CicLAvia and the Rise of Bicycle Culture in Los Angeles
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From East Hollywood to Boyle Heights yesterday, streets were closed so that cyclers, skateboarders or anybody who wasn't propelled by a motor could get acquainted in a leisurely way with a cross-section of LA neighborhoods. We hear voices from along the route and talk with Mayor Villaraigosa about what he says just could be the future of municipal transportation. Also, a Saudi Prince down-sizes in Beverly Hills. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, we hear about some of the major stumbling blocks overcome in a last-minute deal to keep the federal government running, as well as different views of what all sides agree was just a preliminary confrontation.
Banner image: CicLAvia, October 10, 2010. Photo: © Gary Leonard/CicLAvia
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CicLAvia and the Rise of Bicycle Culture in Los Angeles ()
It's estimated that more than 100,000 people turned out yesterday to bike, skate, run or meander through seven and a half miles of streets closed to motorized vehicles from East Hollywood to Boyle Heights. CicLAvia was enthusiastically backed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who rode with Lance Armstrong. Frances Anderton, host of KCRW's DnA program and a producer for WWLA? interviewed participants along the route. Her six-year-old daughter Summer rode her scooter.
Guests:
- Antonio Villaraigosa: Mayor of Los Angeles, @villaraigosa
- Juan Devis: KCET, @jdevis
Reporter's Notebook
Saudi Prince Downsizes His MegaMansion ()
Last week, the City of Los Angeles took a stand against over-sized homes. The so-called Hillside Mansionization Ordinance imposes restrictions based on parcel size, the steepness of slopes and other factors. Now super-agent Michael Ovitz and other residents of Beverly Hills have taken matters into their own hands. A son of Saudi King Abdullah has agreed to reduce his residential compound from 85,000 square feet to 52,000. Martha Groves has followed the story for the LA Times.
Guests:
- Martha Groves: Los Angeles Times, @marthaGroves
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Winners and Losers in the Budget Shutdown Showdown ()
Democrats wanted a spending freeze, while Republicans demanded $61 billion in cuts. The final agreement was $39 billion, and the Republicans dropped efforts to undercut healthcare reform and family planning. Those are the broad outlines of last Friday's agreement, with the details yet to come, and even, perhaps, still subject to change.
Guests:
- Jennifer Rubin: Washington Post, @JRubinBlogger
- David Corn: Mother Jones, @DavidCornDC
- Walter Hudson: North Star Tea Party Patriots
- Sarah Posner: ReligionDispatches.org, @sarahposner
- Janice Shaw Crouse: Beverly Lahaye Institute, @CWforA
- Jamie Dupree: Cox Media, @jamiedupree
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