An Open Letter to Santa Monica Planning Director & Feedback On the Proposed Shared...
(Reminder: Comments on the City of Santa Monica Scooter Selection Process, Submit your comments via email to kyle.kozar@smgov.net by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, Friday August 17, with the subject line – Shared Mobility Pilot Program. For more information, click...
Maintenance on Expo Line Shuts Down Tracks Between Culver City and Bundy Stations
If you are planning to travel on the Expo line this weekend, be prepared for some slowdowns.
Metro announced this week that starting at Friday, February 10 at 9 p.m. through Sunday, February 12, the...
Make It Count: Santa Monica’s Next Big Investment in Safe Biking, Walking, and Yes...
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, Planning and Pier Commissions....
Yes on Measure M
(This editorial also appears on Streetsblog Los Angeles.)
There is a lot to like about Measure M, the Los Angeles County sales tax that would fund a mix of transit and other transportation projects throughout...
More drivers, fewer parkers: Parking in Downtown Santa Monica is more abundant than ever...
While Santa Monica is as bustling as ever -- just ask the 8.7 million visitors the City hosted in 2017 -- the downtown parking structures are seeing fewer parkers and hundreds more free spaces...
EXTRA: Metro Takes Control of Expo Line to Begin Pre-Revenue Service
Friday marked an important milestone in the progress of Expo Phase II. The Expo Construction Authority officially handed over control of the Expo Phase II track to L.A. Metro for the county transit agency to...
Santa Monica Brings Civic Hacking Home with Big Blue Bus Realtime Data
The city of Santa Monica and the Chamber of Commerce are hosting a "Hack the Beach" meetup this Saturday, where the city will formally open up new datasets to the public, including real-time bus arrival information.
Saturday's...
Regulating the Scooters
I see a lot to like about the scooter trend, but that doesn't mean I don't see that there are valid complaints and points of contention associated with the rapid rise of dockless e-scooters...
Downtown Santa Monica to Get Pedestrian Scrambles at 11 Intersections
Officials are planning to install pedestrian scrambles at 11 intersections in Santa Monica's bustling downtown district this year (Update: City officials said that they plan to have the scrambles finished by the end of June).
Pedestrian...
City Proposal Would Leave Dockless Bike and Scooter Operations in Hands of Ride Hail...
City staff from the Santa Monica Planning and Community Development Department released today its recommendations for granting four exclusive shared mobility permits. The somewhat surprising results, if adopted by the Director of Planning and...
Go Metro! MTA Films a Visit to the Downtown Farmer’s Market
Regular readers of Metro's blogsite, The Source, know that one of the best features is the videos. Last week, Metro unveiled its newest video in the "Go Metro" series, a review of the Santa...
Santa Monica Proposes Regulations For E-Scooters, E-Bikes
The city of Santa Monica is proposing new regulations for e-scooters and e-bikes. The staff proposal (item 7B on this agenda) is scheduled for a city council decision next Tuesday night.
Santa Monica was the...
City Council Could Tap Hulu as “Presenting Sponsor” for Breeze Bike Share
Update: Hulu bike-share sponsorship was approved by the Santa Monica City Council at its October 13 meeting.
The Santa Monica-based online entertainment company, Hulu, may become the "presenting sponsor" of Santa Monica's Breeze Bike Share,...
Test Expo Train Reaches Santa Monica for First Time in Years
Photos are circulating on Facebook and Ipernity of an Expo Line test train reaching the City of Santa Monica this morning.
It is the first time in many, many years that trains have passed down...
Expo Line in Santa Monica to Shut Down for Maintenance This Weekend
The stretch of the Expo line between Downtown Santa Monica and Sepulveda Boulevard will close this weekend for maintenance, according to Metro officials.
Starting on Friday, February 24 at 9 p.m. through Sunday, February 26...
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