Opponents to development in Santa Monica, and the Bergamot Transit Village mixed-use project in particular, have made their voices heard this week. On Monday, the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC) filed a lawsuit against the city that…
With the rising popularity of transportation apps such as Uber and Lyft and alternative lodging sites akin to Airbnb comes a challenge for cities: to regulate or not to regulate? Mayor Pam O’Connor joined the mayors of the other Westside…
Big Blue Bus (BBB) has just begun the gargantuan process of figuring out how to best integrate its system with the Metro Expo Line Phase 2, set to open in early 2016. Three of the seven new stations being built…
The Santa Monica City Council took a historic vote last night to approve the conceptual design for the city’s first greenway on Michigan Avenue. The goal for the Michigan Ave. Neighborhood Greenway (MANGo) is to reduce and slow car traffic…
The Santa Monica City Council approved the controversial Bergamot Transit Village project last night with a four-three vote. This vote, with a few small amendments to the development agreement, will allow the developer Hines to move forward with plans for…
Instead of discussing and voting on the controversial Bergamot Transit Village at its meeting last night, the Santa Monica City Council elected to listen to close to 125 community members speak for two minutes each early into Wednesday morning. City…
Next week, the Santa Monica City Council will vote on a first read of a 765,095 square-foot, $450 million, mixed-use project that, if built, will change the look and feel of the area around the future Bergamot Expo Line Station…
Santa Monica wants YOU to participate in local government. City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve an initiative aimed at increasing levels of civic participation, getting a broader spectrum of Santa Monicans involved in the political process, and…
MANGo Draft Improvements, 1/7/2013 City planners presented and solicited feedback about their latest plan for the Michigan Avenue Neighborhood Greenway (MANGo) at the final community meeting about the project last night. The plan will be published and sent to the…
