Hi 4th Street Enthusiasts!

I wanted to send you all a quick update on what's going on with 4th Street.
We had a committee meeting last night and this is basically what we
discussed

We're working on a flyer to promote 4th Street. It's attached to this
message. *Please note that this is a draft flyer and is NOT complete.
Please don't distribute the flyer*. As you will see, it's tri-lingual
(English, Spanish, Korean). We want to use these flyers to spread
information about 4th Street throughout the neighborhood and to build
support among residents and the business community. We need help revising
the Spanish translation on the 2nd page (the back) and we also need help
confirming all the Korean translation. If you can help or if you know
someone who can, please let me know.

As you can see, we've got a number of groups who have given us the okay to
put their logo and/or name on the flyer. We're working towards approval
from Mid-City West Community Council and the Greater Wilshire NC (we've
requested to do presentations to both groups), as well as some other
community groups. If you can help with this, please let me know.

*On April 28, 2012,* there will be a big community event at the Robert F.
Kennedy Community Schools (former site of the Ambassador Hotel). LACBC has
been invited to have a table at this event. In addition to promoting the
LACBC and talking about the 7th Street bike lanes (that end right at the
east entrance of campus), this is a perfect opportunity to talk about 4th
Street with the local community, especially those who aren't bicyclists but
whom we want to know about the project and to support it. If you can help
at this event, even for a short period of time, please let me know.

Bicycle detection stencils were recently added at all the signalized
intersections on 4th Street. A photo was posted to Streetsblog recently and
we plan to post a short mention of the stencils on the LACBC site (for
anyone who didn't see it on Streetsblog and so we have it recorded on the
LACBC site).

The signs that go with the stencils are supposed to be installed in 4-6
weeks. We've asked LADOT to let us know when this happens so we can do a
little promotional effort. Every step towards a better 4th Street is worth
celebrating! Stay tuned.

We recently updated the campaign name from 4th Street Bicycle Blvd. to 4th
Street Neighborhood Greenway. Rick Risemberg wrote a piece for us
explaining the reason for the name change. Check it out at
http://www.la-bike.org/projects/4th-street-neighborhood-greenway  Thank you
Rick!

Roundabouts!

LADOT is still planning to install mini-roundabouts at 4th & Norton and 4th
& New Hampshire. We've heard that installation WAS slated for sometime in
June 2012, but has been moved back to a later date which is not yet
confirmed. We're keeping in touch with LADOT about this and we want to be
involved in design review.  We're also seeking partners in the community to
make sure the roundabouts are landscaped and maintained. We also plan to
help with community education about the roundabouts by designing, printing,
and distributing door hangers that will explain the benefits of roundabouts
and provide contact numbers/e-mail for those with additional questions or
concerns. We want the roundabouts to be successful so the city will install
even MORE of them on 4th and other places. The door hangers will also be
tri-lingual so if you or someone you know can help with the design and
printing....yep, please let me know. We're also going to need LOTS of help
with distributing the door hangers. Stay tuned for that!

Video

We've talked in the past about creating a short video to promote 4th
Street, similar to the 7th Street video that promoted bike lanes there.
We'd still like to do this, but we need help to make it happen. Any of you
with video production and editing skills, please give me a call. We've got
a little bit of content created thanks to volunteer Matt Theisen, but we
have a lot more that needs to be done. Film and video students looking for
a subject, we're your project!!

Thanks for your time and interest!

--
*Colin Bogart*
Program & Campaigns Manager
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
634 S. Spring St. #821, Los Angeles CA 90014
213 629-2142
co...@la-bike.org
www.la-bike.org

*Please note that I am in the office on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays only.
*

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On Mar 30, 2012, at 4:38 PM, Colin Bogart wrote:

Rick
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Richard Risemberg
http://www.bicyclefixation.com
http://www.SustainableCityNews.com
http://www.rickrise.com

Thanks Rick. Just so you and everyone else knows, the main body Spanish
translation (on page 2) was done for me using a slightly different English
text, which was updated. I'm not surprised they don't match. The other
Spanish translations - the short sentences on the front and the text at the
top and bottom of page two were done using Google Translation. The same
goes for the Korean text - the body text was translated for me and the
other parts were done using Google.

I'd like to complete this flyer by the event on April 28 so anyone who can
help re-translate and/or confirm existing translation is correct/incorrect
would be a great help.

Thanks!!

Colin

On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Richard Risemberg
<rickr...@earthlink.net>wrote:

*Please note: I am in the office on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays only.*

Rick

On Apr 2, 2012, at 11:51 AM, amanda colligan wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/posterremix/

On Mar 30, 2012, at 4:38 PM, Colin Bogart wrote:

Rick
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HEADER:

Una calle segura, un barrio para todos

ALT: Una calle segura, una vecindad para todos

TEXT:

Un "Neighborhood Greenway" es una "Via Verde Vecinal," criáda de una  
calle familiar con poco tráfico motorizado. Aquí se da precedéncia a  
los ciclistas y los pietones, permitiendolos de compartir el paseo  
con los automóvilistas del barrio.

Se intenta entregar los siguientes resultados:

•Reducir el volumen de automóviles usando calles vecinales como si  
fueran rutas directas
•Permitir paseo tranquilo y seguro para pietones y ciclistas
•Atardar velocidades de los automóviles que necesítan entrar a la  
vecindad
•Aumentar la seguridad y facilidad de cruzar calles mayores
•Proveer una guía de la vecindad

La ciudad de Los Angeles eligió la Calle Cuarta ("4th Street") eligió  
para transformar en Via Verde Vecinal, o "Neighborhood Greenway."  
¡Ud. nos puede aydar en la realización de este proyecto con sus ideas  
sobre los cambios que harán de nuestra calle un paraíso para  
ciclistas, pietones, y vecinos!

Para aprender más sobre este proyecto, o ofrecer ayudarnos, visite:
www.la-bike.org/projects/4thStreet
o comuniquese con el LACBC a:
(213)629-2142
4thStr...@la-bike.org

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Richard Risemberg
http://www.bicyclefixation.com
http://www.SustainableCityNews.com
http://www.rickrise.com