The City’s Bike Action Plan,
http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Plans/Bike-Action-Plan/
addresses traffic congestion and promotes active, healthy living by setting a course for creating a Santa Monica that is bike-friendly for all. It calls for both programs and facilities, and includes practical five-year implementation priorities as well as a bold 20-year vision for getting more people to us
e bicycles for transportation. Bicycling has the fastest-growing share of employee commute trips, and many visitors come to Santa Monica specifically because they don’t need a car here. The City has been designated a “Bike Friendly Community” by the League of American Bicyclists
http://www.bikeleague.org/
for efforts to promote cycling in the areas of education, engineering, enforcement, encouragement, and evaluation. These include short-term parking, long-term parking, repair facilities, shops, secure parking, commuter lockers and showers, transit connections, bike rental and loan programs, an initial destination-oriented wayfinding system, and Santa Monica’s first--and the nation’s largest--full-service Bike Center, which offers all of these in one location downtown. Bike Share
Santa Monica will soon join the ranks of major cities around the globe that offer public bicycles. The program is set to launch next year with 500 bikes distributed throughout Santa Monica in up to 75 locations. Bike share is a healthy, environmentally sustainable alternative to driving that also offers the advantages of affordability and free parking anywhere. Learn more here
http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Programs/Bike-Share/ Bike Center
The Santa Monica Bike Center
http://smbikecenter.com/
offers 350 secure bicycle parking spaces, bike rental, repair, and 2 hours free valet bike parking. Commuter members have access to restrooms, showers and lockers. The Bike Center also encourages bicycling through a free commuter bike program, making bicycles available for a limited time to new bike commuters, a Bikes@Work program, classes and events. Bikes@Work
Bikes are available for many employees to use during the week, even if they are not bicycle commuters. The City created a Bikes@Work program for its own employees who save money and reduce air pollution by using specially branded bikes for local trips. Each bike is fully equipped with safety gear, and an odometer to monitor usage and carbon savings. The Bike Center offers a similar program to all members, and, for a fee, will provide and maintain a Bikes@Work fleet for other employers
Bike Event Calendar
A good resource for upcoming events is hosted on the Santa Monica Spoke
http://smspoke.org/events/
event calendar. Santa Monica Spoke is the local chapter of the Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition
http://la-bike.org/
who is dedicated to improving biking in the City of Santa Monica. Pedicabs
Pedicabs On April 23, 2013, the Santa Monica City Council adopted an ordinance establishing Pedicab regulations. The City has established the required Pedicab Permit and is now accepting pedicab applications. http://www.smgov.net/Departments/PCD/Permits/Pedicab-Permit/
