The Santa Monica Police Department will be on the lookout for traffic violations that contribute to crashes involving bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers this Friday, March 10 and Monday, March 13. “The Police Department periodically identifies locations where bike and pedestrian collisions…
The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to seek an update on the implementation on the city’s six-year-old Bike Action Plan. The item, which was placed on the agenda by Mayor Ted Winterer and Councilmembers Terry O’Day and Pam…
Santa Monica tomorrow will join the ranks of cities using real-time information to encourage biking. The beachside city, known for its increasing bike-friendliness, will host an official ribbon cutting Wednesday at noon for its first real-time bike traffic counter (click…
Santa Monica’s second protected bikeway is getting the green treatment. The five-block protected cycle track that runs along Colorado Avenue from the new Downtown Santa Monica Expo Station at 5th Street to the Santa Monica Pier is finally getting some…
“The Santa Monica Life” is a weekly roundup of the local fun, food, drinks, and lifestyle goings-on in Santa Monica. When the fun is so close, it’s easy to leave the car at home and walk, bike, or bus to…
Santa Monica is really making strides in the active transportation department these days. It’s about to launch the first public bike-share system in L.A. County and now, the city has its first protected bike lane. It’s a short, one-block stretch…
The Santa Monica Police Department will continue its ongoing sting operations targeting unsafe road users Monday, March 9. The “bike-pedestrian safety” operation is one of several the department has undertaken since late last year, during which officers target specific areas…
Welcome back! We hope that everyone enjoyed their holidays. At Santa Monica Next, we were able to get some much-needed downtime. Now we’re rested and ready to get back to work. What are you most looking forward to in 2015, Santa…
In November 2011, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously — and enthusiastically — adopted the Bike Action Plan (BAP), an ambitious 300-page document that seeks to transform the bayside city into one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country.…
The holidays are just around the corner, but there’s no shortage of things to keep us busy until then. Celebrate the Bike Action Plan’s three-year anniversary this week, sound off Santa Monica’s future as the Planning Commission considers one of…
It’s finally happening! Metro is bringing bikeshare to the greater Los Angeles area and Santa Monica is slated to be one of the first four cities, along with Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Long Beach, to get stations. According to Metro’s website,…
(Note: Streetsblog Los Angeles and Santa Monica Next are partnering with Los Angeles Walks and Place It! on a grant proposal to the #la2050 campaign. To earn the grant we either need to win a popular vote or be selected…
