Category Archives: Bike Action Plan

Save the dates: Bike Campus Opening 4/22 & Spoke meeting 4/24

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Please save the date. Sunday April 22nd & * New meeting date Tuesday 4/24

Monday, April 23rd

*Monday meeting date conflicts with Bergamot Transit Village Design Workshop see below

On Sunday April 22nd we join the City of Santa Monica to celebrate the opening of the New Bike Campus where Ocean Park meets the beach.We will celebrate the opening of Santa Monica’s New Bike Campus with festivities and education.  There will be a Beach Bike Rodeo aimed at middle school students and their parents. Bring your bike or borrow one of ours. We will do bike safety checks and have instructors at the different stations to teach bike skills and demonstrate how the community can use this great benefit to improve their cycling skills on their own.  Santa Monica Spoke will host another “Ride the BAP” to see and discuss more of the recent and upcoming bike infrastructure implementations.
More on the Bike Campus and this event will be posted soon.

On New date Tuesday, April 24 Monday April 23rd we invite you to join us for a Spoke meeting to be held in the evening (6:30) . We will catch up on what’s up in Santa Monica, the BAP and future campaigns like “Bring CicLAvia to Santa Monica and the West-side”. As we confirm our location it will be posted here.
 update to follow

See you soon!

Bike Fest, this Saturday April 14th at REI

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Santa Monica Spoke joins REI for a day of cycling education and fun.  In addition to all the great stuff outlined below representatives from Santa Monica Spoke will be there to ask questions and get information about the new Bike Action Plan and all the new bike infrastructure in our city. Also JJ Hoffman, LACBC River Ride coordinator will be there so you can register for the River Ride on June 10th and get info on LACBC’s projects around LA county.

Just one more way you can prepare for CicLAvia on SUNDAY, April 15th.

WHAT: During a free Bike Fest on Saturday, April 14th from 11 am – 3 pm, REI will host the local cycling community.  REI’s Bike Fest is a fun day of events for everyone whether you are a commuter, a first-time rider or weekend warrior! Get educated and inspired as you meet vendors, community bike clubs and non-profits. REI will help you maximize your ride, teach you how to plan your route, and let you test ride some of their newest bikes. Come join us as we celebrate how much fun it is to be on two wheels!  REI Expert Staff will teach a variety of 30 minute classes to meet the needs of all levels of cyclists.

        • 11:30 am – 12:00 pm – Getting your Family Cycling.
          We’ll help you navigate the variety of choice of child carriers and safety equipment to find what’s right for you and your family
        • 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm – Maximize your Ride with GPS.
          GPS is everywhere, from bike computers to your phone.  Learn how to maximize this tool in your rides.
        • 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Learn how to Fix a Flat.
          Bring your own wheel and learn how to fix a flat tire and ride with confidence.
        • 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Using the Internet to Connect.
          We’ll help you map your ride and plan your route using the latest internet tools.

WHO:        All cyclists are encouraged to attend free of charge.

WHERE:   Santa Monica REI, 402 Santa Monica Blvd.

WHEN:      Saturday, April 14th, 11 am – 3 pm

HOW:         To register for the event or for information on other upcoming classes, visit REI.com/SantaMonica.

 

ABOUT REI:
REI is a national outdoor retail co-op dedicated to inspiring, educating and outfitting its members and the community for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship. Founded in 1938 by a group of Pacific Northwest mountaineers seeking quality equipment, REI is committed to promoting environmental stewardship and increasing access to outdoor recreation through volunteerism, gear donations and financial contributions.

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Unofficial Grand Opening of Santa Monica’s first on street Bike Corrals!

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Saturday we celebrated an important and visible piece of the New Bike Action Plan.

SMDP 3/26/12

Since we couldn’t let such a grand event go “un” celebrated we decided that an UNOFFICIAL GRAND OPENING / RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WAS IN ORDER!

