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All About Ocean Park Santa Monica

Located in the southwest corner of Santa Monica is the Ocean Park neighborhood. This neighborhood has a mix of older smaller homes and apartment buildings and condos. Several housing towers are located along the beach. The area has a funky, artsy feel similar in manner to its neighbor Venice Beach.

Many Santa Monica residents come to shop/browse on Main Street, home of many boutiques and restaurants. Main Street also hosts a weekly farmer's market on Sundays. SMASH (an alternative school) and John Muir elementary schools are located in the neighborhood. Olympic High, an alternative high school is also located in the area.

Ocean Park is unique because everything is in walking distance and has a thriving community, both business and resident. Its residents are demographically diverse and yet the area maintains a small town, community feeling.

Santa Monica's “Complete Green Street” to Open Saturday

 

“The final 'Complete Green Street' concept, partly funded by Measure V, includes a range of improvements,” staff said.

Those improvements include wider sidewalks, clearly marked bike lanes and about 100 new trees planted in the median lanes and along the sides of the street.

Other improvements include:

Parkway/storm water biofilter swales and infiltration areas, and a drip irrigation system.

New marked crosswalks with enhanced overhead flashing beacons.

Street furniture, trash and recycling cans, and 75 pedestrian-scaled light poles.

Traffic signal improvements.

Los Amigos Park storm drain improvements.

The event, which is co-sponsored by the Ocean Park Association (OPA), will feature Mayor Pro Tem Terry O'Day and Santa Monica Spoke representative Cynthia Rose as speakers. A representative of OPA will also speak.

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From Neilson Way to Lincoln Blvd., Ocean Park Boulevard has been turned into a "Complete Green Street." Ocean Park Boulevard had been a wide auto-oriented street, accommodating one lane of traffic in either direction, was difficult to corss, had few pedestrian amenities, narrow sidewalks, and tree wells contain Cassias trees in various states of health. The new "Complete Green Street", partly funded by Measure V, includes a range of improvements resulting in a better performing, enhanced streetscape environment that is pedestrian- and bicycle-oriented, attractive, green, and provides several environmental benefits, such as capturing and preventing significant volumes of urban run-off from entering the Santa Monica Bay. Key project elements include: - Wider sidewalks. - Parkway/storm water biofilter swales and infiltration areas, and a drip irrigation system. - Over 100 new trees, new landscaping, and medians. - New marked crosswalks with enhanced overhead flashing beacons. - More visible, painted bike lands and traffic striping, and new bike racks. - Street furniture, trash and recycling cans, and 75 pedestrian-scaled light poles. - Traffic signal improvements. Construction started in December 2011 and was completed in February 2013. Know Before You GoConstruction on this project is complete.

CERT is a community based group of volunteers that have completed a federally recognized training course taught by local Public Safety Personnel and First Responders.

The training is a comprehensive program detailing ways to assist family, friends, neighbors, and your community in small or large scale disasters.

This training is free, and open to anyone that lives or works in Santa Monica, over the age of 18.

Learn how to prepare for emergencies and be ready to respond to assist the community immediately following incidents of all sizes.

 

Course spots are reserved on a first come, first served basis and are dependent on the successful completion and approval of your application.
to CERT website located here.