Sep 11 '06 - 1376 W, 5 I, 1 D - Vote Good + 19 :: Bad - 31 C.I.C.L.E. Presents: Life Can Be So Car-Free
Released August 11, 2006 by C.I.C.L.E.
Saturday September 30, 2006 5:00PM - 10:00PM
At the new Los Angeles State Historic Park
Admission is Free
Located at 1245 N. Spring St. Next to Chinatown Station. (Where the Not a Cornfield Project site used to be.)
Bus Lines: 81,46,83,84,85 :: Gold Line Stop: China Town
Google Maps: http://tinyurl.com/kb46e
CAR: Don't be afraid to drive on down if you have to, all are welcome
A night of film, live music, interpretive walks, rides and fun celebrating and demonstrating Car-Free transportation choices. Bring a blanket, a picnic, and a friend and watch the sun go down behind the Los Angeles skyline.
L.A. River 101 Bicycle Tour with Joe Linton and an Interpretive Walk with Carmelo Alvarez
Local Bands Telematique and Triple Chicken Foot will be performing.
Films selected by Ashira Siegel, director of 'Even the Girls' Red Riding Hood Productions.
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-- From Pasadena with a pick-up in Highland Park :: See ride details here...
-- 3 Westside Rides with pick-ups in Santa Monica, UCLA, and Culver City :: See ride details here...
-- Whirly Girls Ice-Cream Social ends at this event :: See ride details here...
-- Bike the Vote :: Event ends with a ride to this event :: See ride details here...
Event Schedule: This is a Free Event! :: Free Give-Aways too!!!
5 PM - 6 PM
L.A. River 101 -- Discover or re-discover the L.A. River by Bicycle. An hour long introduction to the L.A. River's natural areas and historic bridges with Joe Linton as your guide. Joe Linton (FoLAR) is the author of "Down by the Los Angeles River: Friends of the Los Angeles River's Official Guide". This will be a relaxed paced ride. Be sure that your bicycle is in good running condition, and come prepared with a patch kit and a pump. Ride Leaves at 5:00 PM SHARP. Get there early, the ride will not wait.
Interpretive Walking Tour with Carmelo Alvarez (Not a Cornfield): Learn about the history of the park and the surrounding area with Carmelo Alvarez, as he takes you on a walking tour of the new Historic State Park. Carmelo's highly energetic, entertaining, and improvisational style combined with his extensive knowledge about L.A. makes this a dynamic tour that you won't want to miss.
Learn about the Car-Free and Car-Lite Lifestyle: Visit the C.I.C.L.E. resource table and learn about how to begin living a Car-Lite lifestyle here in Los Angeles. There will be many examples of utilitarian bicycles and accessories on display and information representing various organizations promoting car-free options here in L.A. Sorry everyone, the t-shirt printing station is officially cancelled. Electrical issues.
Meet with and learn about other community based efforts here in Los Angeles. Bike Oven, The Bicycle Kitchen, Roll With It, The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Tree People, MTA, AIDS Lifecycle, and more.
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Bring a picnic, your beverage of choice, and enjoy live music, the sunset with magnificent views of Downtown L.A.
Live music performed by local Car-Lite and Car-Free Bands Triple Chicken Foot and Telematique.
Telematique is a violin/cello duo who takes their "classical players gone eclectic" styles to create an ambient yet provocative chamber duet. They construct live loops of violin, cello, electronics and add dreamy vocals and energy from the audience and surrounding environment to weave a tapestry of sound. Their sound has been compared to a cross between StereoLab and Phillip Glass.
Rooted in traditional American fiddle music, Triple Chicken Foot plays from the heart. The music, simple and repetitive, lends itself to being driven strong and direct - that’s how the Foot likes it. In the past, when the work was all done, the music began (be it the radio or pa’s fiddle or banjo) bringing people together to dance, relax and have a good time. Triple Chicken Foot plays it that way.
