Los Angeles has over 100 outdoor public staircases. As any cyclist knows, carrying a bike up and down them is doable, but can be a major inconvenience and something that may stop new riders from taking a stab at the mode of transportation. more ›

Day one of The Big Parade has gone and past, but there's still a lot more ground to cover. The two-day 35-mile urban hike that began Saturday morning in downtown (and pausing last night with camping in Silver Lake) will today go from the Music Box Stairs in Silver Lake at 8 a.m. to the Hollywood Sign. That's a 17.6 miles journey over some 50 public staircases. Whew! more ›

This weekend is the Big Parade, a two-day 35-mile walk urban hike between downtown L.A. and the Hollywood sign that goes up and down 101 public staircases. Today, the maps were released with extremely detailed instructions on how to join in on the fun at any staircase (they don't expect you to do the whole thing) -- even public transit notes are included. Organizer Dan Koeppel says Saturday will be shorter with more stairs and be more culture-oriented while Sunday will be longer, more adventurous and with cross-country sections. The two maps are also a good resource for many, but not all, of the staircases in the city. An 11-mile prologue walk in Northeast LA will happen Friday. Read LAist's story about this year's event here and see photos from last year here. more ›

Nearly 75 people yesterday joined Dan Koeppel and friends on the first of two days in The Big Parade, a 40-mile walk from downtown to the Hollywood Sign up and down more one hundred neighborhood stair cases. They begin the last leg of their journey this morning after camping in a Silver Lake pocket park next to the Music Box Stairs. more ›