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A Brief Interview With New L.A. Bike Coalition Head Erik Jansen
Jansen on bicycling, priorities, equity, and how he gets around.
September 27, 2017
LA County Bike Coalition’s Tamika Butler on Planning While Black
Too often, says Tamika Butler, the people responsible for planning cities don't look like the people who live in cities. In her keynote address from this week's NACTO Designing Cities conference, she considers some of the ramifications.
October 3, 2016
LACBC’s Tamika Butler Honored by Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
On Friday, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) announced that Executive Director Tamika Butler will receive the 2016 Professional of the Year - Nonprofit Sector award from the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP). A statement from APBP noted Butler’s growing role as a national leader in the movement to create safer, more attractive, and complete streets and a "more inclusive movement at the local, state, and national level.”
August 30, 2016
My Interview with Tamika Butler: Equity and Social Justice Are Rallying Cries for LACBC’s New Leader
When the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition announced its new Executive Director last December, the early reviews were somewhat mixed. Those close to the hiring process were confident they had the right mix, and many backers of the organization took to social media to embrace the new face of bike advocacy in Los Angeles, Tamika Butler.
April 15, 2015