1. Bicycle Facilities in Santa Monica
Where we were, where we are, and where we’re going
Sam Morrissey, P.E.
Pro Walk Pro Bike Conference Jay Dinkins, P.E.
Wednesday September 12, 2012 City of Santa Monica

2. Introduction
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3. Past Bike Projects
Arizona Avenue bike lanes
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4. Past Bike Projects (Continued)
Main Street road diet
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5. Past Bike Projects (Continued)
Successful bike valet programs…
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6. Past Bike Projects (Continued)
…very…
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7. Past Bike Projects (Continued)
…very successful!
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8. Past Bike Projects (Continued)
Bike corrals
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9. Past Bike Projects (Continued)
Temporary bike corral
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10. Land Use and Circulation Element
2010
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11. Land Use and Circulation Element
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12. Bicycle Action Plan
2011
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13. Bicycle Action Plan (Continued)
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14. Bicycle Action Plan (Continued)
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15. Bicycle Action Plan (Continued)
Branding and education
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16. Transportation Engineering
Multi‐Departmental coordination for implementation
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17. New Facilities
Shared lane markings (Sharrows) ‐ Bay Street 17

18. New Facilities (Continued)
Innovative application
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19. New Facilities (Continued)
Shared lane concept
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20. New Facilities (Continued)
Bus stop in bike lane
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21. New Facilities (Continued)
Buffered bike lane – 6th Street
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22. New Facilities (Continued)
Buffered bike lane – 14th Street 22

23. New Facilities (Continued)
Buffered bike lane – Bicknell Avenue
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24. New Facilities (Continued)
Buffered bike lane –
Montana Avenue
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25. New Facilities (Continued)
Buffered bike lane – Montana Avenue
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26. New Facilities (Continued)
Climbing lanes – 14th Street
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27. New Facilities (Continued)
Climbing lanes – 17th Street
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28. New Facilities (Continued)
Climbing lanes – 17th Street
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29. New Facilities (Continued)
Bike lanes – 2nd Street
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30. New Facilities (Continued)
Bike lanes –
Ocean Park
Boulevard
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31. New Facilities (Continued)
Bike Campus
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32. New Facilities (Continued)
Bike Campus
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33. New Facilities (Continued)
Bike Center
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34. New Facilities (Continued)
New on‐street bike corrals
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35. New Facilities (Continued)
Bike detection
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36. Challenges
Illegal parking
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37. Challenges (Continued)
Trash bins Street sweeping
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38. Challenges (Continued)
Loss of left‐turn pockets
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39. Challenges (Continued)
Loss of on‐street parking
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40. Challenges (Continued)
Accommodating street
sweeper needs
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41. Challenges (Continued)
Drainage inlets
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42. Challenges (Continued)
Curb extensions
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43. Challenges (Continued)
Seams at bus pads
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44. Challenges (Continued)
Getting
installation
right
5’
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45. Future Plans
Beach bike path
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46. Future Plans (Continued)
Green lanes
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47. Future Plans (Continued)
Colorado Esplanade
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48. Future Plans (Continued)
Michigan
Avenue
Neighborhood
Greenway
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49. Future Plans (Continued)
Expo bike path
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50. Future Plans (Continued)
Bike sharing
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51. Questions?
It’s our bag!
Sam Morrissey, P.E. Jay Dinkins, P.E.
City Traffic Engineer Transportation Engineer
City of Santa Monica City of Santa Monica
1685 Main Street, Room 115 1685 Main Street, Room 115
Santa Monica, CA 90401 Santa Monica, CA 90401
T: 310.458.8955 T: 310.458.8963
sam.morrissey@smgov.net jay.dinkins@smgov.net
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