Carter Rubin

Carter Rubin is a Santa Monica resident and serves as an advisory board member of Santa Monica Next. Carter has served as an appointed member on the Santa Monica Housing and Planning Commissions. Carter earned a B.A. in political studies from Pitzer College and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree from UCLA. His views here are his alone.

Joined: August 18, 2013
Articles: 2

Mobility, Opinion

What Is an E-Bike, and What’s an Unlicensed Motorcycle: A Parents’ Guide

Photo: A day of family fun at McKinley Elementary featuring a bike rodeo via Santa Monica Spoke As a Santa Monica parent, I’ve put over 3,000 miles on my e-bike toting my kid around. It’s revolutionized how I get around…

Carter Rubin
December 10, 2025

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How Flexible Parking Requirements Spur Economic Development: Lessons from Santa Monica

(Note: This story first appeared on Streetsblog Los Angeles.) It’s hard to imagine today, but Santa Monica’s commercial areas – now home to Silicon Beach, tourism and bustling retail – were sleepy, underperforming and shabby just a few decades ago. In…