International Day of Climate Action - October 24!

This is your opportunity to join the Amazing Waving Human Tide Line on October 24, 2009 at 3pm in Manhattan Beach, CA. Learn more and RSVP to be part of climate history at www.350.org/SouthBay350.

Bike- and People-friendly Boulder, CO

Boulder Bike Story from Bikes Belong on Vimeo.

Watch this video to learn how Boulder created its transportation systems not only for cars, but rather for all modes. How many examples like this will it take for the Los Angeles area to get with it and provide its citizens with multimodal choices?

Crenshaw Crush - give your bike a hug!

Come ride the Crenshaw Crush, sponsored by the LA Greensters this Sunday, Sept. 27. Meet up at 8 AM Leimert Park: Crenshaw Blvd. and Vernon Ave. where we will begin a 22 mile cultural discovery ride of the Crenshaw District. The ride departs at 9 AM and will conclude at approximately 1 PM back at Leimert Park. Bring water, sunscreen and portable snacks in addition to your bike and helmet. Faster riders can sign up for the Poker Ride at the meet up. See you Sunday.

Genetic Engineering: The world's Greatest Scam?

Greensters Provide Transportation Support for "At What Price"

Watch out for Load[ing] Zone on Sept. 18

Park[ing] Day LA is here again and the Greensters are putting a new twist on their park's theme with a mobile Load[ing] Zone that will travel around Los Angeles distributing Pocket Park[ing] seed bombs and tasty treats to park visitors. Anyone is welcome to come along for the ride, on a bike of course. In the morning you can meet us at Media Park in Culver City we will be pulling out around 10am to set up our first park, the location will be disclosed at the meet up. If you are not a morning person, come join us at Hel/Mel at 2 pm or meet us at Echo Park around 7pm.

It's Time for Another Smart Cycling Class, Get Ready to Ride!

Smart Cycling 101 is offered once again beginning Sept. 13, 2009 at Bikerowave in Mar Vista. Register with Santa Monica College Continuing Community Education at http://commed.smc.edu or call 310-434-3400 and ask for Smart Cycling.

Click the announcement for more details.

Bicycles as a tool for development

Worldbike Slideshow: Bicycles as a tool for Development from Ross Evans on Vimeo.

Watch this inspiring video, it's just another example of how utilitarian bicycles are changing the world for the better. What are you waiting for, get yourself an Xtracycle and feel the flavor of freedom while helping to support Worldbike projects around the globe.

Cash For Clunkers Bill Driven by Auto Lobby

The recent passing of the "Cash-for-Clunkers" Bill signals another short-sighted attempt to keep Americans addicted to oil for the sake of the economy. This Bill is nothing but a clever way to give the auto industry more taxpayer money. At best this program will bring only marginal environmental benefits with weak requirements such as a new car getting at least 4 more miles per gallon than the old car will be eligible for a $3,500 voucher. Give me a break, why can't this country move forward with sustainable transportation policies?

Conversely, the Scrap-It program in British Columbia, Canada takes its trade-in program several steps further with vouchers for transit, bicycles and car shares. Now this is a real attempt to get people on the path to sustainable mobility. Once again U.S. policy makers show they are pawns to big industry and public opinion means almost nothing at the end of the day.

Winning video of the Congress for The New Urbanism, by John Paget

"'New Urbanism' aka 'Old Urbanism' aka 'Traditional Neighborhood Design' = Built to Last"