Save the date: Santa Monica Spoke Update Meeting Event
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Category Archives: Pedestrian Action Plan
Santa Monica’s Savvy Multimodalism Shows Moxie
Great video of our fair city!
Shot before Expo Light Rail Line arrived – this is a great look at the steps City of Santa Monica  has taken to move us toward a safer, more active, healthy and sustainable community that serves it’s residents and welcomes visitors. If you haven’t been here lately – COME VISIT US!
Lots of events this week and beyond –
Wednesday-Â Free Screening: Carless in LA, one woman care free trek through Los Angeles
Thursday-Â HandleBar Happy Hour at Upper West
check SMSpoke.org/events
Now with Expo it is even easier to get west – don’t miss Coast – Santa Monica’s Open Streets Event
From  STREETFILMS
“Santa Monica certainly has a wave of transportation wonders taking flight. Like many cities they seem to be trying out a heaping of everything: bike share, a mix of bike lane treatments, a new rail line, neighborhood greenways, a pedestrian action plan (incorporating Vision Zero), a new people-friendly promenade/protected cycletrack where the Expo line terminates and of course they always have the hard-to-miss Big Blue Bus!
Just in the last six months they have launched both Breeze bike share and opened the Expo rail line to downtown Los Angeles which cuts travel times from an hour and a half by bus to 50 minutes. (Personal note: after spending the day shooting this story I endured a 2 hour and 15 minute bus ride back to L.A.’s Union Station. So at rush hour it can be even more tortuous than that!) The Breeze bike share was my first experience with the smart bike program and it was easy to use and comfortable.
So come see just some of the many options the city has employed to make getting around as easy as possible whatever mode you choose. Thanks much to the wonderful Cynthia Rose from Santa Monica Spoke who made my first visit there a joy by giving me the grand tour.”
Thank you Clarence!
SM Spoke Meeting: Saturday, April 2nd
Join us Saturday morning for coffee, bagels, lively discussion and FUN!!
Updates & Input: Bike Month, EXPO, Bike Action Plan Implementation, Samohi SRTS / MANGo, Colorado Esplanade, Mobility Initiative, Santa Monica’s 1st Open Street Event!
YOUR INPUT!
•  Francie Stefan, City of Santa Monica Mobility and Transportation Manager will share updates on Santa Monica’s Open Street Event, Pedestrian Action Plan, the City’s Mobility Initiative and the completion of the new Colorado Esplanade and opening of EXPO light Rail and Bike Path.
•  Michelle Glickert, City of Santa Monica’s Bike Coordinator will give us Bike Action Plan updates and request your ideas and input on next steps. Projects: Green Lanes and Bike Technology Demonstrations, MANGo. Brief updates on programs like SRTS and bike ed classes and events.
•  Vision Zero
•  City of Santa Monica Bike Share – stat updates and Breeze Outreach Team opportunities,
Ride Breeze Bikes that we will have there for you to test ride.
•  Be the first to hear about some exciting upcoming events!
•  SMPD Bike Liason sends his regrets for this meeting – we look forward to meeting him at the next one
•   Bike Month: Gear Up May 1st and more events ALL MONTH - NEED VOLUNTEERS
•  You can sign up or renew your SM Spoke / LACBC membership for special perks. Meet and join our lively group of volunteers.
Plus MORE
When: Â Â Â Saturday
Time:     10am – noon
Where:   Spoke HQ, 1640 5th Street, just south of Expo Station  Â
Let’s Celebrate our Successes and plan our next steps together!!
And have some fun!!
SM Spoke Meeting and 4 year BAP Party!
Join us Saturday morning for coffee, bagels and lively discussion and FUN!!
Updates & Input: Bike share Launch and Equity Grant application, Bike Action Plan Implementation, SAMOHI SRTS / MANGo, EXPO, Colorado Esplanade, DTSM Projects,
YOUR INPUT!
•  Michelle Glickert from the City of Santa Monica will give us Bike Action Plan updates and request your ideas on next steps.
•  Meet our new City of Santa Monica Bike Share Coordinator and talk about the Bike Share equity grant we’re applying  for.
•  Ride Breeze Bikes that we will have there for you to test ride. You can still sign up at the Special Founding Member price!
•  You can sign up or renew your SM Spoke / LACBC membership for special perks. Meet and join our lively group of volunteers.
•  Be the first to hear about some exciting upcoming events!
Pretty exciting It’s our 4 Year Anniversary adopting the Bike Action Plan
When: Â Â Â Saturday
Time: Â Â Â Â 10am – noon
Where:   Spoke HQ, 1640 5th Street, just south of Expo Station  Â
Let’s Celebrate our Successes and plan our next steps together!!
And have some fun!!
MANGo Ribbon Cutting Event!
Save the Date:
Saturday, May 30th, 10am – 11:30am
Michigan Avenue & 12th Street
You are invited to celebrate the opening of the Michigan Avenue landscape circles and the first phase of implementing MANGo, the areas first Neighborhood Greenway! Streets designed to support equity of all road users.
We join the Pico Neighborhood to celebrate the rich cultural tapestry of many threads, woven on and Michigan Avenue, throughout Santa Monica’s History. Hear from residents, past and present as they share their experiences of everyday life in the neighborhood.
See more on MANGo here and on the City’s website here
The Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway is intended to create an inviting streetscape along Michigan Avenue and adjoining streets. This could be achieved through elements including roadway calming, increased landscaping, sidewalk widening, bike facilities, and enhanced crosswalks. The three-mile Greenway between the Bergamot Arts Center and the beach would provide a safe and comfortable place for neighbors of all ages to walk, bike, recreate, and interact with one another. Additionally, it will be a functional circulation link to connect residents and visitors with many significant community and regional institutions, including schools, parks, job centers, and future Expo stations. The project will make it easier to get around Santa Monica on foot and by bicycle, and is intended to enhance the livability of the Pico Neighborhood and improve environmental quality.