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Breeze Community Ride, Ride with the Mayor & CicLAvia all in ONE!

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Save the Date!

For March we combine the Monthly Ride with the Mayor, our Breeze Community Ride to Celebrate SPRING! & CicLAvia, Culver City meet Venice all in ONE.

Join Santa Monica Spoke, Mayor Ted Winterer, City Manager Rick Cole and City of Santa Monica Mobility Team at a start location in Santa Monica (confirmed shortly) for a Breeze Community Ride*  with the Mayor to the CicLAvia Hub in Venice!

PLEASE check back for here or at on the calendar event for Eventbrite RSVP when start location and time are confirmed. We will update the event page as well as post on our Facebook and via our email list – sign up for our emails so you don’t miss anything!

*3 hours of free Breeze ride time or ride you own bike)

Breeze Community Ride

PHOTOS: Parks Day, Come Play! Ride with the Mayor & SM Spoke Picnic Ride!

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We had a GREAT DAY of Celebrating and Bike Riding Saturday!

Click the image to go to flickr Photo Gallery or side arrows to advance embedded gallery here!
Parks Day! Mayors Ride & Picnic Ride!

• The official Parks Day, Come Play! started at 10am with Grand Opening Ceremonies at the new Ishihara Park
• The ride activities followed after the Dedication Celebrations at Gandara Park around 11:30am with the February Ride with the Mayor and our Picnic Ride –

So Many Events this Week!

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Movie Screening: LOVE THY NATURE
CONNECTING TO NATURE IS KEY!

Wednesday, February 22 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Movie Screening at the Aero                                              Bike Valet courtesy of Santa Monica Dept. of Planning & Community Development.

The Film
An award winning film narrated by Liam Neeson, Love Thy Nature shows how deeply we’ve lost touch with nature and takes viewers on a cinematic journey through the beauty…..
A Panel discussion will follow the screening
More info HERE

 

 

Handlebar Happy Hour: Ingo’s Tasty Diner

Thursday, February 23 @ 5:00 am – 7:00 pm

This month we return to an all time favorite –
TIME:    5pm -7pm (HH $)
PLACE:  1213 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica.

Event info is HERE
Always fun, alway family friendly.
Socialize, talk bikes, give input ….

Then we put it ALL TOGETHER for a day of Celebrating and Bike Riding on Saturday! Parks Day, Come Play, Ride with the Mayor and SM Spoke Picnic Ride!!

Saturday, February 25th, See event for times and more info HERE

• The official Parks Day, Come Play! starts at 10am with Grand Opening Ceremonies at the new Ishihara Park
• Our ride activities will start at the Dedication Celebrations at Gandara Park (formerly Stewart Street Park) at 11am with the February Ride with the Mayor and our Picnic Ride –
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Parks Day, Come Play + SM Spoke Picnic Ride!

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Saturday, February 25th

We are putting it ALL TOGETHER for a day of Celebrating and Bike Riding!

The official Parks Day, Come Play! starts at 10am with Grand Opening Ceremonies at the new Ishihara Park located at 2909 Exposition Blvd. in Santa Monica. Ishihara Park was named for George Ishihara, a long-time resident of Santa Monica’s Pico Neighborhood and a World War II veteran. The park is designed by the prominent landscape architecture firm Mia Lehrer + Associates who will be conducting group tours at the new park.

Saturday, February 25th
Festivities begin at 10:00am at Ishihara Park (we’ll here too!)
Bike ride gathers at 11:00am at Gandara Park and will return to Ishihara Park after stops at Los Amigos and Reed Park Re-Opening Celebrations.

Our ride activities will start at the Dedication Celebrations at Gandara Park (formerly Stewart Street Park) at 11am with the February Ride with the Mayor to Los Amigos Park our 1st stop. After picnic snacks and a visit at the Re-Opening Celebration at Los Amigos Park we’ll head over to the Re-Opening Celebration at Reed Park for more exploring. After we hang out there for a bit we’ll head back to the Grand Opening Celebrations Ishihara Park.

Pack your own picnic snacks or join us - we’ll be packing lemonade, fruit, PB&J’s and other yummy stuff to share. We always aim for zero waste events – please bring reusable cups and plates – napkins will be provided.

Please click HERE for questions or to RSVP so we can bring enough for everyone to share!


Check out the route HERE*
*subject to change.

Airport2Park.org will be there to share updates about the new 12 acre Santa Monica Airport Park Expansion and recent news that the City of Santa Monica can now begin planning for the design & construction of a new Great Park to replace SMO when it closes on December 31 2028.

February 25th: Bike Ride with the Mayor & Park Day, Come Play Ride!

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Santa Monica Spoke Update Meeting postponed – new date announced SOON!

Join us on February 25th for a Bike Ride with the Mayor
and MORE!

To celebrate “Parks Day, Come Play!” we’ll join Mayor Ted Winterer and City Manager Rick Cole on a bike ride beginning at Gandara Park (formerly Stewart Street Park) for a fun, 3 mile ride to Los Amigos Park. You can stop there or continue with us (after a brief visit) as we continue our ride with short visits to view the awesome new features at the remaining parks. We’ll end up back at the celebrations for the new Ishihara Park (near our start point).

January Ride with the Mayor was joined by CalBike Board & Staff

Full info and updates are in the
Calendar Event!
Mayor’s Ride on Facebook here

We meet at Gandara Park at 11am - plan to roll soon after 11:15.
Grab your own bike and helmet or try the local Breeze Bike Share bikes (station at Gandara Park). Breeze Ambassadors will be there to answer questions.

The ride will be on city streets with and without bike lanes. Children are welcome but should be capable of street riding or in an appropriate child seat or trailer.

Grand Opening Ishihara Park, Dedication Gandara Park, Re-Opening Celebrations at Los Amigos & Reed Park