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Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

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What We Can Do Today About Santa Monica Boulevard

June 3, 2014November 4, 2025 Mark Elliot 4 Comments Beverly Boulevard, Jeff Kolin, safety, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Traffic and Parking Commission, Wilshire Boulevard

Beverly Hills City Council may have punted on Santa Monica Boulevard, but they can’t turn their back on street safety

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SM Blvd Comes Back for Council Review

May 19, 2014May 26, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

If you’ve been on your seat-edge waiting to find out what Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills will look like

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Santa Monica Boulevard looking east to Wilshire
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Santa Monica Boulevard Comes Back May 20th

May 9, 2014May 27, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Aaron Kunz, bicycle lane, Lili Bosse, Psomas, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Susan Healy-Keene, Willie Brien

Deputy Director for Transportation Aaron Kunz apprized us this week that no decisions have been made about bicycle lanes for

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City Council discussing bike lanes
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SM Boulevard Project In Flux But Bike Lanes Are Still on the Table

April 1, 2014May 26, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Eric Bruins, Eric Weinstein, Ryan Snyder, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction, Tish Laemmle, Victor Omelczenko

City Council in study session today received some answers from city staff to March 4th questions about ballooning cost projections.

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Santa Monica Blvd Lanes Off the Table?

March 30, 2014May 26, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills North Homeowners Association, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

On Tuesday, Beverly Hills City Council will receive a Santa Monica Boulevard reconstruction update at its 2:30 pm study session.

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Local Campaign Builds for Santa Monica Boulevard Bicycle Lanes

March 11, 2014March 11, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments bicycle lane, Danielle Salomon, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Beverly Hills resident Danielle Salomon is a bicycle lane proponent. She (and daughter Nina) spoke at the Blue-Ribbon Committee meeting

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Recap 

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

March 5, 2014May 26, 2025 Mark Elliot 7 Comments 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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LACBC Supports Us, Let’s Support It

February 27, 2014May 6, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments LACBC, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) has consistently supported our efforts to secure a bicycle lane for Santa Monica Boulevard.

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Santa Monica Lanes Goes to Council on March 4th

February 21, 2014March 10, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Update: We will meet up before the meeting at Peets Coffee (258 S. Beverly Drive) Tuesday at 5:45 pm. We’ll

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Mid City West Weighs in on Santa Monica Boulevard

February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

On the Mid City West Community Council’s upcoming February 11th agenda: “The Mid City West Community Council moves to write

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Historic Route 66 Redux?

January 31, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Route 66, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Kimberly Reiss makes a good argument for rechristening Santa Monica Boulevard as Historic Route 66. In this corridor’s reconstruction she

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Blue-Ribbon Winner: Public Input!

January 30, 2014May 26, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 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
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SM Blvd Blue-Ribbon #4 [recap]

January 23, 2014March 3, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 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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Next SM Blvd Meeting: Wednesday 1/22

January 19, 2014May 26, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 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 1 Comment 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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