ACTION ALERT!

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vigilAnthony at 06.2.09 - 9:32 pm
(I copied and pasted this from an email I got today)
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.
http://www.labikeplan.org/bikeway_maps/
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 by June 12th!
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 by June 12th to:
Jordann Turner
LA Bike Plan's project manager
jordann.turner@lacity.org
LACBC
lacbc.comments@la-bike.org
LACBC will be speaking with public and city officials officials. We will be incorporating your comments to highlight the streets that YOU, our members, feel are important corridors that should not be disregarded.
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The draft for the bike plan had been drafted its now available check it out. It's 212 pages but don't let it stop you.
labikeplan.org
Public workshops will be held at the following dates, times and locations to provide members of the public opportunity to comment on the draft Bicycle Plan:
Harbor Area
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Location: Peck Park
Address: 560 North Western Avenue, San Pedro, CA 90732
Time: 5pm-7pm
Central/South Los Angeles
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Location: Exposition Park - Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Library
Address: 3900 S. Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90062
Time: 10am-12pm
San Fernando Valley
Date: Monday, October 26, 2009
Location: Marvin Braude-San Fernando Valley Constituent Services Center,
Conference Room 1B
Address: 6262 Van Nuys Blvd, Van Nuys, CA 91401
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
West Los Angeles
Date: Wednesday October 28, 2009
Location: Felicia Mahood Multi Purpose Center
Address: 11338 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90037
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
mechazawa09.25.09 - 12:38 am
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dont forget to email your comments to jordann.turner@lacity.org
example:
we need more bike lanes
i ride on bike routes and cars never give me the right of way
this street near my house is a death trap. can we fix it?
tortuga_veloce09.25.09 - 1:07 am
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