Downtown Santa Monica

How City Swipe Works

City Swipe is the fastest way for you to tell us what you like and don't like about your Downtown. Every slide pairs an image with a question about a different element of Downtown, and your answers feed into the City's Downtown Community Plan.

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Row of modern multicolored apartment buildings with balconies along a city street, trees and parked cars in the foreground
Split image showing a green painted bike lane with a white arrow and bike symbol beside a blue bicycle parked at a rack
Curved wooden canopy roof supported by thin white columns over a gravel courtyard, with green lawn and trees in the background

Step by step

Four simple steps

1. Enter your zip code

The experience starts with your zip code so your feedback can be counted for Downtown Santa Monica.

2. Read each slide

Each slide shows an image and a question about a different element of Downtown.

3. Swipe your answer

Use swipe gestures to answer the question on the slide in front of you.

4. Add a comment

If you have more to say about a certain question, use the chat button on that slide.

City Swipe turns community feedback into a quick, visual conversation about Downtown Santa Monica. Each slide pairs a photograph with a question about a different element of the public realm, inviting you to swipe left or right and share whether you like what you see. Topics range across streetscapes, plazas, parks, kiosks, retail frontage, shade structures, gardens, public art, walkways, seating, and programming, so the experience reflects the full mix of gathering spaces, outdoor amenities, and everyday details that shape a lively downtown. Your answers are logged against your zip code so participation can be counted accurately for the right area, then rolled into recommendations that inform the City's Downtown Community Plan and future improvements to streets, public spaces, and the pedestrian experience.

Swipe directions

There are two types of questions

Both work the same way: drag the slide in one direction or the other to record your answer.

1. Yes or No questions

  • Swipe RIGHT for YES
  • Swipe LEFT for NO

2. Which do you prefer?

  • Swipe LEFT for the photo on the left
  • Swipe RIGHT for the photo on the right

Comments

Have more to say?

If you have more to say about a certain question, click the chat button on that slide to leave a detailed comment. Comments let you explain the reasoning behind your swipe on the elements you care about most.

Every answer you give — swipe or comment — is collected to help shape the City's Downtown Community Plan, which guides the next 15 years of Downtown.

Ready to share your take?

Enter your zip code and start swiping through Downtown Santa Monica elements. It takes only a few minutes.

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