Photo: Bruce Chan, cicLAvia

The first picture of the year is from Bruce Chan a planner/architect, and cyclist in Los Angeles.  His blog captures a lesser known side of LA. In his own words; “Most people – especially Americans – have a negative view of LA.  They complain about the traffic, the fake people, ‘hollywood’, sprawl, etc. But i’ve come to love the city.  Part of the reason is my dedication to biking through the city, and really experiencing all the activities – mostly free and public .” This photo is from cicLAvia – a recurrent event that temporarily removes cars from L.A. streets.

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