Monthly Archives: July 2016

Learn About Downtown’s History To Guide its Future

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SM conservancy walking tours

Join Santa Monica Conservancy docents and City Planners in an exploration of more than 130 years of Santa Monica history. This approximately two-and-a-half-hour tour will cover several blocks within Downtown, where participants will learn about Santa Monica from its Wild West frontier beginnings to the sophisticated metropolis of today.

Take a closer look at the civic leaders, whose vision built the growing city, and experience downtown’s diverse architectural heritage, while pondering its future as it evolves into a more established mixed-use neighborhood.

Tours will begin at the Rapp Saloon, located at 1438 2nd Street (right next to the Youth Hostel).

Three tour dates are available (30 people per tour max):
Saturday, July 23rd at 9:30AM
Saturday, July 30th at 9:30AM
Saturday, July 30th at 5:30PM

WHERE
Rapp Saloon – 1438 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

RSVP here. Hurry, spots are filling up quickly.

. This approximately two-and-a-half-hour tour will cover several blocks within Downtown, where participants will learn about Santa Monica from its Wild West frontier beginnings to the sophisticated metropolis of today.

Take a closer look at the civic leaders, whose vision built the growing city, and experience downtown’s diverse architectural heritage, while pondering its future as it evolves into a more established mixed-use neighborhood.

Tours will begin at the Rapp Saloon, located at 1438 2nd Street (right next to the Youth Hostel).

Three tour dates are available (30 people per tour max):
Saturday, July 23rd at 9:30AM
Saturday, July 30th at 9:30AM
Saturday, July 30th at 5:30PM

WHERE
Rapp Saloon – 1438 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

RSVP here. Hurry, spots are filling up quickly.

Breeze Community Ride: July

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Breeze membership

Community Bike Ride with Breeze Bike Share!

Saturday, July 23rd, 10am – noon

Breeze SM Community Ride is a group ride for current and prospective Breeze members. The ride meets at 1640 5th Street just south of the 4/5th Street Expo Terminus. This month we’ll explore the benefits of the new rate structure along with Santa Monica’s growing bike network, connections to transit and MORE!

We highlight our local bike friendly businesses and attractions, additionally we’ll learn helpful tips on how to use the Breeze bike share system, including checking out, locking, flexibility of “out of station” and “hold” features, multiple bike check out on one account, and Rules of the Road

Ride Breeze Bike Share or ride your own bike – all are welcome! It promises to be a day of exploration and fun!

On the ride you’ll experience some of Santa Monica amazing bike infrastructure. Surely to be a day of fun and excitement.
Participants’ ride time will be credited FOR THREE HOURS and first time participants can receive a FREE helmet. You must be 16* or over to participate (*under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian AND wear a helmet).
Registration is FREE but required — Please click here to RSVP today!

POSTPONTED Tour de Laemmle 2016

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Tour de Laemmle 2016

POSTPONED DUE TO AIR QUALITY / FIRE
New Date announced soon

UPDATE: Tour de Laemmle Cancellation Consolation Ride July 24th

Start your cranks – Tour de Laemmle returns Sunday, July 24, 2016!

This year, they’ll begin and end at Laemmle’s completely revamped Monica Film Center on 2nd Street in Santa Monica, including a post-ride bash upstairs in the theater’s swanky new mezzanine lounge.  Plus, those who complete all 125+ miles will receive a free pair of official Tour de Laemmle cycling socks!

If you joined them last year, the route will be familiar. However, they’ve made several enhancements including more time on bike paths and lanes. Stay tuned for the official route sheet, but in the meantime, check out the highlights and points of interest.  There’s loads to see along the way, including a cornucopia of good eats!

Laemmle’s involvement with cycling events such as CicLAvia and Climate Ride stems not just from our love of the sport, but as a way to encourage alternative transportation and inspire creative thinking about our traffic and environmental challenges. In 2014, Greg stepped up to the plate by creating their own event, the TOUR DE LAEMMLE, a 125-mile bicycle tour of all their theaters led by their own GREG LAEMMLE.

As an avid cyclist and sustainability advocate, Greg had always dreamed of traveling to each of his venues by bike in a single day.  After researching the route, he soon recognized the cultural and historical import of many of the roads, pathways, and landmarks he discovered along the way.  Realizing the potential value extended far beyond his original vision, he opened up the ride and invited the community to join him “on a 2-wheeled tour of L.A.’s richly diverse neighborhoods.”

As in past years, this 3rd edition of the tour is FREE to all participants. Riders may join Greg for the entire route, which starts at the MONICA FILM CENTER in Santa Monica at 7am, or for one or more of the ensuing legs. The full circuit (which returns to Santa Monica in the early evening) will cover 125+ miles throughout the L.A. region.

Departing at 7:00am from the Monica Film Center, they’ll visit the following venues in succession:

  • Monica Film Center (Santa Monica)
  • Music Hall (Beverly Hills)
  • Ahrya Fine Arts (Beverly Hills)
  • Claremont 5
  • Playhouse 7 (Pasadena)
  • Glendale 5 (under construction)
  • NoHo 7 (North Hollywood)
  • Town Center (Encino)
  • Back to the Monica Film Center around 6 PM (phew!)

Blue at Night: Another Late Night Connection to Expo

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Because we don’t always ride bikes —
Blue at night

Beginning Friday, June 17, Big Blue Bus started offering “Blue at Night,” a late night, on-demand service that provides connections to/from Expo, every Friday and Saturday from 8pm to 3am. To request a ride from Blue at Night during service hours, simply dial 877-611-8294.

For those late nights…Blue at Night is just a call away. Late night connections to/from Expo in 3 easy steps.

Step 1
Dial 877-611-8294. Request a Blue at Night cab to pick you up during service hours. Service every Friday and Saturday from 8pm to 3am.

Step 2
From the 17th Street/SMC Station to any location within the designated Santa Monica service area (see map). Wait at the Blue at Night pickup location at the 17th Street/SMC Station located on eastbound Colorado Ave. and 17th St. by the Breeze Bikeshare Station.
OR
From any location within the Santa Monica service area (see map) to the 17th Street/SMC Station. Wait at your desired pickup location. Please keep in mind, Blue at Night cabs will only wait 5 minutes from time of arrival.

Step 3
Arrive at your final destination. Pay the Operator $3 with cash or credit card.

We hope you enjoy the ride!

Blue at night map

Riders departing from 17th Street/SMC Station should wait by the clearly marked Blue at Night Kiosk (near the Breeze Bikeshare Station), located on eastbound Colorado Avenue and 17th Street. All others must depart from within the Santa Monica service area (see map above).

Please keep in mind that Blue at Night cabs will only wait 5 minutes from the time of arrival. Upon arriving at your final destination, please pay the operator $3 with cash or credit card.
To learn more, visit online at www.bigbluebus.com/blueatnight.