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A PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA | S U M M E R 2 0 1 2 Seascape Summer is here, TIME TO HIT THE BEACH! 2012 Artwork by Leigh Collins People travel from all over the world to enjoy Santa Monica State Beach. And no wonder – at 3.5 miles long and over 300 days of sunshine each year, bicycle and walking paths and plenty to see and do, it’s the ultimate THE 28TH ANNUAL Southern California beach experience. If it’s been a while since you visited, we welcome you to reconnect with your beach and bay. There’s a lot to explore SANTA MONICA PIER at our iconic shore. TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES START HERE: YOUR BEACH ONLINE THURSDAYS, JULY 5 – SEPTEMBER 6 7-10 P.M. | FREE Find out about events, attractions, news and more at our new website for Santa Monica State Beach: One of Santa Monica’s most anticipated www.smgov.net/beach. summer traditions, the Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series opens on July 5 for ten NEXT STOP: BEACH STORIES evenings of music, discovery and community. Take a walk through time online at the Santa Monica Beach Stories website JULY 5 and learn about the many cultures, Beach-ready songs of surfer/troubadour people and events have helped Photos:Top: Noah Webb, Below: SMPL Image Archives DONAVON FRANKENREITER and the shape Santa Monica State Beach. energetic soul of JEFF YOUNG’S SONG www.smbeachstories.com Ready for a great & DANCE SOCIETY GET ACTIVE: FITNESS & day at the beach JULY 12 RECREATION AT THE BEACH by the beautiful historic Jamaican harmony trio THE MIGHTY There are tons of ways to DIAMONDSand Los Angeles-based pool at the Annenberg get fit with the beach as reggae band THE LIONS Community Beach House? your backdrop. Try beach tennis, JULY 19 soccer or volleyball on land, or get in the ocean See page 9. Los Angeles-based indie acts HAIM with surfing or stand-up paddleboard lessons. and WILDCAT! WILDCAT! Visit www.smgov.net/recscape for camps and classes at the beach for children and adults. JULY 26 Organic jam rocker JACKIE GREENE AND COMING SOON: A PLAYGROUND FOR ALL ABILITIES AUGUST 2 Universally accessible playgrounds are special places built for children of all abilities to enjoy. Australian country Santa Monica’s first universally accessible playground will have something extra special: an ocean view. singer-songwriter KASEY CHAMBERS Construction will start this fall. Like the playground on facebook for updates on the project: www.facebook.com/smbuap. AUGUST 9 PARADE Collective – Jam sessions featuring musicians from CIRQUE DU SOLEIL® Continued on page 8 1 I Santa Monica Seascape Briefly... WATCH THE ROAD, SANTA MONICA CITY HALL, 1685 MAIN STREET, is open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Walkers, cyclists and motorists may have noticed and every other Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Most new Watch the Road campaign signage on buses city offices are closed on alternate Fridays as part of and refuse trucks featuring the message, the city’s commute trip reduction plan to improve “Disconnect. Stay alert, stay alive.” The messaging air quality – June 15 & 29 and July 13 & 27. Payment encourages pedestrians to pay attention and take responsibility for their safety when crossing and permit services are available every Friday – streets and moving around town. It reminds please call 310.458.8411 for the counter hours of drivers and cyclists to “watch the road” for your preferred service. All city offices will be pedestrians who may not be paying attention to closed Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day. their surroundings. STAY INFORMED | SIGN UP FOR Santa Monica joins 15 other cities in Southern SMALERTS Santa Monica’s new community California and more than 30 organizations and notification system is available to all who live, media partners dedicated to improving safety and work and play in the City of Santa Monica. To sign mobility in Los Angeles region through the Watch the Road campaign. The Watch the Road campaign up, visit www.SMAlerts.net. In the event of an coordinates educational materials with targeted emergency,such as an earthquake or police activity, enforcement efforts to improve pedestrian, bicycling you’ll receive vital safety information via text, email and vehicle traffic safety throughout the city. or even on your home telephone. You can also select Looking forward, the city is undertaking infrastructure and planning efforts to make from a range of community updates, including Santa Monica more pedestrian-friendly. The 2012-14 capital improvement program includes construction and traffic information, Big Blue Bus $1 million for re-marking and refurbishing pedestrian crosswalks in the city. The priority detours, and when the next Seascape is available locations were established after a thorough inventory and assessment of all pedestrian online! The community updates are generally sent crossings along major corridors. The city is also developing a Pedestrian Action Plan that via email only,and you can add more categories or will help the city improve its safety record and upgrade its walking network in anticipation unsubscribe at any time. of Expo Light Rail arrival in Santa Monica in 2015. The project will begin with the People with disabilities may sign up offline by collection and analysis of pedestrian crash data to immediately inform ongoing education calling the Office of Emergency Management at and enforcement. 