NBC Universal fears script-flinging cyclists
February 27, 2008 at 7:28 pm | Posted in Bike News | 1 CommentTags: bike path
…but only when they’re thrown from the River path. Scripts lobbed at Steven Spielberg’s back door from within the compound are apparently preferable, as Universal execs would rather see you riding on their bike path – a looping detour through the Universal compound – than to concede the continuation of the River path along their property.
Jennifer Klausner, LACBC’s Executive Director, champions the continuation of the River plan: “The beauty of the river path is that it’s basically flat and separated from the road for people who want a quieter ride and don’t want to hump it over a hill.”
Read the story in the LA Times
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[...] When we last checked in on the project, which was almost two years ago, NBC was insisting on building a bike path, but detouring it away from the river for security reasons. A Los Angeles Times article from two and a half years ago expresses concern that cyclists would throw scripts at important people's offices which would be a major distraction. Really. [...]
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