Comments on: Walking Santa Monica http://greenlagirl.com/walking-santa-monica/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Tue, 22 May 2012 01:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: khalfani howard http://greenlagirl.com/walking-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-426096 khalfani howard Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:09:43 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/15/walking-santa-monica/#comment-426096 When I came to hollywood for the first time I couldn't believe how hollywood Blvd and sunset so close to one another. Till, that day I walk from hollywood blvd to highland sunset blvd till, I was ask from a white older male he told me did you want to walk this way I had said yes but,he also told me I was headed to gay land. Because he told me all this I was just going for a walk until, I was told that I was headed to santa monica to have a date with gay male but I was just headed to santa monica for a nice walk. Monicafor a nice walk after this have occured. When I came to hollywood for the first time I couldn’t believe how hollywood Blvd and sunset so close to one another. Till, that day I walk from hollywood blvd to highland sunset blvd till, I was ask from a white older male he told me did you want to walk this way I had said yes but,he also told me I was headed to gay land. Because he told me all this I was just going for a walk until, I was told that I was headed to santa monica to have a date with gay male but I was just headed to santa monica for a nice walk.

Monicafor a nice walk after this have occured.

]]> By: Jenny http://greenlagirl.com/walking-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-250971 Jenny Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:19:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/15/walking-santa-monica/#comment-250971 I lived in Santa Monica for 10 years and loved being in a "walking city." I'm still living in a walking city on the east coast, but it's not as pleasant without the abundant sunshine! I lived in Santa Monica for 10 years and loved being in a “walking city.” I’m still living in a walking city on the east coast, but it’s not as pleasant without the abundant sunshine!

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/walking-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-117909 Siel Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:15:35 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/15/walking-santa-monica/#comment-117909 Thanks for the encouragement, everyone :) And for the resources and links! I was not at the Walkability Workshop -- I hope they have another one! Thanks for the encouragement, everyone :) And for the resources and links! I was not at the Walkability Workshop — I hope they have another one!

]]> By: Tim in West LA http://greenlagirl.com/walking-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-117665 Tim in West LA Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:56:56 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/15/walking-santa-monica/#comment-117665 How very cool! I have long been a big advocate of walking whenevr you can. I've thought a lot lately about getting rid of my car all together and what that would do to my mobility in SoCal. I am fortunate because I work from home and most of my client work is done via the internet or phone. I try to walk to my clients businesses whenevr that is feasible or take my bike. I get a lot of approving looks when I pull up on my bike, but usually it takes me about ten minutes to unfrazzle myself after a ride in traffic. That makes walking a great (and safe) alternative for me. I walk everywhere from the eastside of Culver City out to the oceanviews of Marina Del Rey and Playa Del Rey and even into Venice. I have yet to venture into Santa Monica on foot, but it sounds like a great place to do so! Keep it up! How very cool! I have long been a big advocate of walking whenevr you can. I’ve thought a lot lately about getting rid of my car all together and what that would do to my mobility in SoCal.

I am fortunate because I work from home and most of my client work is done via the internet or phone. I try to walk to my clients businesses whenevr that is feasible or take my bike. I get a lot of approving looks when I pull up on my bike, but usually it takes me about ten minutes to unfrazzle myself after a ride in traffic.

That makes walking a great (and safe) alternative for me.

I walk everywhere from the eastside of Culver City out to the oceanviews of Marina Del Rey and Playa Del Rey and even into Venice. I have yet to venture into Santa Monica on foot, but it sounds like a great place to do so!

Keep it up!

]]> By: LA Bus Girl http://greenlagirl.com/walking-santa-monica/comment-page-1/#comment-102092 LA Bus Girl Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:54:22 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2007/05/15/walking-santa-monica/#comment-102092 He talked a lot about the engineering/planning aspects of making a neighborhood more walkable... adequate sidewalk space (road dieting), proper organization of sidewalk furniture (to provide a barrier), paving over driveways that are dangerous (or asking businesses to do so, making businesses more accessible by not having them sit in a giant sea of parking (or providing a pedestrian walk way from store front to side walk, etc. There was a lot of information crammed into this (it is normally a two day presentation but it was given in one day)... and it was interesting to hear the engineers listening to the policy makers, because a lot of the people who engineer streets and stuff, don't think about things in that way... yenno? He talked a lot about the engineering/planning aspects of making a neighborhood more walkable… adequate sidewalk space (road dieting), proper organization of sidewalk furniture (to provide a barrier), paving over driveways that are dangerous (or asking businesses to do so, making businesses more accessible by not having them sit in a giant sea of parking (or providing a pedestrian walk way from store front to side walk, etc.

There was a lot of information crammed into this (it is normally a two day presentation but it was given in one day)… and it was interesting to hear the engineers listening to the policy makers, because a lot of the people who engineer streets and stuff, don’t think about things in that way… yenno?

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