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Santa Monica: Defining Sustainability
One of the ways I’m often reminded I’m really a Santa Monican first, Angeleno second, is when I see Styrofoam as a food container . It makes feel a little ill inside. We pride ourselves on environmental stewardship as a core value in Santa Monica, and take protecting the coast and the ocean seriously. Always striving to get items that will not breakdown out of our waste stream and off the beaches. However there is much more we can and must do if we truly want to lead on a society wide transition to sustainability and a stabilized impact on the natural world that supports our very existence.
March 14, 2013
Transportation Impact Fee & Climate Policy Actions Adopted By Santa Monica Council
At Tuesday night’s council session at Santa Monica city hall, it was a clean sweep toward making progress on multi-modal transportation goals and reducing greenhouse gas emissions (for areas not dependent on outside decision making like the federally regulated SMO airport).
February 28, 2013
Bringing #ClimateForward Back Home
I’m currently rolling out (on Amtrak) of Washington D.C. following what has shaped up to biggest rally ever held specifically to confront global warming and climate change as an issue in the United States (the estimates I find most likely were that there were around 35,000 marchers in the street).
February 22, 2013
From Sprouting Rail Bridges to Complete Streets, Santa Monica Advancing On Multiple Fronts
For those who didn't know, some commitments came up that demanded nearly all of my time the past few weeks so I took a break from the blogging. For my first post back I thought I’d quickly go through a few of the recent or developing Santa Monica stories I caught word of or have seen that have been mulling around in my brain during my blogging absence. Things are moving quickly these days in Santa Monica, on more fronts than just bicycling, and there’s a lot to talk about out.
February 13, 2013
New Parking at Santa Monica College: Not Just for Bikes
Riding on Pearl Street a few weeks ago, I noticed preparations for a new bicycle parking lot. This past Saturday, before Santa Monica College students returned for the spring, I had a chance to check out the new bicycle parking. I was surprised to see not only bike parking, but other parking and amenities for those who travel to Santa Monica College without a car.
February 11, 2013
Fixing a roundabout that isn’t, Just a Block from the Beach
When is a roundabout not a roundabout?
January 22, 2013
Blocking bike lanes in Santa Monica and Putting Bike Riders at Risk
A week or so back, I was riding eastbound on San Vicente Blvd in Santa Monica, a block or two above Ocean Ave.
January 10, 2013
Apple’s new Santa Monica store — beautiful for tourists, ugly for bikes
Just because Santa Monica is officially bike friendly doesn’t mean everyone there is. Even the ones you’d think would get it.
January 8, 2013
An Apology: Santa Monica Gets Bicycling Right, and This Writer Got It Wrong
Consider this a public apology to L.A. County’s bike-friendly city by the bay.
January 4, 2013
Big Blue Bus Still Behind The Curve On Digital Tools
One game changing advancement to help users navigate public transit websites is the proliferation of smart phones, apps, and map services catering to public transit. While we shouldn’t assume everyone has access to these tools, it is foolish to not embrace the opportunities these new tools make possible. However, Big Blue Bus remains behind with a lack of real time updates made available. In addition, scheduling and routing data remains inaccessible to independently developed apps and websites.
December 11, 2012