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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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US DOT Mayor's Challenge logo
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Beverly Hills Should Take the Foxx US DOT Challenge

January 23, 2015June 15, 2021 Mark Elliot Anthony Foxx, FHWA, Julian Gold, safety, US DOT

Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, appointed by President Obama in 2013, is continuing the efforts predecessor Raymond LaHood to make

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Media 

Political Accountability Takes a Holiday in Beverly Hills

December 20, 2014September 20, 2019 Mark Elliot election 2015, governance, Julian Gold, Lili Bosse

The usual mechanism for holding officials accountable in a representative democracy is the ballot: if we don’t like how we’re

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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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Featured 

Beverly Hills Calls for Public Input on SM Blvd Project

October 28, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot blue-ribbon SM Blvd committee, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, Lili Bosse, Nancy Krasne, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Traffic and Parking Commission, Willie Brien

Beverly Hills City Council just created a ‘blue ribbon’ residents committee to coordinate public input about conceptual designs and alternatives

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Recap 

Council Hears Santa Monica Boulevard Options [Recap]

September 11, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot Aaron Kunz, bicycle lane, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, Lili Bosse, Nancy Krasne, Pilot program, Psomas, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Traffic and Parking Commission, Willie Brien

Beverly Hills City Council took a major step forward on Santa Monica Boulevard reconstruction today when councilmembers agreed to create

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Setting the City’s Agenda

August 9, 2013July 15, 2015 Mark Elliot agenda-setting, Jeff Kolin, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, Nancy Krasne, Willie Brien

The Beverly Hills Courier ran a cover article last week titled, ‘Mirisch Says City Manager Kolin “Usurped” Authority.’ Attention-grabbing headlines

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Beverly Hills City Hall on Cable TV

March 11, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot governance, Jeff Kolin, Julian Gold, Linda Briskman, Rudy Cole

Did you know that Beverly Hills broadcasts a cable TV television station with its own talk show called Inside Beverly

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Beverly Hills Email Retention Policy Says ‘NO’ to Transparency

November 2, 2012May 22, 2019 Mark Elliot Barry Brucker, civic engagement, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, Lili Bosse, Public Records Act, Willie Brien

How long should our city hold on to official emails? That was the question before City Council in early October

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Pilot feasibility study map for Crescent
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City Council Recommends Proceeding on Two Pilot Routes [Recap]

August 24, 2012January 23, 2019 Mark Elliot Barry Brucker, Beverly Hills City Council, David Eichman, John Mirisch, Julian Gold, Pilot program, Victor Omelczenk, West Hollywood Bicycle Coalition, West Hollywood Bicycle Task Force, Willie Brien

Beverly Hills City Council today recommended a limited set of improvements today for two candidate corridors under the city’s Bike

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2012 New Mayor Installation
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Council-Interruptus at Today’s Study Session Meeting [Recap]

July 4, 2012June 21, 2021 Mark Elliot Beverly Hills bike plan, Beverly Hills City Council, Julian Gold, Lili Bosse, Pilot program, recap

On today’s Beverly Hills City Council study session (2:30 p.m.) agenda was item #5: Review Proposed Pilot Bicycle Routes. In

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