If you do one thing this week for cycling, attend the 2nd Bike Working Group in Downtown Los Angeles:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192264265802&ref=ts

If you do two things, the Bike Writers Collective invites you to attend the LA Bike Plan community meeting in West LA. There you will have an opportunity to talk with activists, city officials, and the consultants who produced the plan (for $450,000), all at one time. Compare and contrast!

More info at

http://www.labikeplan.com/

If you live in the Hollywood area, you can ride over with the Bike Writers Collective. We'll meet at Santa Monica and Vermont at 3ish, and leave at 3:30pm, sharp!

Talking points for the event:

1) The new LA Bike Plan should extend and enhance the 2007/2002/1996 plan.
2) The deadline for public input must be extended from November 6th (42 days of input) to January 8th (in excess of 90 days.)
3) The plan should begin with the truth that "Every street is a street that cyclists will ride."
4) The LA Bike Plan should go through a full programmatic EIR.
5) Retail should be a positive element in scoring streets for desirability of bikeways.
6) Bike routes should be eliminated as a designation for the City of Los Angeles.
7) The LA Bike Plan should have predetermined annual performance measures included within it.
8) Neighborhood pilot projects must be included as an approach for experimenting with street treatments.