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What Can You Get to Riding the Breeze

By Jason Islas | | No Comments
Last week, Santa Monica launched Breeze Bike Share, the first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County. To celebrate, more than 100 early subscribers, city staffers, and elected officials went for an inaugural ride in front of City Hall. Breeze’s 500 bikes, located at 80 hubs around the city and in Venice, mean that residents, […]

Bike-Share Has Arrived: Santa Monica Breeze Opens!

By Joe Linton | | 12 Comments
The first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County opened today to much fanfare. Santa Monica’s Breeze bike-share features 500 bicycles at 75 stations throughout the city of Santa Monica, plus four in adjacent Venice. The system is run by CycleHop under a contract with the city of Santa Monica. System start-up funding came from the […]

Santa Monica Could Tap Hulu as “Presenting Sponsor” for Breeze Bike Share

By Jason Islas | | No Comments
Update: Hulu bike-share sponsorship was approved by the Santa Monica City Council at its October 13 meeting.  The Santa Monica-based online entertainment company, Hulu, may become the “presenting sponsor” of Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share, L.A. County’s first public bike-share system. The City Council will vote tonight (Tuesday) on whether to sign a five-year contract for the […]

Reps Pelosi and Lieu Tout ‘Grow America’ Transportation Bill

By Joe Linton | | No Comments
Elected officials, labor leaders, and Metro’s CEO assembled this morning to call on Congress to pass a long-term transportation bill. In order to highlight the ways that transportation infrastructure funding benefits communities, the press event showcased the bluff-top construction site of the city of Santa Monica’s California Incline retrofit project. House Minority Leader Representative Nancy Pelosi, Representative Ted […]
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