Today, the radio show DnA (Design and Architecture) on KCRW had bicycle centric topics ranging transportation to design. Here's the gist.
"We’ll hear about CicLAvia, LA’s own version of Ciclovia, a concept invented in Bogota, Colombia, where roads are closed to cars on a Sunday for use by bikers and pedestrians. This has been so popular it is happening in many cities worldwide, and LA will hold its very own, on October 10, on 7 1/2 miles of roads from Boyle Heights to East Hollywood. We’ll also hear from the Mayor about the LA City Bicycle Plan, as well as why he likes biking and about his belief in changing the road culture in LA to accomodate bikes. And, since DnA is a design show, transportation designer Stewart Reed will bring us up to speed, as it were, on advances in the technology that harnesses pedal power."
Real dope idea. With the recent bicycle safety awareness program and now CicLAvia, LA is bringing bicycle advocacy to the fore front. But I do have one concern. Riding your bike through Boyle Heights isn't the safest idea, even if the streets are blocked off. Better bring your kevlar and peacekeeper.
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