Santa Monica Boulevard

Halfway to one Complete Street (if not a ‘Complete Streets’ Plan)

August 20, 2018August 20, 2018 Mark Elliot 0 Comments bicycle lanes, Complete Streets, Complete Streets plan process, Santa Monica Boulevard

As we approach the upcoming complete streets workshop this Wednesday, a full ten weeks will have passed without a single word about the process from consultants Iteris or Alta Planning. Gotta wonder if our complete streets consultants aren’t off chasing other business. In the meantime, progress continues on Santa Monica Boulevard: eastbound bicycle lanes are striped bright green. Folks we are halfway to a complete street!

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Beverly Hills City Council UNANIMOUSLY OKs SM Blvd Bike Lanes

June 21, 2017June 8, 2018 Mark Elliot 8 Comments John Mirisch, Lili Bosse, Robert Wunderlich, Santa Monica Boulevard

In an incredible turnabout, all five Beverly Hills councilmembers agreed to include bicycle lanes on our segment of Santa Monica Boulevard. The unanimous vote demolished the specious claims put forth by NIMBY opponents. And it recognized the solid arguments brought forth by forty speakers and scores more comments: bicycle lanes not only make riders feel safe, they actually make us more safe!

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Developer’s Rash Tree-Felling Highlights Hazards for Riders (Editorial)

December 21, 2015May 6, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Beverly Hills Courier, Beverly Hills Land Company, Lyn Konheim, Parcels 12 and 13, safety, Santa Monica Boulevard

The Beverly Hills Courier, the perennial champion of anti-Metro hyperbole, has rotated its turret toward toxic contamination on Santa Monica

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Hazardous Intersections That Need a Safety Upgrade TODAY

August 15, 2015August 15, 2015 Mark Elliot 0 Comments collision, collision reporting, continental crosswalks, KPCC, safety, Santa Monica Boulevard

A couple of weeks ago we reported on a genius LA Times interactive called Walking in L.A. that mapped 817

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Gran Fondo Italia Comes to Beverly Hills on 9/28

September 15, 2014January 14, 2024 Mark Elliot 3 Comments Beverly Hills Chamber, Convention and Visitors Bureau, events, Gran Fondo Italia 2014, Lili Bosse, safety, Santa Monica Boulevard

The Gran Fondo Italia ride, an annual for-profit ‘packaged’ bike ride & marketing extravaganza, comes back to Beverly Hills with

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Santa Monica Blvd Recap & Update

August 13, 2014February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot 0 Comments Aaron Kunz, John Mirisch, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Recently we spoke with Aaron Kunz, Deputy Director for Transportation, about Santa Monica Boulevard reconstruction and what to next expect

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What We Can Do Today About Santa Monica Boulevard

June 3, 2014January 23, 2019 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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A Hovenring for Beverly Hills!

February 16, 2014August 4, 2023 Mark Elliot 2 Comments Hovenring, Santa Monica Boulevard, Sky Way, Western Gateway, Wilshire Boulevard

The Netherlands has created what may be the most spectacular bike facility ever: the Hovenring. This lighted, suspended parallel interchange

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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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Santa Monica Boulevard Tour #1 Recap

November 16, 2013May 6, 2023 Mark Elliot 0 Comments recap, Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction

Members of the Santa Monica Boulevard ‘blue-ribbon’ committee this past Wednesday joined city staffers Aaron Kunz (Deputy Director of Transportation),