@wehoonline Fountain bike lane protest #weho ♬ original sound – WehoOnline
Proponents and adversaries of the proposed bike lanes on Fountain Ave. descended on Crescent Heights to rally support Friday during afternoon rush hour, standing on the four corners of the wide intersection.
What began as a protest organized by neighborhood advocates Stephanie Harker and Cathy Blaivas metastasized into a political showdown as the well-organized and well-funded activists with the West Hollywood Bicycle Coalition and Streets for All appropriated the event for their own means.
City Council candidates Zekiah Wright, George Nickle, Larry Block and Jordan Cockeram stood with the anti-bike lane crowd, while Mayor John M. Erickson joined the pro-bike lane group…