Winnetka will always have a very special place in my heart. It’s on my commute from home to work and I rode the section between Devonshire and Plummer daily before there was a bike lane. Now there is a buffered bike lane! It’s the best. I don’t want to take…

Chatsworth — these are my local digs. The Orange Line Bike Path north extension (June 2012) and the bike lanes on Winnetka (June 2012), Corbin (May 2013), Canoga (February 2014), and Mason (September 2014) are all new! All within the last 4 years! Also, the Brown’s Creek Bike Path (the…

Another one that languished in my drafts. Please let me know if anything is wrong now. I don't live in LA anymore to check.

Shortcuts — The great thing about being on a bike is you can go places that cars can’t go (or can’t go quickly). Here is a list of some such quirky cut-throughs. Some are more fun and curious than useful. The walkway between the north terminus of the Brown’s Creek Bike Path…

Note I wrote this years ago and it just languished in my drafts... Sorry! Please let me know if there is anything that is no longer true or broken.

Rinaldi Street is great east-west across the north valley. It is better in some ways than Devonshire — more scenic, lots of shops with bike parking, not as much traffic. The downside is that can get kinda hilly. If you are cool with hills, than this is the way to…

Chase Street is the current shoe-horned best route east-west between Devonshire and the Orange Line east of Canoga. It is a funny little side street that you can take continuously from DeSoto to White Oak. It has signalized crossing for every major street. It even has a pedestrian bridge over…

The Crown Jewel of San Fernando Valley Bike Infrastructure — The Orange Line is generally how I get anywhere. If the trip is long enough and if the destination is anywhere south east of me, this is my go-to. The Orange Line Bike Path is best because it is separated from car traffic. This is the be-all, end-all in my…

There is a lot of hullabaloo about whether Corporations are people or not. I think we all know the obvious answer is no. But I have a feeling that we are saying no for the wrong reason. This is all hypothetical nonsense, but let’s go through a thought experiment: you…