Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s New Michigan Avenue Greenway Extension
The city of Santa Monica’s 20th Street Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Project opened about a month ago. Today, Streetsblog got a chance to bike there and take photos.
The 1/8-mile-long Z-shaped facility is an extension of the city’s Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway, called MANGo. The project includes two short bike/walk paths and one block of two-way protected bike lanes.
The new bike/walk facility is smart and strategic, aptly extending an existing low stress bikeway across a barrier – the 10 Freeway. The design and execution are very good, though the proximity to the freeway and its off-ramps means that the area remains full of car traffic. It can be a pretty loud place, especially for people on foot or on bike waiting for the light to cross 20th Street.
Below is a photo tour of the project from west to east.
Find more MANGo project information at SBLA coverage last November and in April.
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