7:45 PM - 9:15 PM It's Movie Time
Enjoy short film selections both celebrating the Car-Lite Lifestyle and demonstrating various modes of Car-Free Transportation. Films selections made by local cyclist and filmmaker Ashira Siegel (Red Riding Hood Productions).
9:15 PM - 10 PM
Hang out and share your ideas and experiences with your friends or family who may want to start moving around Los Angeles in a more meaningful way that saves money, reduces energy, renews community, benefits health, and improves environment. Hang around.... enjoy the views.
Call for Volunteers: We need help with our Cargo Ride, publicity, setup/breakdown, displays. Read More...
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PRESS RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2006, LOS ANGELES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: C.I.C.L.E. , Liz Elliott, 323.478.0060, www.BikeNow.org
On
September 30, 2006 Los Angelinos will have the opportunity to
enjoy an evening of fun celebrating and demonstrating Car-Free and
Car-Lite transportation choices.
C.I.C.L.E., (Cyclists Inciting
Change thru LIVE Exchange) a local bicycle advocacy group, will
be presenting their first ever Car-Free celebration entitled ‘Life Can
Be So Car-Free’ at the new Los Angeles State Historic Park in downtown
Los Angeles. Interpretive walks, bicycle rides, live music by local
car-free and car-lite bands Telematique and Triple Chicken Foot,
interactive exhibits featuring examples of utilitarian forms of
car-free transportation, and short film selections by local cyclist and
filmmaker Ashira Siegel are all slotted in as part of a fun-filled
evening.
“Here in Los Angeles, our choice in transportation
defines much of our experience. Long and congested commutes, sprawl,
air and noise pollution, sedentary lifestyle and its associated
consequences, loss of connection to our neighbors and communities; all
are unintended consequences of automobile dependence and have become
the undesirable hallmarks of a Los Angeles existence. It is clear that
we need to actively seek out other transportation options," says Shay
Sanchez, co-director of C.I.C.LE.
Promoting alternatives to the
car dependent lifestyle is a strategy that many cities around the world
are beginning to adopt in order to create more livable and sustainable
cities. Within the U.S., cities such as Portland and San
Francisco are quickly becoming the new models of urban sustainability.
These cities are choosing to focus on bicycling, walking, and public
transport as resurrected modes of urban mobility. C.I.C.L.E. believes
that if Los Angeles is to make this leap into a sustainable and more
livable city, we need to start incorporating these strategies.
While
Los Angeles presents specific challenges that can make a car-free or
car-lite existence seem difficult, most Los Angelinos can begin to take
an incremental approach -- making healthier transportation choices when
the appropriate and convenient opportunity arises. “While a major
overhaul of our city's infrastructure and transportation systems is far
off, various transportation options/ solutions exist right now.
Incorporating walking and bicycling along with the use of public
transport into our lives, at least part of the time, is
surprisingly easy to accomplish and tremendously beneficial
for ourselves, and our community," says co-director Liz Elliott.
This
Car-Free celebration presents a unique opportunity for those seeking
alternatives to a car-dependent existence to meet with and learn from
those already actively living a car-free or car-lite lifestyle.
“We
invite all Los Angelinos to come out to the event to learn more about
car-lite lifestyles, to consider other possibilities, and perhaps
ultimately participate in making a healthier transportation choice."
Life
Can Be So Car-Free happens on Saturday September 30, 2006 from 5 PM to
10 PM at the new Los Angeles State Historic Park in downtown Los
Angeles. People are encouraged to bring a picnic and friends to enjoy
the sunset behind the L.A. skyline. For more information visit: www.BikeNow.org or call 323-478-0060.
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hey! go on!
i think is really posible a car free world
in Chile we will celebrate that day in September 29 (before is the national independence week)... here is the web site:
http://www.diamundialsinauto.cl/
ride on… all the time… to anywhere…almays!
see ya shay.
furyosin (Email) (URL) - September 05 '06 - 00:31
Very Cool! Buena suerte con el Dia Mundial Sin Auto! Viva Chile!!Shay (Email) - September 05 '06 - 09:51