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Recap 

Say Goodbye to Santa Monica Boulevard Bike Lanes [recap]

July 23, 2015June 15, 2021 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, LA Conservancy, Lili Bosse, Nancy Krasne, preservation, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Willie Brien

If you expected that Beverly Hills might install bicycle lanes on our segment of North Santa Monica Boulevard when reconstructing

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Deputy Director for Transportation Aaron Kunz
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City Council Punts: Bike Lanes Deferred Again [Recap]

December 17, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Barry Pressman, blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, Lili Bosse, Nancy Krasne, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Willie Brien

When City Council last considered bicycle lanes for Santa Monica Boulevard in March, the question of whether to expand the

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News 

Death Blow to SM Blvd Lanes Likely Tomorrow

December 1, 2014September 20, 2019 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Iteris, Julian Gold, Lili Bosse, Psomas, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Beverly Hills City Council will very likely deal the death blow tomorrow to hopes for striped bicycle lanes on the

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Recap 

Council Slaps Back: No Bike Lanes for SM Blvd [Recap]

March 5, 2014January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Aaron Kunz, blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Jeff Kolin, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, Marilyn Gallup, Nancy Krasne, Psomas, Robert Tanenbaum, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Susan Healy-Keene, Thomas White, Victor Bardack, Willie Brien

Beverly Hills City Council Disses Road Safety, Slaps Riders in Santa Monica Boulevard Session A split Beverly Hills City Council

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Blue-Ribbon Recommendations Summarized

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee

The Santa Monica Boulevard Blue-Ribbon Committee’s recommendations are summarized in a brief staff report presented at today’s Traffic and Parking

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Soapbox 

Blue-Ribbon Winner: Public Input!

January 30, 2014February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot Barry Pressman, blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Howard Fisher, Iteris, Psomas, public participation, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

With the Santa Monica Boulevard Blue-Ribbon Committee having wrapped in late January, our recommendations will go to Council for consideration

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Blue-ribbon committee meeting
Recap 

SM Blvd Blue-Ribbon #4 [recap]

January 23, 2014March 3, 2014 Mark Elliot Andy Licht, Barry Bernstein, Barry Pressman, blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Charles Aronberg, Craign Corman, Ed Brown, Jeffrey Wolfe, Kathy Reims, Lillian Raffel, Psomas, public participation, Robert Anderson, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

By a vote of 9-2 last night, the Beverly Hills Santa Monica Boulevard Blue-Ribbon Committee will recommend to City Council

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News 

Next SM Blvd Meeting: Wednesday 1/22

January 19, 2014January 20, 2014 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Psomas, public participation, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

The Santa Monica Boulevard Blue-Ribbon Committee meets for a fourth and final time this week to discuss design options and

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Another Dozen Reasons to Support Bicycle Lanes for Santa Monica

January 18, 2014February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Santa Monica Boulevard reconstruction consultant Psomas acknowledges that Class II bicycle lanes reduce bike-involved collision injuries, yet lanes are not

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Melissa Antol speaking at Blue-Ribbon #3
Recap 

SM Boulevard Blue-Ribbon #3 [recap]

January 12, 2014January 27, 2014 Mark Elliot Barry Pressman, blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Iteris, Psomas, public participation, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

With the last of three Santa Monica Boulevard Blue-Ribbon Committee meetings now behind us, we can recap our work to

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Recap 

SM Boulevard Blue-Ribbon #2 [recap]

December 18, 2013December 18, 2013 Mark Elliot Barry Pressman, blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Iteris, Psomas, public participation, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

The public outreach process for the reconstruction of Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills continued with the second of three

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Featured 

A Dozen Reasons to Support Bicycle Lanes for Santa Monica Boulevard

December 8, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Beverly Hills will reconstruct Santa Monica Boulevard in 2015. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to include bicycle lanes on a

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News 

SM Blvd Meeting #1 Minutes Released

December 7, 2013 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee

The city has released official minutes from the first meeting of the North Santa Monica Blue-Ribbon Committee (November 7th). Read

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News 

Survey Results are In: People Like Green Space

December 6, 2013 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

As we reported back in October, City of Beverly Hills asked residents without context or introduction whether they would favor

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Santa Monica Boulevard Project logo
Recap 

Santa Monica Boulevard Blue Ribbon #1 [recap]

November 17, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, recap, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

The Santa Monica Boulevard Blue Ribbon Committee was formed by Beverly Hills City Council to provide conceptual design recommendations regarding

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