Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Santa Monica Next

“Courage, Tenacity, and Imagination”: An Interview with Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, Part II

By Jason Islas | Jul 8, 2015 | No Comments

Santa Monica Next sat down to talk with Rick Cole, who took the reins as Santa Monica’s city manager on June 29 after leaving his post at L.A. City Hall as deputy mayor in charge of budget and innovation. The Pasadena native and 30-year veteran of local and regional politics spoke with us about his goals […]

“A City on the Beach”: An Interview with Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, Part I

By Jason Islas | Jul 7, 2015 | No Comments

As Metro Considers Bike-Share Vendor, Concerns Over Compatibility Arise in Santa Monica

By Jason Islas | Jun 4, 2015 | No Comments

News broke this week that Metro will soon vote on a bike share vendor for the agency’s “Countywide Bikeshare” system, which will start with a 1000-bike pilot program in Downtown L.A. But that has some leaders concerned in Santa Monica, which will launch a 500-bike bike share system of its own this summer, about whether […]

Save the Date: “Live.Ride.Share,” Los Angeles’ First Shared-Use Mobility Conference

By Jason Islas | Jan 30, 2015 | No Comments

The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) has partnered with several local and national nonprofit organizations, including the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), for Live.Ride.Share, Southern California’s first ever shared-use mobility conference on February 23. The conference, which will be held in Downtown Los Angeles, will focus on the shared transportation […]

Three Years Later, Is Santa Monica’s Bike Action Plan Working?

By Jason Islas | Dec 3, 2014 | No Comments

In November 2011, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously — and enthusiastically — adopted the Bike Action Plan (BAP), an ambitious 300-page document that seeks to transform the bayside city into one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country. The BAP, the culmination of years of work by City Planning staff, local bike advocates, […]

Santa Monica Poised to Have First Bike Share System in L.A. County

By Jason Islas | Nov 6, 2014 | No Comments

It’s finally happening! Santa Monica could move forward with plans for a 500-bicycle bike share program at this Tuesday’s City Council meeting. After more than two years of planning and waiting, the City Council will decide whether to approve a contract with CycleHop, LLC for the purchase and operation of the new system, which would […]

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