What are the benefits or riding? Amongst other things:

• Less pollution - Every gallon of gasoline we burn creates about 20 pounds of climate change-causing CO2.
• Shaping up - Casual biking burns about 173 calories per hour.
• Saving your money - A typical U.S. family spends nearly $8,000 per year operating a car, while a bike might cost $50 for an annual tune-up.

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May 12-16, 2008 is celebrated around the country as Bike to Work Week and on Thursday, May 15, 2008, local cyclists will converge on Hollywood and Western in a demonstration of cycling solidarity.

The Hollywood and Western Pit Stop is hosted by illuminateLA and will offer refreshments, swag and encouragement to cyclists from 6 am to 9:00 am followed by a ride to City Hall.

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The information on this page is from materials created by the Emergency Survival Program (ESP) in 2006, and based on “The Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety” in the handbook, Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country.

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I have been fooled by metroRiderLA. The article on April 1st was a spoof and I fell for it. Sorry for any confusion and any false excitement.

Maybe we can all lobby the Metro to really make this dream come true. Write to Customer Service at CustomerRelations@metro.net and tell them that having a late night service would be a huge asset in Hollywood.

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Social life in a slump? Welcome spring and ring out poetry month at The Speakeasy.

Smart Gals’ Speakeasy is back after a brief hiatus.! Join them for a scintillating night of verbal warfare and well-crafted music at their third annual Dead Poets Slam. This year they pit East Coast against West Coast in a battle for the best, so go and get your verse on.

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PETER COTTONTAIL, JR., adapted by Benton Jennings, is the inaugural production by SkyPilot Theatre Company’s “Children Theatre Outreach.” This new charity-based program provides theatre to children from shelters and other charities free of charge. And with an understanding of the high cost of raising children, they will also be doing performances open to the public at a very affordable cost.

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Two nights ago I rode my bike to the Colony Theatre in Burbank along Burbank Blvd.

The street was quite empty, not much traffic at all, and I rode about 4 feet away from the door zone.

As I was riding along a few cars passed. It was already dusk and I had my front and back lights turned on to be more visible.

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Have you thought of riding the metro but can’t find the right time and day? Earth Day seems like the perfect opportunity. There will be plenty of non-car related events and non-car accessible places to go to.

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Going to the Cactus Gallery is always an adventure and seeing their artwork is a memory that will stay with you forever.

The gallery is easily accessible via Metro Gold Line, Bus and by bike and there are always monthly Art Walk as well as Art Rides to their art opening parties. This upcoming show is titles FOUND and it’s the second in this series.

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I’m usually skeptic when I receive a video link about the Rights & Rules of cyclists. (I’m not seeing any video being circulated around the web about the Rights & Rules of drivers, and they are the ones who kill over 40,000 people a year.) [Read more →]