Category Archives: riding

The Medium is the message

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Alissa

As a kind of post-CicLAvia/pre-Bike Week commemoration, I published my first piece over on Medium this week, which happens to be about biking. Medium is a new platform for reading and writing and I couldn’t be more excited to use … Continue reading →

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I’m on “Los Angeles Nista” tonight!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Alissa

You remember Eddie Solis, don’t you? The car-free rocker who wrote a love song to LA subways (above) and penned an ode to taking transit for my Studio 360 piece. Well, HE has a radio show, too, and I’m going … Continue reading →

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Have a multimodal CicLAvia

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Alissa

Usually, when I’m begging you to come on an adventure with me, it’s something wacky, like up 100 staircases or down a dark subterranean tunnel. This time, it’s easy and accessible—it’s CicLAvia! Our now-three-times-a-year open streets festival is this Sunday, when 15 … Continue reading →

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Transit heaven

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Alissa

I’ve spent the last few days riding the Matterhorn railway (Which is a real thing! Not just at Disneyland!) and I think I’m in love. Not only does Swiss transit always run on time, it goes everywhere in the country—even … Continue reading →

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FlyAway home

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Alissa

On the FlyAway to LAX for the second time in a week, which travels high above South LA using our new 110 ExpressLanes. While I can’t speak to their congestion-relieving qualities specifically, the route sure does afford some lovely views. More photos on … Continue reading →

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A meeting of the feet

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Alissa

This past weekend I was lucky enough to participate in a retreat with the other steering committee members of Los Angeles Walks, the pedestrian advocacy group I joined last year. Walking can be a very solitary activity, and I’ve realized … Continue reading →

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Why the BeltLine is better than the High Line

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Alissa

I spent a little over 24 hours in a gloriously crisp Atlanta, Georgia last week to speak at the Portfolio Center, the creative school I spent two years at over a decade(!) ago. And while I was there I was … Continue reading →

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Making bike-friendliness official

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Alissa

Last weekend I finally got to ride the new improvements on Yucca Street that make it the city’s first bike-friendly street. In my story for the LA Weekly, I note how planners and engineers used anecdotal evidence from cyclists like me … Continue reading →

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Rolling on the LA River

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Alissa

It was 90 degrees at 10:00 a.m. when I stepped off the Orange Line in Van Nuys. A perfect day for the beach, as one might say in L.A., or for the pool, or for positioning yourself directly beneath those … Continue reading →

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LA’s original subway

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Alissa

Update 3/15: According to Metro 417 the tunnels are now condemned and no longer available for touring of any kind—please do not contact them. By now almost everyone knows (I hope!) that LA has a subway system. But did you know … Continue reading →

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