Advocacy | South Bay Bicycle Coalition

Manhattan Beach City Council Meeting

August 8, 2017August 30, 2017 by admin Comment Closed

Manhattan Beach City Council Meeting Help the South Bay Bicycle Coalition approve a $100k bike lane plan for the city of Manhattan Beach. This plan would greatly expand the network of bike lanes in Manhattan Beach and help increase accessibility for bicyclists. Join us on October 3rd from 6pm-8pm at the Manhattan Beach City Hall to show your support on this matter and help push this plan forward. If you plan on coming to the City Council Meeting, please send an email to giancoli_rd@yahoo.com in order to keep this event more organized. If you are not able to attend this meeting, you can still help us by sending an email of support to CityCouncil@citymb.info. Below is a template you may use/modify and send to the city council. Dear __________________: We know that you will be voting to approve bike route infrastructure improvements at your September 5 meeting. I hope to see you there. I wanted to let you know that your efforts to make our city safer for riders...

April 2017 Bike Events

April 20, 2017April 26, 2017 by admin Comment Closed

Apr 22: Bike Donations/Swap | Hermosa Beach Library | 2-4pm Visit the parking lot behind the Hermosa Beach Library to donate or exchange your gently used bicycle with the help of Motion Bike Shop, Beach Cities Cycling Club, and the Hermosa Beach Police Department MORE INFO Apr 29: Bike Rally & Birthday Party | Manhattan Beach Library | 2-4pm Celebrate two years in the new library with a bicycling skills course for kids (Pre-K to 2nd grade), live 1980s music, specialty bikes, and more! Bike education and helmet checks. ...

Bikes on the Streets | Cars in Museums (Yearly Fundraiser)

August 28, 2016September 12, 2016 by admin Comment Closed

JOIN THE FUN Enjoy a night of celebration with your neighbors, safe cycling advocates, city leaders and friends. We will have food, drinks, a silent auction, vintage car rides and live music. We will also be handing out awards to people and cities who have had the most impact in safe cycling advocacy in the last year. Sept 18 Automobile Driving Museum of El Segundo 5pm BECOME A SPONSOR As a business, giving back to community is what sets your business and your brand apart. Your customers want to hear that story. At least 53% of consumers choose to do business with companies they believe are focused on giving to the greater good. Please check out our sponsorship opportunities for this event. Contact usBikeCoalitionSB@gmail.com SBBC BY THE NUMBERS Your Ticket is a tax deductible donation. SBBC is a 501(c)3 TIN: 45-5578685 Powered by Eventbrite ...

Are Helmets Enough?

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 by admin Comment Closed

As bicyclists, we’ve all heard of other riders who were involved in an accident with a vehicle. Perhaps you’ve even had experience with aggressive drivers or a dangerous road condition first-hand. Because these incidents are all too common, we know how important it is to wear helmets. However, rarely do we hear about an equally important need; the need to be adequately insured. Most people are unaware that many of the coverages on your automobile policy extend to provide you protection while you’re on your bicycle. Hard to imagine? Let’s look at an example. Tom was an extremely cautious bicycle rider, always wearing a helmet and obeying all the traffic laws. However, one day, he was involved in an accident with a hit and run driver. Tom had extensive injuries that required a several months stay in the hospital and extensive physical therapy. Due to his injuries, he was also unable to work for a year and a half. Fortunately for Tom (and...

MB Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Support the South Bay Bike Plan

August 30, 2011 by admin Comment Closed

After a year of collaboration with community members, city staff, elected officials and bike planning dream-team Alta Planning + Design, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition (SBBC) and Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) are proud to present the final draft of the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan. The final draft of the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan features over 213 miles of proposed bikeways and policies to support a bike-friendly future across the seven cities (El Segundo, Gardena, Hermosa Beach, Lawndale, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance). The 213.8 mile proposed network is nearly three times the amount of bikeways that exist on the ground in these seven cities today. Compared to the 876-mile street network, these proposed bikeways represent bike infrastructure improvements to the equivalent of over 24% of the existing roadways across the seven partnering cities at a fractional cost of the cities’ infrastructure improvement budgets ($10M over 20 years across seven cities). Most notably, plan adoption would make...

Redondo Beach Harbor Drive Bicycle Solution

July 12, 2011July 12, 2011 by admin Comment Closed

Vitality City's Liveability expert, Dan Burden, explains how the proposed Class I Bike Path (Cycle Track) on Harbor Drive in Redondo Beach will work as part of the Vitality City Liveablity Plan and the South Bay Bicycle Master Plan. SBBC Board Member, Joe Galliani, interviewed Dan after their breakfast meeting this morning at Good Stuff in Riviera Village. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPK2cV8UOZU&feature=youtu.be...