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I just wanted to share some great opportunities with my fellow students. A day after her talk on Thursday, March 18th, Oxy Alumni and NYC transportation Commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan (’82), will be leading a bike ride through Eagle Rock and Highland Park along with President Veitch.
Commisioner Sadik-Khan has overseen an unprecedented transformation of streets in NYC. After generations of automobile-driven transportation planning, New York City streets are being re-purposed to move and connect people instead of cars. Commissioner Sadik-Khan has implemented numerous popular and innovative projects that are making streets safer and more convenient for bicycling and walking, and as public places for people to utilize and inhabit. Therefore, the ride celebrates alternative uses for our streets in Los Angeles and demonstrates the need to make them more accessible. The ride will begin at 12:45 PM on Friday March 19th outside of Lower Herrick.
Finally, the 2010 Los Angeles Street Summit is this Saturday, March 20th at 10:30 AM. The event will include a broad range of topics that contribute to creating more connected and livable places for Southern California communities. The Street Summit will bring together many constituencies including bike, pedestrian, public transit, public health, planning, community and neighborhood groups – all of whom can agree on the need for a healthier city.
For more information about the events or borrowing a bike for the ride on Friday, please e-mail me, Giulia Pasciuto (gpasciuto@oxy.edu) and see our website to register: www.lastreetsummit.org.
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