tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324122799675845502.post2676676582116506036..comments2022-09-07T22:38:46.977-07:00Comments on UCLA Bicycle Academy: Meeting the Vice ChancellorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1324122799675845502.post-28004361180562073582014-06-09T18:34:45.169-07:002014-06-09T18:34:45.169-07:00Update:
Date: Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 5:00 PM
Subjec...Update: <br /><br />Date: Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 5:00 PM<br />Subject: Thank You for Supporting Bike Lanes<br />To: Carmen Healey <br />Cc: Darryn Harris , Felicia Brannon , Keith Parker , Phillip Bonacich <br /><br /><br />Dear Carmen, <br /><br />I understand from the minutes of the Westwood Community Council of 18 March 2014 that UCLA has taken a supportive position on bike-lanes on Westwood Blvd between Wellworth and Le Conte. I write on behalf of the UCLA Bicycle Academy to thank you for this important commitment. It is excellent news that our great university understands that our roads need to accommodate all modes safely, and that support for healthy and sustainable transport options is an integral part of a healthy and sustainable campus. Thank you very much! <br /><br />Let me add that as bicycle advocates we find ourselves often in a precarious position. Many of us are experienced bicycle drivers, comfortable with an assertive style of on-road bicycle-driving in traffic which does not really need bike lanes. We are therefore not advocating for our own personal needs, but for all those anxious, discouraged, frightened would-be-cyclists, who are still sitting in traffic, polluting and stressing, but who may give the bicycle a try once they see a line of paint on the asphalt. Again, on behalf of all those not-yet-cyclists, a very big Thank You.<br /><br />As the public outreach about these bike lanes on Westwood moves forward, we are on stand-by to participate with our expertise. Please keep us posted. <br /><br />-- <br />Dr Michael Cahn<br />Secretary, UCLA Bicycle AcademyVelocipedushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597775677158501975noreply@blogger.com