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Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike Share Nears 30,000 Active Users
Eight months after Santa Monica launched the first public bike-share program in L.A. County, the system is working.
July 27, 2016
Santa Monica Really Wants to Make It Easy for You to Go Multimodal
Santa Monica is an embarrassment of riches in many ways. That is especially true when it comes to alternatives to driving everywhere.
May 19, 2016
Santa Monica’s First Open Streets Festival Set for June 5
(There are six more open streets festivals coming up April through June 2016. See this earlier CicLAvia article for listings for Lawndale, Southeast Cities, Downey, and two San Gabriel Valley events!)
March 22, 2016
Expo to Hit Another Major Milestone Next Week
Next week, the Expo Construction Authority -- which oversees construction of the Exposition Light Rail project -- is anticipating handing over the Phase II right-of-way to Metro, which will begin regular train testing or "pre-revenue" service, according to a report to the Expo Construction Authority Board [PDF]. (Note: An earlier version said the report was the Metro Board. The article has been updated to show that the report was actually made to the Expo Construction Authority Board.).
December 9, 2015
Main Street in Santa Monica Poised to Get 2 Parklets
Update: The Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved three locations for the city’s pilot parklet program. The three locations include the two recommended by staff and a third at Main and Hill in front of Finn McCool’s.
November 23, 2015
What Can You Get to Riding the Breeze
Last week, Santa Monica launched Breeze Bike Share, the first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County. To celebrate, more than 100 early subscribers, city staffers, and elected officials went for an inaugural ride in front of City Hall.
November 16, 2015
Santa Monica Could Tap Hulu as “Presenting Sponsor” for Breeze Bike Share
Update: Hulu bike-share sponsorship was approved by the Santa Monica City Council at its October 13 meeting.
October 13, 2015
“An Exemplary Model”: An Interview with Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, Part III
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 at his new position in Santa Monica. This is part three of a three-part interview. Click here for Part I: "A City on the Beach" and here for Part II: "Courage, Tenacity, and Imagination"
July 10, 2015
“Courage, Tenacity, and Imagination”: An Interview with Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, Part II
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 at his new position in Santa Monica. This is part two of a three-part interview. Read Part I: "A City on the Beach" and Part III: "An Exemplary Model" here.
July 8, 2015
“A City on the Beach”: An Interview with Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole, Part I
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 at his new position in Santa Monica. This is part one of a three-part interview.
July 7, 2015