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Los Angeles Transportation Committee Bike Meeting
07.9.08
ACTION ALERTS
IMPORTANT Transportation Committee Meeting for Cyclists
WHEN: Wed, July 9th at 2pm
WHERE: 200 N. Spring St. Room 1010, Los Angeles, 90012
If you cannot make the meeting, we urge you to call and/or write letters and emails to the commitee members.
1. KEEP THE GATES OPEN ON THE BALLONA TRAIL!
A motion to permanently close the Purdue gate on the Ballona Creek bike trail will also come before the Transportation Committee on the 9th. We recently learned that Police Captain Hiltner (from the nearby Pacific Station) has recommended a 90 day trial closure of the gate due to complaints from neighbors in the area about crime. We need cyclists to attend the Transportation Committee meeting to oppose this short-sighted motion AND the trial closure (contact information below).
The Ballona Trail is a vital part of our regional bikeway network. Many cyclists and pedestrians depend on it for their daily transportation. Closure of the Purdue gate will impact the safety of thousands of trail users.
Remember to ask important questions, like "What if we closed one side of the road? Would that solve the crime problem?" "Do you have any specific reports connecting the crime in the area to the gate? Can you pinpoint the crime to the gate?" "Do you council members have gates in bike paths in your neighborhood? Are you going to close those gates also?"
2. SUPPORT SHARROWS IN LA!
LACBC recently proposed Sharrows (shared use lane markings) to Eric Garcetti and now he's taken the idea to LA City Council!
We now need you to help support Sharrows by attending the LA City Council Transportation Committee meeting on July 9 at 2 pm in order to voice support for the proposed "Sharrows" to be painted on Fountain Ave. and Vermont Ave. (see below for contact info)
These two proposed streets are just the beginning of what we hope will be a network of Sharrows throughout Los Angeles to encourage cycling.
Support for cycling has never been more needed than now!
Transportation Committee Council members:
Wendy Gruel (chair) (213)-473-7002 or councilmember.greuel@lacity.org
Tom LaBonge (213)-473-7004 or councilmember.Labonge@lacity.org
Bernard Parks (213)-473-7008 or councilmember.parks@lacity.org
Bill Rosendahl (213)-473-7011 or councilman.rosendahl@lacity.org
Richard Alarcon (213)-473-7007 or fax (213) 847-0707
*Other items on this jam-packed bike-themed meeting include a motion to study adding more bike capacity on DASH and Commuter Express Busses and a motion bringing bicycle boulevards and bike-share programs to Council District 1.**
Click here for the full agenda
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