Santa Monica is on track to invest more than $10 million to make its streets safer over the next two years, according to the city’s proposed Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget. The money — which would come from a combination…
We’ve got a couple of exciting things coming up this week, including a chance to learn about the Plaza at Santa Monica project over drinks, the grand opening of the Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway (MANGo), Lighten Up: Climate Action 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.…
I am excited to see the Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway (MANGo) proposal move forward with council approval, along with the connecting Safe Routes to School plan for Santa Monica High School. It has been quite a process, including some innovative…
At this week’s Virginia Park meeting for the Michigan Ave. Neighborhood Greenway proposal, a slightly clearer picture of what we might see for the project emerged. There was particular controversy in the neighborhood over the proposal for a diverter at…
This Saturday city staff will be giving an update on bike plan implementation, the “MANGo” Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway project, and the proposed cycle track for the Colorado Esplanade. Former Santa Monica council member and mayor Richard Bloom, now the…
We’ve been covering the public process of the Michigan Ave. Neighborhood Greenway proposals since the launch of Santa Monica Next, but there is also related and overlapping project specific just to the area around Santa Monica High School funded by…
This Sunday was the city’s Pop-Up MANGo event to demo and solicit input for possible neighborhood greenway proposals in the Michigan Ave. corridor of the Pico Neighborhood. It was well attended throughout the 11-3 event, by supporters, by detractors of…
Last week, Santa Monica held two meetings for the Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway proposal, following an earlier presentation to Santa Monica Spoke. I’ve now seen the latest developments on this project presented and discussed 3 separate times to different audiences.…
The public process to explore the potential for Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway continues, with two more milestones this week. On Wednesday, the latest planning work exploring possible alternatives will be presented to the planning commission. On Thursday the second presentation…
