Category Archives: Bike Action Plan

Silver Level Bike Friendly Community designation!

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Santa Monica moves up to Silver Level in Bike Friendly Communities
and named 5th Most Bikeable City in U.S

During all the celebrations of National Bike Month and to kick off Bike to Work Week, the League of American Bicyclists announced its latest round of Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC). The City of Santa Monica has been awarded national recognition of our local efforts by raising our ranking from Bronze to Silver level. At the same time Walk Score, a national organization devoted to promoting walkable neighborhoods, ranked Santa Monica at #5 on its Bike Score list of Top 100 most bikeable cities.

The Bicycle Friendly Community “Silver” award will be presented to Mayor Pam O’Connor by our own Jennifer Klausner, Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition on Wednesday, May 15th at 5pm in the courtyard behind Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica.  Before the award presentation you are invited to join us and SM City staff on a bicycle tour highlighting new bicycle facilities during Bike Week. Cyclists are invited to gather for the ride at 3:30pm in the courtyard behind City Hall.  We roll out at 4pm to return by 5pm for the award ceremony. After the ceremony you are in invited to join us for a Handlebar Happy Hour Celebration at West 4th & Jane.

“The Bicycle Friendly Community Silver award is presented only to communities with remarkable commitments to bicycling. You should be very proud of this accomplishment,” wrote Nicole Wynands, Program Manager for the League of American Bicyclists.

The City earned an impressive 83 Bike Score from Walk Score. This rating is derived from a data set that includes infrastructure, hilly terrain, numbers of bikers on streets and more.

“Santa Monica has embraced bicycling as one of the most important strategies to help achieve its environmental, economic and quality of life goals and adopted an award-winning Bike Action Plan in November 2011.  Since then, the City has invested heavily in bicycling, in both programs: education, events, awareness, enforcement, –and facilities: parking, lanes, sharrows, and signal detection” quoted the press release by Lucy Dyke, Planning & Community Development.

For more information on Bike Week Events and bicycling in Santa Monica:
Bike Month Santa Monica, SM Spoke
Bike Santa Monica, SM City

For more information on Bicycle Friendly Communities:
http://www.bikeleague.org/

For more information on Bike Score:
http://blog.walkscore.com/2013/05/bike-score-expands-to-100-cities/

 

Safe Routes to School Improvements for Santa Monica High School – workshop

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May 22nd

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The City of Santa Monica invites us to the second Santa Monica High School Safe Routes to School workshop, where we can help prioritize concept improvements for the school area that will encourage more biking and walking to and from school. These concepts will also help provide connections and shape improvements connected to the Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway Campaign.

Join us on Wednesday, May 22nd at either
Samohi starting at 3:15-4:30PM or
Ken Edwards Center 6:30-8:00PM

3:15-4:30PM — Santa Monica High School — 601 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica 90401
Enter from Michigan and 7th gate, or 4th and Civic Center gate. RSVP for more details. Please park in the Civic Center Parking Structure, validation available. Big Blue Bus Routes 2, 3, 4, 7, and 9 serve Samohi, 1 and 8 two block walk.

6:30-8:00PM — Ken Edwards Center — 1527 4th St., Santa Monica 90401
Some auto and bike parking is available on site and in public parking structures along 4th Street. Big Blue Bus Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9serve Ken Edwards Center.

The discussion will be on potential concept designs to help address the issues identified in the first workshop held in March.  The concepts include better pedestrian crossings, wider sidewalks, new bike lanes, cycle tracks, and more bike racks for the school.

Your input is needed for this important Santa Monica planning effort.  If you haven’t already, please RSVP to ensure accurate accommodations.
Light snacks will be served.

RSVP and Questions: Michelle Glickert at michelle.glickert@smgov.net or call 310.458.2204
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Big Blue Bus Routes 2, 3, 4, 7, and 9 serve Samohi,  1 and 8 two block walk
Big Blue Bus Routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 serve Ken Edwards Center
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Esto es una noticia sobre talleres para planear rutas seguras a la escuela secundaria de Santa Mónica (Samohi).  Para mas informacion llame a Peter James all numero 310.458.8341.

Wednesday Events: Guided Ride and Special Recognition Ceremony :)

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Come see why bicycling is on the rise in Santa Monica since the City Council adopted its Bike IMG_0491-SQAction Plan in 2011. Enjoy a group ride on new facilities — green bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, signal detection and sharrows. Then participate in recognition ceremony as we receive our new BFC designation, Santa Monica is now Silver Level

Our ride will begin and end in the courtyard behind Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main Street. The event is co-hosted by Santa Monica Spoke and the City of Santa Monica.

Courtyard behind SM City Hall at 3:30 pm roll out at 4:00 pm.
Press event follows in front of City Hall
5:00pm

As if that was not enough after the ceremony you can take a tour of the Santa Monica Bike Center after which:
We invite you to join us for a Celebratory Handlebar Happy Hour Event

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Location :    West 4th and Jane
Address:      1432A 4th Street (between Broadway & Santa Monica Blvd)
Time:           6:00 pm till ……when ever
Date:           May 15th

As always, please enjoy the event and ride responsibly

Bike to Work Week, May 13th-19th

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There are lots of events and rides planned for Bike Week sponsored by Metro here in Los Angeles County, and LOTS of special events planned here in Santa Monica!

We love bicycling as a GREAT way to travel around our neighborhoods, Wether we are riding to work, school, run errands or recreation, it is a fun, healthier way to travel – especially with new bicycle lanes and paths appearing all across Los Angeles County.  Bike with us at as we lead the Bike Week events here in Santa Monica (and all others over LA County) this week and see how easy it can be!

Pledge here to ride your bike on Bike to Work Day and you could win a new bicycle from REI and other great prizes!

Click on the day of the week to see a list of local participants and events here in Santa Monica.

These pages will be updated as events are confirmed, added or sent in from you all to post.

Your input on Bike Parking in Santa Monica?

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We are working with the City of Santa Monica to mark out places to install bike racks. This next quantity of racks (approx. 150) will be installed sometime before June and is part of the ongoing addition of bike parking in the City of Santa Monica. Not included in this number is the installation of several more bike corrals! You may also submit your input on where you think bike corrals could be installed.
We are working from a list of requested bike rack locations submitted to the City as well as locations previously marked by staff.
Your added input on where we need parking can help us get parking where you want it and where you think it is needed most.

Send your input to BikePlan@SMSpoke.org

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