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An Apology: Santa Monica Gets Bicycling Right, and This Writer Got It Wrong

By Ted Rogers | Jan 4, 2013 | 6 Comments

Consider this a public apology to L.A. County’s bike-friendly city by the bay. No, not that one. The other one. It’s something I’ve been mulling ever since I met Andy Clarke, President of the League of American Bicyclists, at the ceremony honoring L.A.’s recognition as a Bike Friendly Community last October. As we talked, I […]

Big Blue Bus Still Behind The Curve On Digital Tools

By Gary Kavanagh | Dec 11, 2012 | 19 Comments

One game changing advancement to help users navigate public transit websites is the proliferation of smart phones, apps, and map services catering to public transit. While we shouldn’t assume everyone has access to these tools, it is foolish to not embrace the opportunities these new tools make possible. However, Big Blue Bus remains behind with […]

New Signage Discourages Sidewalk Riding In Santa Monica, But It’s An Issue That Defies Simple Resolution

By Gary Kavanagh | Dec 3, 2012 | 8 Comments

This past week I first noticed signage and stenciling in Santa Monica telling cyclists not to ride on the sidewalk. This new stencil signage is at present only on 2nd St near Arizona, and is inconsistently implemented with one intersection with a walk your bike icon (2nd & Arizona), and another with a bike crossed […]

Santa Monica Family Bike Fest Coming Up In Early December

By Gary Kavanagh | Nov 26, 2012 | 4 Comments

Coming up on Saturday, December 8th, Santa Monica is hosting a Family Bike Fest, through a collaboration of the city, local schools, and the Safe Routes To School program. Just as the preparation events held in conjunction with the Bike It! Walk It! Days, the festival will have an educational component with youth bike skills […]

Next Steps For The Bike Movement In Santa Monica (p. 2/2)

By Gary Kavanagh | Nov 20, 2012 | 3 Comments

In the first post of this two part series, I laid out some of where we are in Santa Monica with regards to bicycling, and my belief that we are a regional leader even if Long Beach has silver and we remain ranked bronze. However a lot remains to be done if we are to […]

Santa Monica Bike Center Celebrates Its First Birthday in Style

By Damien Newton | Nov 19, 2012 | No Comments

This weekend, Santa Monica Bike Center, the largest bike parking facility in the country, celebrated its one year birthday. Bike Center is actually two locations (Parking Structure 7 at 320 Broadway and Parking Structure 8 at 215 Colorado) in the center of downtown with a combined 5,300 square-feet of space and nearly 360 secure bicycle […]

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