National Bike to School Day & Bike it Walk it Week in Santa Monica

National Bike to School Day, May 8th
Bike it Walk it Week here is Santa Monica, May 6-10th

Bike Campus Practice Skills, Saturday May 4th

Drop in on the Bike Campus to practice your skills on Saturday, May 4th from 12:30PM to 3PM.  bike-skillsSanta Monica Bike Campus is located at:
1 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

The City will provide free lemonade and help plan your bicycle route to school when you stop by to test your abilities at the bicycle skills course.

 

BIKE IT! WALK IT! WEEK, May 6-10th

Students, parents and staff from Santa Monica and Malibu schools are gearing up for Bike it! Walk it!2012-10-05-07-53-06-1 Week occurring May 6-10. All sixteen SMMUSD schools are expected to participate, with each picking a day during that week to provide rewards for school students who walk, bike, scoot, skate or take the bus to school car-free.

Check for your school’s participation and date and join in on the fun.

Tuesday May 7:  Roosevelt Elementary 
Wednesday May 8:  Lincoln Middle School, SMASH, John Muir ES,
Friday May 10:  John Adams MS, Franklin ES, Juan Cabrillo ES, Malibu HS, Olympic HS, Grant ES, McKinley Elementary, Edison Language Academy, Will Rogers ESHere are the SRTS pilot schools events –
Roosevelt  
Tuesday May 7
Walking School Buses
Departs: 4th and Montana at 8:00 am
Departs: 14th and California at 8:00 am
Departs: 4th and California at 8:00 am
Car Free Awards Presented at 8:30
Lincoln MS 
Wednesday May 8
Bike Train
Departs: Douglas Park Playground at 9:15 am
Car Free Awards Presented at Front Gate at 9:30
Will Rogers 
Friday May 10
Walking School Bus
Departs: 18th & Pico (in fornt of SMC) at 8:45
Car Free Awards Presented at Play Yard near 16th at 9:20
JAMS  
Friday May 10
Bike Train
Departs: Grant Elementary at 8:20 am
Car Free Awards Presented at new entrance at 8:50

We don’t want to leave without you.
Please contact Peter Dzewaltowski at Peter.Dzewaltowski@smgov.net or 310-458-8292 if you are planning to join one of these walking school buses or bike trains during Bike it! Walk it! Week. Reservations not required, but appreciated.

May is BIKE MONTH!

Still basking in the afterglow of CicLAvia? While we wait for the next one in June …

May is National BIKE MONTH!!

TheLEAGUE-BikeMonth

Sponsored by the League of American Bicyclist, National Bike Month is an opportunity to celebrate the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons we ride. Whether you bike to work or school; to save money or time; to preserve your health or the environment; to explore your community or get to your destination, get involved in Bike Month in your city or state — and help get more people in your community out riding too!

 

We have a Bike Month Tab here on SM Spoke to keep you updated on the local events here in Santa Monica as well as in and around LA. There are lots of events and rides planned for Bike Week sponsored by Metro here in Los Angeles County, and LOTS of special events planned here in Santa Monica!

More on Bike Month Bingo and 2013 National Bike Challenge (join Santa Monica Bike Center team), and many more local events, links to resources and specials!
If you have an event let us know and we will post it.

CicLAvia still needs volunteers!

Calling All Volunteers for April 21st!

CicLAvia - To the Sea is only three days away…
and we are asking you to volunteer!
CicLAvia - To the Sea will be CicLAvia’s longest route to date. With 15 miles of open streets, there are fantastic opportunities for volunteers to help make this the most successful CicLAvia yet.

Every volunteer plays a vital role in making CicLAvia the amazing event that it is. Click here to learn more about what it means to be a volunteer on the day of CicLAvia.

If you are interested in volunteering this Sunday at CicLAvia, please email CicLAviaVolunteer@gmail.com.
 
Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who help to make CicLAvia the best day of the year!
www.ciclavia.org

Ride in – Veg out

Get a free meal from Veggie Grill during Earth Week, April 17th-24th
If you haven’t been to Veggie Grill and sampled their delicious food this is a great time to give it a try! When you Bike in and buy a meal show them your bike/ bike helmet and get a FREE Entrée card redeemable on your next visit!

Our local Veggie Grill is at 2025 Wilshire Blvd. – but they have other locations too!
Click the image to go to their website for locations and more info.

Ride on!

Ride In Veg Out

CicLAvia: Feeder Rides from Santa Monica & the Westside UPDATED

CicLAvia is THIS SUNDAY, April 21st. 3 Feeder rides

Whether you ride with us or get there on your own – don’t miss it!
CicLAvia celebrates the streets of Los Angeles for everyone!  Temporarily limiting the access of motor vehicles and opening the streets to all users – walking, wheelchairs, skates, bikes, scooters, skate boards, strollers – you name it!
For more info visit CicLAvia’s web site, CicLAvia to the Sea on Facebook

Santa Monica Spoke: Meet at the Colorado Center Park,
Entrance at corner of Broadway & 26th Street
Pre-CicLAvia Kick off party Coffee and breakfast,
8:00am party, roll out 9:15am. 

We are SUPER excited about this CicLAvia to the Sea! Instead of starting our usual feeder ride at the Santa Monica Pier Canon, this time we will start further east at the Colorado Center Park at Broadway and 26th (across from Helen’s Cycles). We will partner with our friends at Helen’s to host a Morning Pre-CicLAvia kick-off party! We’ll serve coffee and snacks, and we will have PRIZES! Helen’s is sponsoring a special CicLAvia prize raffle as a fund raiser for Santa Monica Spoke. YUP! you can have your coffee, snacks, win prizes, enjoy a day of Open Streets at CicLAvia and help Santa Monica Spoke all on the same day! SUPER RIGHT???
Our route will travel west on Broadway and go by the Santa Monica Bike Center, the Canon at the top of the Santa Monica Pier, and the Santa Monica Beach Bike Campus. You can meet us at any of those locations if you miss the kick off party. We would love to have a GREAT BIG GROUP as we travel to the Windward Circle Hub where we join the
CicLAvia Route!
facebook event here
Question? Email us here

Bike it Walk it: Meet at the Santa Monica Beach Bike Campus
9:30am – roll out 9:45am

This group will gather to bike together to CicLAvia at the Santa Monica Bike Campus, 1 Ocean Park Blvd (across from Perry’s). Family/Cyclist can park at Beach lot 5 South (usual fee). They will decide the route based on the skill level of the group. (Beach Path or Main Street bike lane)
This group will also lead a return ride that meets at the Windward Circle Hub at 12:30pm. They will ride back to the Beach Bike Campus together from there.
Please click here to RSVP for this ride

UCLA Bike Coalition: Meet at the Bruin Bear
9:15am roll out 9:30am

The UCLA Bicycle Coalition is collaborating with LACBC to do a feeder ride from UCLA through Westwood to Venice. They meet at the Bruin Bear at 9:15 and roll out at 9:30. They’ll ride down Westwood Blvd to pick up folks from nearby neighborhoods. Everyone is welcome, please spread the word! facebook event here

If you know of other local rides let us know we will post it.
Also CicLAvia has a TRIP PLANNER PAGE with all kinds of info on the many ways to connect to the event. 

Info on light rail & bus routes to or from CicLAvia

Big Blue Bus Rapid 10 takes the frwy downtown LA to Santa Monica FAST!
Metro 720 route DT Santa Monica south, Venice Blvd to downtown & Union Station
Light Rail: Connect to the Expo Line Culver City Station (timetable) then 
Big Blue Bus Rapid 20 to DT SM, Rapid 12 (to Westwood) or Route 12 (Westwood and Palms)
Bike Venice Blvd Bike lane west.  

Metro 733 route to Santa Monica on Wilshire Blvd from downtown LA

Stuff to bring:

  • helmut (for feeder ride or children under 18)
  • sun screen
  • cash
  • spare tube/ patch kit
  • hydration
  • any special tools your bike requires!

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