Month: April 2013

For more on this odd election year, non-election year debate on a road bond proposal, see this piece. Then go to one of these hearings.

Building a Bike Movement in Autopia

Does riding the bus at night make you nervous?

The City of Santa Monica and Sustainable Works announce the first ever Kidical Mass Ride - a fun, and comfortable bike ride for families and youth. The Kidical Mass ride encourages Santa Monica families to increase bike riding as a safe and sustainable alternative to driving a car, promotes healthy active children and a healthy environment for our community. The free event will include fun activities for children, safety presentations, awards and prizes, and a pizza party upon finishing the ride. All participants are REQUIRED to wear a helmet at all times during the ride. The ride is between 9:30am - 12:30pm and will be approximately 1 hour (about 2.5 miles). It will begin and end at John Adams Middle School, 2425 16th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405. Parking is free and the event is accessible by BigBlueBus Lines 7 and 8. The event is free and open to all ages. RSVP by April 11th to Samantha Sommer (310) 458-8716 x 3 or email samantha.sommer@sustainableworks.org

This Wednesday, the Santa Monica Planning Commission deliberated on whether or not advise the City Council to push back the updates to the parking ordinance of the zoning code a full year, and after other land use zoning changes are completed. During testimony, I personally testified against delay and was glad that amongst the back and forth discussion and numerous public comments that included a lot of skepticism about parking policy changes (along with some support for change).

We'll be broadcasting live on YouTube today with CicLAvia executive director Aaron Paley, answering your questions and discussing the new route today at 1 pm. Can't join us at 1? The discussion will be archived on our YouTube site as soon as we wrap.