May is National Bike Month
Change it up, get to the park by bike or walk if you can on May 30th, 2015. Join the National Bike Challenge and keep the momentum going by joining us on Team Bike Santa Monica and logging your miles through September. Learn how HERE its FUN!
Do you have a bike you’ve outgrown or are looking to upgrade? Bring your unwanted bicycles to swap at the park.
*must be in operable condition
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 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 will 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 destinations, including schools, parks, job centers, and soon to open 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.
with aThis week we visit Locanda Del LAGO, Santa Monica!
LAGOÂ GM and SQA Grand Prize award-winner Megan Heritage practices what she preaches! She rode her bicycle to the SQA awards this year!
Log miles over smiles and learn how to join the Nation Bike Challenge and ride with us on Team Bike Santa Monica!
Buy Local, Bike Local, Family Friendly Event!
Santa Monica Spoke 7am -9am Broadway and 17th (updated location) Bike to Work Pit Stop. Coffee, Juice, breakfast food and healthy snacks!
Santa Monica Spoke & Spinlister Co Host 9am – 10:30 at 1640 5th Street, south of the Expo Terminus at SM Spoke HQ. Bike to Work Pit Stop coffee, Juice, breakfast food and healthy snacks!
Don’t forget  to join us for 5th Annual BIKE FROM WORK Handlebar Happy Hour Mixer,
5-7:30pm Areal Restaurant, 2820 Main Street
City of Santa Monica, 6-9am, Santa Monica City Hall, 1685 Main Street, there will be giveaways, continental breakfast, hot and cold beverages and gift packs for bikers, also lots of bicycling information. Santa Monica Spoke will be here too!
Office of Assemblymember Richard Bloom 50th District, 8-10am Ocean Park Blvd at 25th or Stewart — Stop by on your bike ride to work, they will have beverages, snacks and provide State Resource brochures.
Crossroads School, 7-10am, 1729 21st Street (just south of Olympic Blvd),Â
Cold drinks, snacks, water, giveaways FUN
Helens Cycles,  7:30-10AM, 2501 Broadway, Free
Bike safety checks, coupons, information, snacks
Colorado Center, 8-10am, 2401 Broadway, Corner of Broadway and Cloverfield – Southeast Water and giveaways.Â
Water Garden Commuter Center 8-10am, 2450 Colorado
We will have water, snacks, and giveaways!
Caffe Bellagio 8-10am & 4-6pm, 1400 3rd Street Promenade Free drip coffee and water bottles for bikers! Plus 10% off any other item.
Santa Monica College, Center for Environmental and Urban Studies, 9am – 1pm, 1744 Pearl Street, In the bike parking corral area, The Santa Monica College Bicycle Club and Bike SMC Campaign will be providing a pit stop for students and other commuters riding out to or around the West Side. They will be giving away free breakfast and lunch items in the bike park. Such as bagels, yogurt, bananas, etc.
Santa Monica Bike Center, 8am-1pm, 1555 2nd Street (corner of 2nd and Colorado)
Free Safety Checks,  ‘Juice Girl’ fresh pressed juices and gourmet peanut butter + ‘your favorite topping’ sandwiches will be available for bike commuters!
IZIP Store, 9am – 6pm 2830 Main St: (90405) 10% off Accessories and Services. Free Safety Checks (use promo code “RIDE2WORKâ€)
Cynergy Cycles, 10am -7pm, 2300 Santa Monica Blvd. Cynergy will be a pit stop for anyone commuting or biking all day. They will supply Free cold water, Cliff Bars, and safety checks through out the day for any riders that stop in and Mention Bike Week – plus Bike Local discounts all week.Â
Moore Ruble Yudell, 8-10am 933 Pico Blvd,
Bottles of water as well as a larger container of water to refill bottles/thermos and fruit & granola bar.
DTLA Bicycles 10am -7pm, 700 Wilshire Blvd.
Free safety checks and 10% off there entire purchase by mentioning “I Ride LAâ€
Areal Restaurant, 10am-11pm, 2820 Main Street,
Free coffees & fountain drinks as well as refilling of water bottles. 20% off any food purchase by mentioning that you biked to work Thursday May 16th.
O’Brien’s Irish 2226 Wilshire Blvd 11:30am-11pm, 2226 Wilshire Blvd
Two for one burgers for Cyclists
Did you take the pledge? Pledge here to ride your bike on Bike to Work Day and you could cool prizes!
If your ride is long or a full day at work makes it a challenge to pedal home, go multi-modal:
Big Blue Bus joins Metro (and other transit) to offer FREE rides to bicyclists all day on May 14th. Bring your bike or helmet on board a Big Blue Bus and you can ride for free.
It’s time again for the Golden Pedal Awards, Metro’s annual bicycle story competition! Do you or someone you know have a great story to tell about your bicycle commute? What do you love about bicycling to school or work? Tell them about your victories—whether it be the hills you conquer every morning, bicycling to school with your children, or your clever shortcut that lets you zip past traffic.
No matter your age or ability level, Metro wants to hear about your cycling success story, you define what is a bicycling success story and they are interested in hearing about it.
Nominate yourself or someone else for an award. Winners will receive a number of fun prizes and will be featured on The Source!
Tell your story here
Log miles over smiles and learn how to join the Nation Bike Challenge and ride for Team Bike Santa Monica!
Learn about all the great events for Bike Month and Bike to Work Week!
September 2014 HBHH Pono Burger
Bike Local!
Family Friendly Event!