PeopleForBikes-led campaign brings advocates, community groups, businesses and the bicycle industry together to advance a safer, better-connected regional bike network
With the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games approaching, Southern California organizations have joined Ride LA Together, a regional campaign to accelerate bicycle projects across the Los Angeles area.
PeopleForBikes leads the initiative, which unites local advocates, community organizations, businesses and members of the bicycle industry around a shared goal: creating a safer, more connected region where more people can ride during the Games and for years afterward.
Ride LA Together builds on work already underway through BikeLA, Move LA, Active San Gabriel Valley, the Los Angeles Bicycle Academy and other organizations. The campaign will align partners around common priorities, amplify successful local efforts and build the public support needed to move projects from planning to construction.
Supporters point to the $430 million LA River Bikeway as an example of what coordinated action can accomplish. The voter-backed project will close an approximately nine-mile gap between Long Beach and Griffith Park, creating a continuous, low-stress corridor for residents during the 2028 Games and beyond.
“Los Angeles has a once-in-a-generation chance to change how people move, and, with the 2028 Games on the horizon, this is an opportunity we can focus on immediately,” said Jenn Dice, president and CEO of PeopleForBikes. “LA’s bike network is fragmented and progress is happening slowly, but with real coordination and investment, we can accelerate these projects, grow ridership, and leave a legacy that serves the people who live here long after the Games are over.”
The campaign will initially concentrate on projects moving through public planning and funding processes. Its priorities include the San Gabriel Valley Regional Greenway Network, the LA River Bikeway Project, Rail to River and safety improvements along Sunset Boulevard.
Together, the projects would create safer connections among Olympic venues, neighborhoods, public transit, workplaces, schools, parks and other destinations across the region.
“You can feel the momentum building across Los Angeles,” said Eli Akira Kaufman, executive director of BikeLA. “Projects that have been discussed for years are moving forward, organizations are working more closely together, and there’s a growing sense that this is the moment to build the bike network our communities deserve.”
Kaufman called Ride LA Together “a key force multiplier” that is strengthening connections among organizations working to make Los Angeles safer and more accessible by bicycle.
By 2028, the campaign aims to accelerate priority projects, increase ridership through community programs and events, strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate how coordinated action can improve transportation and recreation networks.
More information is available at ridela.peopleforbikes.org.
