Yesterday, Santa Monica celebrated the Fourth of July in the same way it has for the past decade: a parade down Main Street. The parade, organized by the Ocean Park Association, featured hundreds of marchers and included nonprofit organizations like…
Nearly two years after the City Council approved three parklets on Main Street, they will open to the public with a ribbon cutting Sunday at 10 a.m. The three parklets — small public open-space expansions of the sidewalk that usually replace on-street…
The construction fencing may still be up, but three parklets are taking shape on Main Street in Santa Monica. At the corner of Ashland and Main Street, dark wooden benches are popping up in front of Finn McCool’s. The new seating…
Main Street in Santa Monica is arguably one of the most walkable, bikeable parts of the city. It’s lined with local, community-serving businesses; it has vivid, green bike lanes; and soon, it will be getting Santa Monica’s first three parklets…
Update: The Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved three locations for the city’s pilot parklet program. The three locations include the two recommended by staff and a third at Main and Hill in front of Finn McCool’s. The Santa Monica…
