Leimert Park 2 DTLA
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liquidpremium at 12.8.10 - 4:45 pm
My friend wants to know the best bike commute route from Leimart Park (View Park) to DTLA (City Hall).
Thanks!
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i second this. jefferson is a nice street to ride on
mechazawa responding to a
comment by tfunk408
12.8.10 - 6:30 pm
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Thanks! My buddy who wants to start commuting was telling me about his childhood riding all over the island of Jamaica on fixies back in the 70's and how he knows how addictive cycling can be.
He also said that when he first came to the US, he was shocked how small joints are here.
liquidpremium responding to a
comment by Mook
12.8.10 - 7:43 pm
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depending on where in leimert your friend lives it may be better to take king or rodeo/exposition.... and probably cutting up main is better than fig if you're going to city hall
superblueman312.8.10 - 8:20 pm
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his best bet is probably finding his way to crenshaw and hitting leimert blvd to king blvd East. thats if he's coming from south of vernon. then from king turn left onto Broadway pl. (which becomes main in 3 blocks)
superblueman312.8.10 - 10:27 pm
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have you actually ridden that route during commuting hours, or are you just looking at gmaps and making stuff up? jefferson is narrow but quiet even during traffic hour and while fig is busy you have a lot of shoulder space from USC to DTLA. i can't say the same about King and Main.
tfunk408 responding to a
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12.9.10 - 4:23 pm
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hey can i ride with you guys..i live close to where you guys are and i am also going to the all city toyride
MidnightGhostrider12.9.10 - 5:43 pm
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yeah, I have, king has bike lanes in a couple of sections, and it's the shortest distance for him to travel as well. king is no more busy than any of the east-west thoroughfares in that area in my experience. usually slauson is the worst. he can take any way he wishes, this is just the shortest.
superblueman3 responding to a
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12.9.10 - 8:37 pm
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my bad, the bike lanes are east of broadway. regardless it doesn't really make a difference -__-
superblueman312.9.10 - 8:41 pm
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agreed that slauson is rough, though vernon is not far behind. i used to take expo/rodeo occasionally but the streets weren't great due to the metro expansion, but construction seems to be done now and i haven't been in that area recently.
tfunk408 responding to a
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12.10.10 - 12:05 am
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