We started the morning at the Santa Monica Bike Center, gathering on bikes we rode down Main Street to Edgemar to join a waiting crowd for the festivities. We had lots of bikes, balloons, cookies, muffins, coffee donated by Peet’s, speeches and a red ribbon to cut. The event was well attended by an enthusiastic crowd and the local press. We were happy to have Santa Monica City Mayor Richard Bloom officially help preside over our “Unofficial Ceremony” along with Planning Commissioner and co-organizing conspirator Richard McKinnon shown here with the traffic cone megaphone.
View our image gallery on flickr

 

“Bikes can mean big business, and businesses are beginning to realize it.”

Far and away, the biggest reason business owners resist the addition of bike infrastructure is that they’re afraid it will limit parking. Once they realize they can get 12 bike parking spaces for each car spot, sometimes they begin to change their tune. Even better, they begin to discover that cyclists can be their best customers. “We tend to shop closer to home and shop more often,” said April Economides, a consultant who helped the city of Long Beach, build bicycle-friendly business districts.
quote from DC Streetsblog article, National Bike Summit

These bike corrals represent a wonderful collaboration between the community, the city and local business to provide more secure bike parking at key locations here on Main Street.

Click image to view our gallery on flikcr

“We at Santa Monica Spoke have strongly advocated the importance of abundant, convenient and safe parking for bicycles.  Good bike parking is an essential feature of a bikeable urban landscape and a crucial component in encouraging and enabling people to ride. It’s an important and valuable investment for cities to make.” Cynthia Rose said to the crowd.

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A typical bike corral uses one car parking space and can accommodate 10 to 14 bikes. In a space one car would park, a bike corral can provide parking for 14 or more customers to patronize local business. The corrals we celebrated Saturday are unique in that they were installed without removing any car parking but instead are utilizing previously red buffer zones that have now been repurposed to provide secure parking for an additional 36 bikes on Main Street.

Parking for an additional 36 bikes without adding congestion to sidewalks or removing any car parking. These corrals will provide parking for visitors who can now enjoy restaurants and shopping, while actively experiencing and connecting with local businesses.

Images:
Top ©GaryRidesBikes
SMDP Kibiwot Limo news@smdp.com
Flickr stream and all others: ©BikeBrunch.com, ©SantaMonicaSpoke, taken by Bryan Beretta

 

Grand Unofficial opening of Santa Monica’s first on-street bike corrals

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You are cordially invited to the Grand Unofficial opening of Santa Monica’s first on-street bike corrals.

Part of  Santa Monica’s big new Bike Plan the corrals were installed last week. No good turn should ever go unannounced or un-celebrated. Its time the corrals were unofficially opened by bike riders, community representatives, political types and the general public.

So, join in on Saturday morning at the bike corrals between 11 and 12 for coffee, muffins, balloons, music, ribbon cutting, speeches, politicians, drum rolls, bike type activities, media coverage, lights, cameras. And more. Much more! It’s a party! Be there.

Santa Monica Spoke, a sponsor of the Opening will lead a group bike ride from the Bike Center at 10.30am to the event in front of Peet’s Coffee.

Santa Monica Bike Corrals
Grand Unofficial Opening Saturday March 24 
Bike Ride from Bike Center  at 10:30, roll out at 10:45 sharp
(2nd and Colorado)
Ribbion Cutting Ceremony 11 am
2439 Main Street
Outside Peets at the Edgemar Center
(on the Main Street bike lanes)

 

New in Santa Monica: Bike corrals, sharrows, buffered bike lanes & more!

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We have new bike facilities going in all over the city. Bike corrals, buffered bike lanes, sharrows, bike lane/ sharrow combos (climbing lanes) on 17th and more planned. Plus more every day! Have you seen something new going in? Let us know so we can share it!

Here is a first preview of what we are seeing. And more to come!
Not pictured are beautiful lanes on 26th. We’ll add more images asap.
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Enjoy

Wall bike racks @ Coop

Coop put in racks!

17th South of Ocean Park

Bike corral on Main (@Kinney)Â Â

Corral on Main @ Kinney #2

Bike Corral on Main, Â Â Â Â North of Ocean Park

Buffered Lane on Bicknell  North off Main