Join us for a day at the beach to learn more about Lyft Scooters and shared micro-mobility  transportation options. Santa Monica Spoke’s certified instructors join the Lyft education and outreach team to be on hand to help boost your skills at this fun and free event!
Interested in learning more about scooters and road safety?
Join Lyft and Santa Monica Spoke at the Santa Monica Bike Campus Sunday August 11th for the first in a series of scooter safety events.
Find out more about scooters and shared micro-mobility options. Learn the rules of the road, your rights and responsibilities, and new safety skills and techniques in a safe off road environment.
*Scooters are allowed on the campus for this event only. The beach is an e-scooter NO RIDE ZONE.
We’ll also be giving out helmets and refreshments for riders!
Santa Monica Spoke joined CalBike and 80+ organizations in support in support of Complete Streets Bill SB 127. Collectively we believe that local streets should include safe space for people who walk, bike or scoot, not just fast-moving cars. We have support from major cities as well as rural/suburban, along with endorsements from elected officials. Many of you have been posting, retweeting, blogging, and putting out action alerts. This has resulted in hundreds of calls and nearly 2500 emails to the Governor’s office.Â
If you agree, please email Governor Newsom and ask him to sign the Complete Streets Bill, SB 127. This bill will require Caltrans to serve the interests of all road users when it repairs or repaves local streets it controls.
Caltrans has resisted this bill. Governor Newsom needs to hear from you that you want Complete Streets today!
SB 127 has been sitting on the Governor’s desk waiting for a signature (and attention among all the rest of the headliners) – at this point we know he is hearing about the issue and may be briefed as early as tomorrow.  But the Caltrans fiscal impact issue still looms. While Calbike and Coalition partners have provided information to counter the Caltrans inflated estimate and the Dept of Finance flawed analysis, we still have convincing to do, especially pointing to the degree of need.Â
Time for a big push directed at the Governor. There are multiple posts on the CalBike twitter page you can retweet, or create your own as some partners have done (thanks, Transform!). Please tag  @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom and @ScottWiener, and #SB127 and #completestreets.
Tell Governor Newsom to sign SB 127, the Complete Streets Bill.
The more people who email Newsom, the more he’ll know that the people of California are holding him to account when he says “If anyone is wondering if climate change is real, come to California.â€
(Feel free to customize the email with your own experience of riding and walking on Caltrans streets!)
Our Hearts Are With Our Neighbors Impacted By The California Fires.
Our hearts go out to everyone affected – friends, family, pets, those whose homes are threatened or have been lost, as well as all those enduring the smoke.
The California Community Foundation’s Wildlife Relief Fund is a trustworthy place to donate for a wide range of fire relief. They also vet and recommend relief efforts in Northern and Southern CA, and offer general guidance on how best to help during disasters.
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FREE EVENT
Join us for a day at the beach to learn more about Lyft Scooters and shared micro-mobility transportation options. Santa Monica Spoke’s certified instructors join the Lyft education and outreach team to be on hand to help boost your skills at this fun and free event!
Interested in learning more about scooters and road safety?
Join Lyft and Santa Monica Spoke at the Santa Monica Bike Campus Sunday, October 13th for next scooter safety event.
Find out more about scooters and shared micro-mobility options. Learn the rules of the road, your rights and responsibilities, and new safety skills and techniques in a safe off road environment.
*Scooters are allowed on the campus for this event only. The beach is an e-scooter NO RIDE ZONE.Â
We’ll also be giving out helmets and refreshments for riders!
• THE THEME WILL AGAIN BE SWASH BUCKLING PIRATES! – in Celebration of TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY! • Fun of pre- ride activities!! Helmet & LWV Suffragette Sash decorating. You can get pre-decorated for COAST! • PRIZES for best outfits
Join us Saturday, September 14th, 2019 for the fifth Santa Monica Kidical Massive, Global Family Bike Event! All ages from kids to seniors!
For the fifth year we’ll be riding and celebrating on the largest “global family bike ride†ever and we’re looking for another great event in 2019! Join us as THOUSANDS of families around the globe go for a bike ride together. We’ll be showing that all people on bikes kids to seniors are traffic too — and that cities that plan for biking for all ages are more livable, healthy, sustainable, profitable, and FUN!
Don’t have a Kid Carrying Bike? NOT A PROBLEM! Special 20% discount on Rentals at the Santa Monica Bike Center.
This Saturday September 7th: Buy Local Health and Fitness Festival. NEXT WEEKEND: September 14th, Kidical Mass(ive) and September 15th, COAST: Santa Monica’s Open Street Event! We need volunteers! Click events for links!
Santa Monica Spoke be there with family fun art activities! Stop in and say hi, decorate your helmet or a special Buy Local / Bike Local backpack! Get decorated for COAST!
This free community event, co-produced with the city of Santa Monica, will feature music, pop up shops, and interactive classes, and lots of opportunities to get to know your City. Local businesses will provide  expertise,  advice,  health screenings,  and  free product samples to promote a healthy and happy lifestyle for the entire Santa Monica Community. Businesses from every neighborhood will be there.  Don’t miss the chance to be part of this amazing feel-good festival and help support your local businesses, schools, and public services!
This year the Santa Monica Chamber is partnering again with the Santa Monica Classic/LA Marathon and the Santa Monica Education Foundation!
