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Open Thread: Coast, Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Event

By Jason Islas | Jun 6, 2016 | 3 Comments

Santa Monica closed off two miles of streets to motor vehicles on Sunday for its first-ever open streets event, Coast. The route started at the newly-opened Downtown Santa Monica Expo line station. From there to the Pier was a designated pedestrian zone. The path continued north along Ocean Avenue to Wilshire and south along Main […]

Santa Monica Really Wants to Make It Easy for You to Go Multimodal

By Jason Islas | May 19, 2016 | No Comments

Santa Monica is an embarrassment of riches in many ways. That is especially true when it comes to alternatives to driving everywhere. And now, the city wants to make it as easy as possible for you to discover how you can go multimodal and take advantage of Santa Monica’s growing network of transportation options. “It […]

Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Festival Set for June 5

By Jason Islas | Mar 22, 2016 | No Comments

(There are six more open streets festivals coming up April through June 2016. See this earlier CicLAvia article for listings for Lawndale, Southeast Cities, Downey, and two San Gabriel Valley events!) Santa Monica is preparing for its first open streets event, during which a 1.7 mile route along Ocean Avenue, Main Street, and Colorado Avenue will […]

Expo to Hit Another Major Milestone Next Week

By Jason Islas | Dec 9, 2015 | No Comments

Next week, the Expo Construction Authority — which oversees construction of the Exposition Light Rail project — is anticipating handing over the Phase II right-of-way to Metro, which will begin regular train testing or “pre-revenue” service, according to a report to the Expo Construction Authority Board [PDF]. (Note: An earlier version said the report was […]

Main Street in Santa Monica Poised to Get 2 Parklets

By Jason Islas | Nov 23, 2015 | No Comments

Update: The Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved three locations for the city’s pilot parklet program. The three locations include the two recommended by staff and a third at Main and Hill in front of Finn McCool’s. The Santa Monica City Council next Tuesday will consider giving the go-ahead to the beachside city’s first two […]

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