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Archive for October 3rd, 2007

Bicycle District Idea is Gaining More Traction

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Today my Los Angeles bicycle district idea was picked up by LAist and Metroblogging LA.

Bicycle district sign in LA

What was once a simple homemade sign posted at the corner of Melrose and Heliotrope (aka HelMo) is now an idea that folks in the cycling community in LA have latched onto.

Let’s keep this momentum going!

Related Bicycle District Linkage

Original Bicycle District announcement post on Fixpert — from when the sign first went up at the Bicycle Block Party.

If you’re interested in some background info, you can read my post that details the history of the Bicycle District, and check out Jon Jandoc’s Bicycle District write-up, which does a great job of telling the story of the district

Bicycle District flickr photoset - watch as the original sign goes up.

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