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Santa Monica tomorrow will join the ranks of cities using real-time information to encourage biking.

Santa Monica To Open Real-Time Bike Traffic Counter on Main Street

By Jason Islas | Dec 21, 2016 | No Comments

Santa Monica tomorrow will join the ranks of cities using real-time information to encourage biking, through installation of an automated bike counter located at Main Street just south of Colorado Avenue. The official ribbon cutting will be tomorrow-Wednesday at noon.

Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica Gets Creative with Its Crosswalks

By Damien Newton and Jason Islas | Sep 13, 2016 | No Comments

Last night, the City of Santa Monica painted the first of its “creative crosswalks” designed to improve both safety and fun for people walking across the street. Last night’s painting was at the intersection of Ocean and Broadway. A second installation is planned for Arizona and Second Street tonight. “Creative crosswalks can create a sense […]

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: NIMBYs Oppose Neighborhood Childcare Center

By Juan Matute | Sep 6, 2016 | No Comments

This was originally posted at Santa Monica Next. Tomorrow, the Santa Monica Planning Commission will vote on whether to approve a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) allowing the owners of an existing daycare center can expand from 14 kids to a 30-child daycare center in a new location, at the Quaker church on Harvard Street (link […]

Santa Monica’s California Incline Is Open Again, a Safer Place for All Users

By Saul Rubin | Sep 6, 2016 | No Comments

(This story first appeared at Santa Monica Next.) For motorists, the California Incline was always a glorious and scenic way to journey between Pacific Coast Highway and the bluffs of Santa Monica along Ocean Avenue. Bicyclists and pedestrians who traveled the Incline, however, may not have such fond memories. The narrow, crumbling sidewalk that ran […]

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

By Jason Islas | May 20, 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 […]