Bike path, aquarium among new projects
By AMY KAUFMAN Special to the Daily Press
CITY HALL — Bike paths, solar power and an aquarium are among the list of upcoming Santa Monica additions included in the $2.5 million the City Council is expected to spend tonight.
The majority of the expenditures will partially develop the expected 1.3-mile off-street bike path along the Exposition rail. A pedestrian-only path will be located directly next to the bike path, which runs from the eastern city limit at Centinela Boulevard to 17th street.
Perimeter landscaping, pathway lighting and integrated public art are included as some of the costs, which total $537,000. The funding primarily comes from the federal government in the form of a Transportation Enhancement Activity (TEA) grant, as well as other contributions.
More than half of the funding was contributed to the project in 1999 by grants from the Los Angeles County Transportation Authority, according to a city staff report.
The bike path will connect downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica through the Right-of-Way Regional Bikeway, which travels through the cities of Los Angeles and Culver City. Project workers will be conducting community outreach sessions near the outset of the project, as well as reviewing preliminary design concepts and recommended schematic design concepts.
Construction for the six-month-long project is scheduled to begin in early 2008, according to city staff.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 12, 2006. Read the original PDF.