) but there cyclists are not welcome.
That's why we ride on December 8th, the opening of the Vehicle nights!
http://midnightridazz.com/viewStory.php?storyId=2134
SoapBoxLA11.25.08 - 8:30 am
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i was just there last night and that's not what i was told. not only that but if you look on the rec and parks calendar you can see that it is open to bikes... for another 6-7 days.
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.25.08 - 4:17 pm
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are the lights only up in that one section near the zoo, going away from the burbank area? its like, maybe 1000ft long?
ruinedbyidiots11.25.08 - 4:21 pm
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yeah... they start about where the golf course begins and end just before the parking lot to the la zoo. you can park in the zoo parking lot as well. and be on the lookout for parents with kids on their handle bars or in bike baskets without any front or rear or both lights.
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.25.08 - 4:31 pm
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No bikes...it's official! Straight from LaBonge!
as for the Wreck & Parks website...
"the Holiday Light Festival will be a pedestrian only and “vehicle free” event from November 25 through December 7."
http://www.laparks.org/calendar/lightfestival/lightfestival.htm
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DWP
http:www.dwplightfestival.com/index.htme"
SoapBoxLA11.25.08 - 5:56 pm
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then i guess i didn't hear it from the guys putting the ride on last night? suit yourselves...
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.25.08 - 7:29 pm
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How was the turnout? I wish I could've been there to support the DWP's love of bikes. We need Jim Crow laws like bike night ... otherwise bikes wouldn't have anywhere to play ...
shauners11.26.08 - 9:24 am
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shauners... you can still ride your bike down there. they're going to be allowing it for the next 6 days or so. me and chynna asked the workers there and that is the info they gave us, indicating it's because a lot of people are leaning towards going green.
there weren't that many riders that night, it's going to be mostly a family type setting, with little kids running on around on foot and on bikes.
for those of us that get "thirsty" i do not recommend you do any heavy drinking as you could endanger little kids and yourselves.
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.26.08 - 9:29 am
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