City

Infrastructure

Streets, sidewalks, lighting, water, and utilities.

Why it matters here

Infrastructure quietly sets the baseline for everything else.

Where this matters

Pacific OceanSanta Monica PierSanta Monica BeachDowntown Santa MonicaThird Street PromenadeMain StreetMontana AvenueSanta Monica Airport AreaSanta Monica CollegePalisades ParkReed ParkMemorial ParkVirginia Avenue ParkAirport ParkCivic CenterOcean ParkPico NeighborhoodMid-CityNorth of MontanaWilshire / MontanaSunset ParkNortheast Santa MonicaDowntown ResidentialMajor CorridorsE Line Stations

Santa Monica Beach

Miles of wide public sand running the length of the city, with the beach path, volleyball courts, and open water.

What we love:
The Ocean & Beach · Sunsets · Outdoor Lifestyle
Key issues:
Beach & Ocean · Environment · Public Safety
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Montana Avenue

A tree-lined shopping street from about 7th to 17th, mixing boutiques, cafés, and neighborhood services.

What we love:
Local Businesses · Trees & Landscape · Walkability
Key issues:
Local Business & Economy · Parking · Transportation
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Palisades Park

A narrow bluff-top park running along Ocean Avenue, with palms, walking paths, and the city's best ocean overlooks.

What we love:
Views · Sunsets · Trees & Landscape
Key issues:
Maintenance & Cleanliness · Public Safety · Homelessness
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Ocean Park

The southern coastal neighborhood of bungalow courts, walk streets, and beach-adjacent living around Main Street.

What we love:
Neighborhoods · Architecture · Walkability
Key issues:
Housing · Development · Parking
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Pico Neighborhood

One of the city's most historically rooted and diverse neighborhoods, centered along Pico Boulevard east of Lincoln.

What we love:
Community · Diversity · Historic Places
Key issues:
Housing · Development · Environment
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Mid-City

The central residential area around Wilshire, Broadway, and Colorado, blending apartments, homes, and small commercial streets.

What we love:
Neighborhoods · Walkability · Trees & Landscape
Key issues:
Housing · Development · Transportation
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North of Montana

The northern residential area of wide, tree-shaded streets between Montana Avenue and the city's northern edge.

What we love:
Trees & Landscape · Neighborhoods · Architecture
Key issues:
Housing · Development · Transportation
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Wilshire / Montana

A dense apartment district between Wilshire and Montana, walkable to downtown, the bluffs, and neighborhood shops.

What we love:
Walkability · Neighborhoods · Local Businesses
Key issues:
Housing · Parking · Public Safety
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Sunset Park

The southeastern residential neighborhood surrounding the college and the airport, with single-family streets and local schools.

What we love:
Neighborhoods · Parks & Green Space · Education
Key issues:
Development · Environment · Transportation
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Northeast Santa Monica

The residential area northeast of Wilshire near the city's border, quiet streets close to Brentwood and the 10.

What we love:
Neighborhoods · Trees & Landscape · Walkability
Key issues:
Housing · Transportation · Parking
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Major Corridors

Wilshire, Santa Monica, Colorado, Olympic, Pico, Ocean, and Lincoln — the streets that carry the city and connect it to the region.

What we love:
Local Businesses · Bikes & Paths · Walkability
Key issues:
Transportation · Public Safety · Infrastructure
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What we value

  • Safe sidewalks
  • Reliable utilities
  • Mature street trees

Improving something shouldn't mean losing what people already love about it.

Challenges

  • Deferred maintenance (community concern — not verified data)
  • Aging systems (community concern — not verified data)

Ideas & opportunities

  • Prioritized repair
  • Green infrastructure

Related projects

No projects or initiatives have been linked to Infrastructure yet.