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Santa Monica College has completed a new 400-space south campus bike parking lot.News, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Biking
Santa Monica College Completes $600,000 400-Space Bike Parking Lot
Posted Feb. 14, 2013, 8:40 am
Brenton Garen / Editor-in-Chief
Santa Monica College has built a new $600,000 bike parking lot with 400 spaces, bringing the campus total to 710 spaces.
The project was in response to a significant increase in bicycle ridership by SMC students and employees
A grand opening ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 28.
The facility, on three-quarters of an acre, is notably secure, with bright lighting, security cameras and emergency phones – and it is located across the street from the Campus Police office.
The lot also has secure racks for skateboards.
Funded by Measure AA, the 2008 Santa Monica-Malibu bond measure, the new bike parking lot took six months to complete.
Comments
Feb. 16, 2013, 6:19:25 pm
Miryan said...
It's ridiculous that a parking lot would be built at same price as a house!!! I would love to have you disclose the bills!
Feb. 20, 2013, 12:54:32 pm
Albert Myers said...
I appreciate that we need bike parking on campus. However I do not see where the $600,000.00 went. Who decided that $1,500. per space was fine,the contractor?
Mar. 3, 2013, 2:29:44 pm
Bee said...
$600,000 to complete 40 bicycle parking spots is an outrageous amount of money! A full accounting is needed, including the names of the responsible parties. This is yet another example of excessive waste of our Property Taxes by the SMC officials and their associates.