TRUST SOUTH LA - Biking and Mobility Updates!

[Tafarai Bayne]

Hey Everyone:

Its been a while. :) Happy New Year.

2013 is finally here and we have some great things lined up.

Quick Notes: 

TRUST South LA is hiring and still accepting Applications for Community Organizing/Education Specialist. We are excited to focus energy on expanding our Biking and Mobility work. :) Click here for more info: http://trustsouthla.org/action-alert and please forward to any good applicants.

We are planning a community meeting on Saturday, February 23rd, 10am-11:30am to start up our Mobility Advisory Committee. See below for details on that.

Next Thursday, February 14th at 6pm will be a Public Hearing to review some key Bike Lane projects in South LA! We hope you can make it (before your Valentine's date) and help show your support for new Stripes in South LA. :)

CicLAvia will return to South LA in October via Exposition Park and will be running two Brand new routes in April and June (One to Venice Beach and one running Down the Wilshire Corridor.

and Finally we have a Bike Ride on Sunday March 3rd at 10am to celebrate the launch of our new Healthy Food Map of South LA. Join us for our first Spring Ride.

Details on all of this are below the ######.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about anything.

Thanks for helping making LA a better place and I look forward to working with you all this year.

Tafarai Bayne

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Here are a few more updates (and related attachements) from TRUST South LA:

Public Hearing to Review EIR for new Bike Lane Projects in South Los Angeles:

Date: Thursday, February 14th, 2013

Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Where: Caltrans District 7 Building, Room 01.040 - 100 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

Imagine how much safer our streets could be with new Bike Lanes along some of our busiest streets.

On Thursday February 14th at LADOT headquarters downtown a public hearing reviewing the Environmental Impact Reports for the first round of approved Bike Lanes in the Cities Bicycle Master Plan are up for review.

Why is this important?

If the City doesn’t hear from residents and stakeholders from our community, many proposed bike lane projects in our neighborhoods will be delayed indefinitely. The following streets in central and south LA have been under environmental review and need your support!

-- >Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (Marlton Ave. to Figueroa St.) 

-- >S. Figueroa St. (7th St to Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.) 

-- >Grand Ave. (Washington Blvd. to 30th St.)

-- >7th St. (Figueroa St. to Main St.      )

-- >Venice Blvd. (San Vicente Blvd. to Main St.) 

These are highly utilized routes that community stakeholders have asked for and that will help improve the connectivity and safety of the cities alternative transit infrastructure.

Please Check out our Facebook Page Here http://on.fb.me/YUcISU or Contact taf...@trustsouthla.org for More Updates!

--- Safer Routes and Healthy Food Ride Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm Date: Sunday March 3rd, 2013 Starting Location: Mercado La Paloma  3655 S. Grand Ave.  Los Angeles, CA 90007 Join us for our first ride using our Brand New Map of South LA featuring some of the amazing Healthy Food projects in the community. Get your very own Copy and meet new friends on a beautiful LA sunday bike ride! Featured Stops will Include: The Mercado LA Paloma The Normandie Ave Elementary Community Garden Oaks Jr. Market Please Check out our Facebook Page Here http://on.fb.me/11X6TAa or Contact taf...@trustsouthla.org for More Updates! ---- Date : Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm Address: 4331 S. Main Street, 90037 (TRUST South LA Office) TRUST South LA invites you to the first meeting of the South LA Mobility Advisory Committee. We will be meeting regularly to discuss pedestrian, bicycle and general issues of mobility that impact South LA. We hope to create a space for advocates and community stakeholders to coordinate efforts to make South LA  a safer and healthier community when it comes to it's alternative transit options. We are inviting Individuals , businesses and organizations to join us in helping make sure new Bike/Pedestrian Policies and projects will best serve Los Angeles as a whole and South LA in particular.   Please contact Tafarai Bayne @ Taf...@trustsouthla.org - 323 233 4118 (direct: 310 743 2589) to RSVP and for More Information

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Tafarai Bayne, Community Affairs Manager

T.R.U.S.T. South LA

Tenemos que Reclamar y Unidos Salvar la Tierra-South LA

4331 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037

Office:  323-233-4118     Mobile: 310-743-2589

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