You were going to meet your friends at the Starbucks on 26th and San Vicente for an early Sunset Blvd ride to the beach. You figured 4 hours sleep would be enough, so you stayed up and finished editing footage late into the night. Now you need to make up the time so you can slam enough caffeine to start your heart.
No problem. Go here and view a great map that displays the Big Blue Bus lines AND Santa Monica’s bike paths in one view. You’ll find out which Big Blue Bus will get you closest to your meet-up — looks like the 4. To get info about time points and stop locations, see this page at the Big Blue Bus site. You might need a doppio when you get there, but you won’t miss your ride.
Or suppose you’d like to participate in The LA Wheelmen’s 8/8/10 (that’s tomorrow!) Viva San Fernando ride. You live in Santa Monica, and because you got festive Saturday night at the newly reopened Santa Monica Place and Third Street Promenade, you wake up late.
Easy: Go here and use the Metro Trip Planner. Use La Cienega Park’s address as a destination, since it’s at the corner. The Trip Planner offers two options: Metro Line 20 or a Metro Rapid, Line 720. If you take the 720, you’ll walk farther — wait, no, you won’t: you’ll have your bike with you.
To check the timepoints, go here and you’ll find a .pdf for the 720. Remember to check the Sunday schedule (page 3) and you’ll get there on time.
Try this a few times. Once you get good at it, you can help your friends outside of Santa Monica plan their bike trip to the Ciclovia Santa Monica in October. You’ll be all set to enjoy the festivities and the bike paths to the beach.
LA Wheelmen: 9:00 am start: The “Corner”, Olympic Blvd, 1 block west of La Cienega in Beverly Hill (Long 61, Medium 56 – 2300 feet, Hilly Short 29, Flat Short 26) Newcomers welcome; helmets required.