310.458.2263. For more information on theWatch the Road campaign in Santa Monica, visit our new website at www.smgov.net/WatchtheRoad. SANTAMONICA Seascape citytv highlights Are you tuned in? CityTV has partnered with a wide array Seascape is a publication of the City of Santa Monica of community organizations to produce a new slate of designed to inform residents about city programs and compelling programs about your city. services. Please e-mail editorial information and Santa Monica on Stage and The Creative Process show comments to [email protected] or mail to: off Santa Monica’s cultural side, interviewing some of the Rachel Waugh most creative forces in the region. Non Profit Profiles Santa Monica Seascape City of Santa Monica puts the spotlight on organizations that help our community thrive. 1685 Main Street New shows like Broad Topics, From Drabulous to Fabulous, and BodyWorks help you live better, Santa Monica, CA 90401 keeping you informed, healthy and looking great! And Your Neighborhood PAL, SAMOHIghlights, DIANE KUNTZ DESIGN STUDIO CityKids and Voices of Santa Monica showcase talented and interesting youth and adults all over Santa Monica. New shows are now airing on CityTV channel 16 and streamed live on CityTV.org. Check In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, www.CityTV.org for schedules and airtimes. Seascape is available in alternate formats by calling the City Manager’s Office at 310.458.8301 (TDD/TTY 310.917.6626). 2 I Santa Monica Seascape Cloverfield And 20th Streetscape Project Breaks Ground The long-awaited 20th Street and Cloverfield Boulevard Improvement project will begin this summer, providing various streetscape enhancements on these two streets between the Santa Monica Freeway and Pico Boulevard. Plans for 20th Street and Cloverfield Boulevard feature the introduction of four tree species: Arbutus, Crape Myrtle, Variegated Brisbane Box, and Firewheel. Sidewalks and driveways will be repaired to adhere to ADA requirements, and additional pedestrian-scaled lighting will improve walkability in the evening and add to the design. And once everything is For more information on this and other installed, streets will be entirely repaved and everyone will benefit from the improvements. projects in the city, please visit The traffic signal will be reconfigured at the www.SMConstructs.org and follow us on intersection of 20th Street and the I-10 off-ramp, Facebook andTwitter at SMConstructs. and enhancements to the bike network are being SANTA MONICA installed, including bicycle detection devices to change the signal, sharrows and bike boxes – lane markings showing drivers and bicyclists how to share the road. These improvements should Like to see the projects up-close? Join us for increase the desirability of 20th Street as a bicycle route. the Be Excited! Be Prepared Bus Tour,Saturday, July 14. Advance registration required – sign Construction is underway and expected to be complete in by up online at www.SMConstructs.org/tour Civic spring 2013. During construction, one lane will remain open in each direction. Tourism’s Economic Impact In Santa Monica: Results Of 2011 Study Released The Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau This summer, relax and let SMCVB serve as the (SMCVB) recently released the results of the tour guide when company comes to town! The 2011 Santa Monica Tourism Economic Impact SMCVB provides valuable services for residents, Study. This study has been conducted on a too. Become a tourist in your own city, or call regular basis since 1983. on the SMCVB to create the perfect itinerary for Did you know more than half of Santa Monica’s visiting family and friends. visitors are from outside the United States? Visit the events calendar section of our website, International visitors tend to stay longer, spend www.santamonica.com/events-calendar, for more money and are more likely to use public upcoming community events. Send guests to transportation! Here are some more figures on one of our four locations where friendly and Santa Monica tourism in 2011: knowledgeable travel counselors are available • Transient occupancy tax (TOT) from Santa to help them plan their Santa Monica trip. Monica’s hotels delivered nearly $35 million • 1920 Main Street, Suite B (Main at Bay) to the City’s general fund. • 1400 Ocean Avenue • Tourism provided more than 11,400 jobs in • Third Street Promenade (between Arizona Santa Monica.