Coming Up: Expo Is Here And So Is Bike Week
This week is a good one for those who have been waiting for the arrival of the Expo light rail line, since it opens this Friday. This week also happens to be bike week, which means there will be ample…
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Coming Up: Streetsie Celebration, Women Who Shape Santa Monica, Expo Pre-Revenue Testing
Coming up this week, things are getting real on Expo line phase 2, we are throwing a party to celebrate our own local shared streets champions, and the Santa Monica League of Women Voters will be honoring the Women Who…
Will You Join Us to Celebrate Our Shared Streets Champions?
Don’t forget that this month, Santa Monica Next, Streetsblog L.A., and Streetsblog California will be celebrating several 2015 Streetsie Award winners with a party in Santa Monica. Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Cyclehop, and Hulu will all have a party in their honor Thursday, March…
Coming Up: Join Us to Celebrate Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Cyclehop, and Hulu
If you haven’t already, get your ticket today to join us in celebrating the good work accomplished by Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Cyclehop, and Hulu. The three are recipients of 2015 Streetsie awards and we will celebrate with them, along with…
Get Your Tickets Today: Streetsie Celebration Party for Richard Bloom, Cyclehop, and Hulu
Join Santa Monica Next, Streetsblog Los Angeles, and Streetsblog California as we celebrate two winners of our 2015 Streetsie Awards: Assemblymember Richard Bloom (Streetsblog California elected official of the year) and CycleHop/Hulu for Breeze Bike Share (Streetsblog Los Angeles business of…
L.A. and Santa Monica Finalize Terms For Five Venice Bike-Share Stations
This piece originally ran in Streetsblog Los Angeles. Yesterday, The Los Angeles City Council Transportation Committee approved terms for five Breeze bike-share stations to be located in the L.A. City neighborhood of Venice. Full details are available in the staff report [PDF]…
Council Considers Ped Action Plan, Bike-Share Expansion to Venice
Update: The Santa Monica City Council approved the extension of Breeze Bike Share into Venice and the Pedestrian Action Plan. At its meeting Tuesday, the Santa Monica City Council will vote on whether to finalize plans for…
The Santa Monica Life: Raising the Minimum Wage, Tar and Roses Reopens, Bike-Share Community Ride, and More
“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…
Hulu and CycleHop in the Running for 2015 Streetsie for Livable Streets-Friendly Business
For their role in helping to make Breeze Bike Share — L.A. County’s first public bike-share system — happen, Hulu and CycleHop have been nominated together for 2015 Livable Streets-Friendly Business Streetsie award. CycleHop is company behind the “smart bike”…
Bloom, Stefan Up for 2015 Streetsie Awards for Work on Livable Streets
It’s time to vote for 2015 Streetsie Awards and Santa Monica is represented in two of this year’s six categories: Elected Official of the Year and Civil Servant of the Year. State Assemblymember Richard Bloom is up for the Elected…
Breeze Bike Share Still Booming a Month After Opening
Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share — the first public bike-share system in L.A. County — officially launched on November 12 and a month later, it’s getting a lot of use. The 500-bike, 79-station system, which is sponsored by the Santa Monica-based…
The Benefits of Bike-Share Are Huge And Varied
This post originally ran on our sister site, Streetsblog California. Bike-share is excellent in multiple ways. It eases traffic congestion in large, dense cities. It increases transit use in suburbs and smaller cities. And in all kinds of cities, it…
Transit App Now Shows Real-Time Bike-Share Info
If you’re like me, you rely pretty heavily on Internet and smart-phone based real-time transit arrival information when getting around. Santa Monica’s newest public transportation option — Breeze Bike Share — has been incorporated into the real-time transportation arrival app,…
Infographic: Breeze Bike Share is Shrinking Santa Monica
Today, Santa Monica launched Breeze Bike Share, the first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County. To celebrate, more than 100 early subscribers, city staffers, and elected officials went for an inaugural ride in front of City Hall. Breeze’s…
Bike-Share Has Arrived: Santa Monica Breeze Opens!
The first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County opened today to much fanfare. Santa Monica’s Breeze bike-share features 500 bicycles at 75 stations throughout the city of Santa Monica, plus four in adjacent Venice. The system is run by…