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Presentation: Urban Cycling Institute, Rotterdam May 3rd.

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A presentation of research with students from the Urban Cycling Institute in Rotterdam. The event is scheduled for the evening of May 3rd in Santa Monica, Happy Hour reception will follow.
See event info HERE, RSVP HERE

The event is FREE, RSVP TODAY HERE

Join us as we explore research and maybe some myths on how to expand on these simple notions:

  • Build it & they will come
  • Cycling replaces driving
  • Write a plan & follow it
  • Cycling requires icons

A presentation of research with students from the Urban Cycling Institute, Rotterdam.

A presentation of research with students from the Urban Cycling Institute in Rotterdam. The event is scheduled for May 3rd. Details on Santa Monica location are being confirmed and will be announced shortly.

Louis M. Uljee & Pieter Zonneveld & Students, Rotterdam Business School, Netherlands

  • Role of City Hall as HONEST BROKER:: Clean City, Quiet City, Safe City, Healthy City?
  • Bike share
  • Peer to peer bike constructions ( Apps?)
  • Entitlements: cars vs bikes vs pedestrians
  • Public transport + fishbone structure between stations + sharing bikes model
  • Flow theory Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
  • Influence of (solar) e-bikes
  • Myths: Expand not the theories, what do they mean and how can we actually achieve them?
    • Build it and they will come.
    • Cycling replaces driving?
    • Write a plan and follow it.
    • Cycling requires Icons.
  • Swarm theory: The Genius of Swarms. A single ant or bee isn’t smart, but their colonies are. The study of swarm intelligence is providing insights that can help humans manage complex systems, from truck routing to military robots. Applied to bike networks?

May 3rd in Santa Monica, Doors open at 5:30pm
Easy accessible via EXPO, BBB & METRO, Bike Parking.

HandleBar Happy Hour reception will follow
at Bareburger!

#HBHH tonight at Lunetta

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For April we head back to the Pico Neighborhood and Santa Monica’s new modern neighborhood diner, Lunetta All Day

April 26th
5:30 – to 7:00pm (at least)
2420 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica 90404

End of every month we like to get together for fun, and to celebrate all things bike.bike_local_sticker
Always fun, always family friendly!
Socialize, talk bikes, give input ….

If it’s on your way don’t forget to pass the Bike Counter on your way!

Big thank you to last months host Bareburger – we had great food and GREAT FUN!

Celebrate #BikeLocalSM, our Buy Local SM businesses, happy hour + new friends at these monthly events!  Learn about upcoming local bike events + find out about and connect with us at SM Spoke… as we visit and introduce you to some of our Buy Local SM businesses.  Eat Local, Drink Local, Buy Local AND Bike Local SM!

Events this weekend and Bike Month 2017!

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Saturday: Kidical Mass. Ride starts at Memorial Park

A bike ride event for the whole family.

This Sunday: Ride with the Mayor!

Ride a ride along the beach with Mayor Ted Winterer to a presentation by the The Bay Foundation and the Annenberg Community Beach House about the Beach Restoration Pilot Project.

April HandleBar Happy Hour

On Wednesday April 26th we head back to the Pico Neighborhood and Santa Monica’s new modern neighborhood diner, Lunetta All Day

May 3rd: Presentation by: Urban Cycling Institute, Rotterdam

A presentation of research with students from the Urban Cycling Institute in Rotterdam. The event is scheduled for the evening of May 3rd in Santa Monica, Happy Hour reception will follow.

May is Bike Month – Bike to Work Week May 14th – 21st
More events posted as they are confirmed!

Bike Month Proclamation: Santa Monica City Council, May 9th

Santa Monica Business Get ready for  in Santa Monica! You are invited to participate with specials: Sign up here:   with our Buy Local Santa Monica Partner and help us celebrate! We will promote all our participating Santa Monica business and their specials in May!

 

Handlebar Happy Hour Tonight @Bareburger

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Join us tonight at Bareburger on Main Street

Bareburger is warmly welcoming us and extending their Happy Hour menu for our group until 8pm! Thanks Bareburger!!

End of every month we like to get together for fun, and to celebrate all things bike.bike_local_sticker
Always fun, always family friendly!
Socialize, talk bikes, give input ….

If it’s on your way don’t forget to pass the Bike Counter on your way!

March Handlebar Happy Hour is at Bareburger!

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For March we visit the local Bareburger on Main Street in Santa Monica!  #HBHH


DAY:      Wednesday
DATE:    March 29th
TIME:    5pm -8pm (HH $)
PLACE:  Bareburger, 2732 Main Street, Santa Monica, 90405

End of every month we like to get together for fun, and to celebrate all things bike.bike_local_sticker
Always fun, always family friendly!
Socialize, talk bikes, give input ….

If it’s on your way don’t forget to pass the Bike Counter on your way!

Bareburger is warmly welcoming us by extending their Happy Hour menu for our group until 8pm! Thanks Bareburger!!

Bareburger is a Buy Local Business that believes sometimes it can be just as simple as a burger, fries, and shake. Their Mission is for love, service, and organic & sustainable food to fill their restaurants with foods we can pronounce. They came together to make food that they can proudly serve to their communities, friends and families with ingredients sourced as close to home as possible. Barebuger celebrates ingredients that grow up the way nature intended. See menu and more on the event listing here.

Celeb!rate #BikeLocalSM, our Buy Local SM businesses, happy hour + new friends at these monthly events!  Learn about upcoming local bike events + find out about and connect with us at SM Spoke… as we visit and introduce you to some of our Buy Local SM businesses.  Eat Local, Drink Local, Buy Local AND Bike Local SM!