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LA Street Summit: Talk bikes, peds, and get a free lunch too on 3/20

Posted by Siel in bicycle,de-car-ing,environment,events,losangeles (Wednesday March 10, 2010 at 4:24 pm)

LA Bike Summit

Last year’s LA Bike Summit brought together an impressive number of cyclists from all over the city — and this year the event’s expanded to become 2010 LA Street Summit: Biking, Walking and Beyond!

Come learn and talk about pedestrian-friendly streets, healthy livable communities, economic development, and more — all with like minded Angelenos. The summit’s free, but if you pre-register by Mon., March 15, you get a free lunch!

When: Sat., March 20, 10:30 am – 5 pm
Where: L.A. Trade Tech College, 400 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles
Cost: FREE — with free lunch if you pre-register by Mon., March 15

I was on the “Bike Blogs and More: Electronic Communications Panel” panel at LA Bike Summit last year, and wish I’d gotten up early to make the morning sessions too. This year, I will! Morning speakers include Carl Anthony, founder of Urban Habitat, and Charlie Gandy, the Mobility Coordinator for the City of Long Beach.

The afternoon features 3 sessions, each with lots of different workshops to pick from. Foodies might want to go to “Moving People to Good Food and Good Food to People,” pedestrian advocates to “Changing Communities Through Walkability Assessments,” environmental health activists to “Making the Health Connection.” Many workshops address specific neighborhoods — like Thai Town or Glendale — or very specific issues — like taco trucks or bike racks.

The main summit happens all day on Saturday, but a pre-summit event featuring Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City’s Commissioner of Transportation, will kick things off on Thurs., March 18 at 7:30pm at Keck Theater at Occidental College.

See you at the Summit!

Photo by Lisa Newton

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