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Workers blast away at the Bedford Avenue bike lane. Photo: Elizabeth Press. As reported by Gothamist , DOT is removing a 14-block stretch of the Bedford Avenue bike lane between Flushing Avenue and Division Street in Hasidic Williamsburg.

Photo from October's Critical Mass via LACM's twitter feed. Bike discussion sites have been abuzz since last Friday with news that things got ugly when Los Angeles Critical Mass breezed onto Los Angeles Street and ran into an LAPD Squad Car facing against traffic with its lights flashing.

What is the state of bicycle advocacy in the nation's most bicycle-friendly city? Join us this Thursday for an informal discussion of just that.

Last December, a book arrived at my doorstep and changed my life - and the lives of my students at Ventura College.

More than 20 years ago a Lower East Side plumber turned environmental apostle named Bill DiPaola founded an activist group called Time 's Up and began organizing parties meant to publicize the dangers of acid rain, nuclear power and pesticides.

The Critical Mass bicycle event takes place on the last Friday of each month. Novembera s event will be on the 27th.

"Cyclists ARE the only problem on the road.... We should enact legislation to keep cyclists of the street.

I'll bet my Specialized that, if you ride a bike in this town, you know the name Sarah Gibson .

The San Francisco region always has been a great place to ride a bike, what with its great scenery, Mediterranean climate and thriving cycling community.

While no one is naming names, it looks like Mike McGinn is putting together a team of advocates and neighborhood activists - some of whom felt marginalized under Mayor Greg Nickels - as well as former City Hall insiders and people with expertise in transportation and other issues.

Since the weather in Texas is finally what the rest of the world calls normal, nothing beats hitting the streets on two wheels.

Recently I have written several columns about the bad manners of bicycle riders, specifically those bicyclists who sail through - that is, do not even slow down for - stop signs.

With his lean frame topped by a shock of thick graying hair, 42-year-old Alan Kayser is the epitome of a seasoned cyclist.

At first glance, the fact that Springfield -- the capital city of Illinois -- has formed a Bicycle Advisory Council sounds like a major victory for cyclists in the city.

Preparing to write this weeka s a oeBarbary Coasta column on the emerging backlash against cyclists who dona t obey the rules of the road, I spoke to several friends who are avid bike riders.

Thick, brown haze wraps around cities. Unwanted tires, appliances and other refuse float in streams.

A pedestrian has been hospitalized with a severe head injury after he was was struck by a bicyclist at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to Seattle police.

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Over the past two days, the Times has written five articles about bicycling in Los Angeles.

Between 70 and 100 bikers in all manner of costumes descended on Madison's downtown Friday night, shutting down parts of John Nolen Drive, East Washington Avenue and University Avenue and other streets for portions of the night.