Prioritizing The Experience And Timeliness Of Local Transit
When it comes to mobility beyond the private automobile, bus systems preform a lot of the heavy lifting. They are spatially efficient, carrying dozens...
In Defense Of The Humble Traffic Diverter
I am excited to see the Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway (MANGo) proposal move forward with council approval, along with the connecting Safe Routes to...
The Residents
In the time that I have participated and written about local political issues in Santa Monica, one of the nuances that I've increasingly become...
Car Culture Perpetuates Its Own Misery, Enough Scapegoating Bicycling
I'm accustomed to seeing the Santa Monica Daily Press littered with largely petty and baseless characterizations of bicycling as some plot to ruin the...
We’ll Be Fine
There is little doubt that the Expo station adjacent Hines mixed use project proposal (at the site of the long shuttered Papermate factory), which...
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Don’t Park in the Bike Lane! Santa Monica Started Issuing Automated Bike Lane Tickets Yesterday
Since May 1, the city of Santa Monica has been...

