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Venice Opens First Official Breeze Bike Share Hub

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Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin joined Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez early Monday morning to officially install the first of five Breeze Bike Share hubs in Venice. The new station, which is located at 5th...

Santa Monica’s Second Open Streets Event Set for October 1

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Santa Monica will once again close off about two miles of streets to motor vehicles for its second-annual open streets event, COAST, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 1. "COAST invites you to...

Gas Tax Battle Royale

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This post original appeared on Streetsblog California. Now that Senate Bill 1 has taken effect, and gas taxes have increased by twelve cents, the battle for the hearts and minds of Californians has begun in earnest. Depending...

Podcast: #DamienTalks with Safe Streets Santa Monica’s Richard McKinnon

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(Note: This post podcast will appear Monday on Streetsblog California as part of our weekly podcast #DamienTalks) Good Data, it’s the Holy Grail of transportation reform advocates. Today, #DamienTalks with Richard McKinnon, the head of Safe...

CicLAvia 20: Culver City Meets Venice, Open Thread

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The first CicLAvia of the year took place yesterday along about six miles of Washington Boulevard and Venice Boulevard extending from Culver City to Venice. The weather was cool and sunny, the crowds were...

Santa Monica Spoke’s Cynthia Rose Honored by Alliance for Biking & Walking

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Local safe-streets advocate, Cynthia Rose, took home the Alliance for Biking & Walking Susie Stephens Joyful Enthusiasm Award at the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C., convened earlier this month by the League of...

With Seven Dead in Traffic Incidents This Year, Where Does Santa Monica’s ‘Vision Zero’...

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While riding his bike north on Pacific Coast Highway around 7 p.m. on October 15, 23-year-old Kazumasa Nozaki was hit from behind by a driver and killed. Witnesses say that the driver attempted to flee...

As Metro Considers Bike Share Vendor, Concerns Over Compatibility Arise in Santa Monica

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News broke this week that Metro will soon vote on a bike share vendor for the agency’s “Countywide Bikeshare” system, which will start with a 1000-bike pilot program in Downtown L.A. But that has some...

Santa Monica Proposes Regulations For E-Scooters, E-Bikes

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The city of Santa Monica is proposing new regulations for e-scooters and e-bikes. The staff proposal (item 7B on this agenda) is scheduled for a city council decision next Tuesday night. Santa Monica was the...

Community Voices : Dr. Michael Cahn Reviews SMPD Traffic Enforcement programs

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Road Safety: a huge problem. There were 1.25 million road fatalities worldwide in 2013. Crashes are also the leading cause of death for teenager in this country. California leads the nation for pedestrian fatalities....

Coming Up: Sustainable Quality Awards, Handlebar Happy Hour, and Jaycees Meet

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This week, Santa Monica honors its sustainable businesses, relax after work with a drink with fellow bike riders at Handlebar Happy Hour, and get involved with the Santa Monica Junior Chamber of Commerce's civic...

Big Blue Bus Real-Time Arrival Info Is Here!

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Big Blue Bus commuters, rejoice! The days of standing in the middle of the street and squinting in hopes that you might see a blue spot on the horizon are over. Since June 5, real-time arrival...

Bird Scooters: Public Nuisance or The Future of Transit?

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The following post is by Kevin Herrera,  sr. marketing & communication manager for Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. It originally appeared on Santa Monica Centric. Downtown seems to be littered with them. On almost every street corner...

Coming Up: L.U.V.E. Goes Before the Council, Plan Airport Park Expansion, and Spoke Hosts...

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This week, the City Council will consider what to do with the no-growth L.U.V.E. initiative, planning begins on Santa Monica's newest park, and Santa Monica Spoke hosts "Dinner & Bikes + Cupcakes." City Council Looks...

The Santa Monica Life: Urban Cycling Scavanger Hunt, Gear Up! for Bike Month, and...

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We’re living the Santa Monica life this weekend. Will you join us? There’s an urban cycling scavenger hunt, a special festival to kick off bike month, Yallwest, the weekend-long celebration of young adult literature, is...
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