Yesterday SBLA biked through the area. Construction crews were out resurfacing Pennsylvania Avenue, where the city recently added new sidewalks.
Sidewalk and resurfacing construction underway on Pennsylvania Avenue at 26th StreetBefore: Pennsylvania Avenue in Santa Monica in early 2025. Note there are no sidewalks on the left (north) side of the street.The same stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday. Fairly wide new sidewalks were added; street resurfacing is underway.
Pennsylvania Avenue will also receive new trees and lighting, and then project construction will be complete.
The city recently installed new bus shelters on the project’s new concrete bus islands on Stewart Street.
New bus shelter on Stewart. A protected bike lane goes behind the shelter.
The project’s bike lane components (concrete-curb-protected bike lanes on 26th and on Stewart) were completed several months ago.
Joe Linton is editor of Los Angeles Streetsblog. He is also a longtime urban environmental activist. His main areas of interest have been restoring the Los Angeles River and fostering bicycling for everyday transportation. He’s worked for many Los Angeles livability non-profits, including Friends of the L.A. River, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, C.I.C.L.E., Livable Places, and CicLAvia. He also served as deputy to Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes.
