Transportation news for Santa Monica.
The following article first appeared at Streetsblog USA. Main photo: Gage Skidmore The Trump administration has picked a “Road Rules: All Stars” alum to supervise the nation’s road network — but some transportation advocates say that his history of climate…
Santa Monica is well known for having one of the biggest and baddest Walk/Bike/Scoot/Bus to school days in the country with its uniquely branded Bike It! Walk It! Bus It! Week held in early October. One facet of the event…
Los Angeles Metro is seeking input from interested parties about what they would like to see for an affordable housing development that will be built near to the 17th Street/Santa Monica College rail stop. Metro has released a survey and…
Photo: Mobility for Who/Twitter Alert Twitter User Mobility for Who spotted new curb-protected bike lanes being installed on 26th Street as part of the Bergamot Area First Mile/Last Mile Improvements project, which implements the station area plan approved by the…
This article first appeared at Streetsblog L.A. Image: Joe Linton Metro transit ridership keeps growing. In September, weekday ridership hit a new milestone: one million average daily boardings. September also marked the twenty-second consecutive month of year-over-year ridership growth. In…
The following was initially printed in, you guessed it, Streetsblog Los Angeles. The city of Santa Monica’s 20th Street Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Project opened about a month ago. Today, Streetsblog got a chance to bike there and take photos. The 1/8-mile-long Z-shaped…
The following article by Amal Ahmed first appeared at Streetsblog USA. The image is from the “Streetsblog photoshop desk.” If you build it, they won’t drive. Cities can dramatically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by rezoning single-family housing areas for…
The following is a submission from Ben Allen’s Office. Big Blue Bus riders and operators will experience increased safety with the passage of SB 1417 (Allen), a new law signed by Governor Newsom that allows the City of Santa Monica’s Department of…
Photo via SafeLanes.org
Speed on city streets after the changes shown on the map above: At this week’s City Council meeting, the Council voted unanimously to lower the speed limits on twenty nine streets totaling 31 miles (and raise the limit for 0.3…
As part of the Better Blue Bus changes approved earlier this year, the Big Blue Bus is increasing access to the Santa Monica High School (Samohi) campus just as students return to school. In its monthly newsletter, the Santa Monica…
Image: Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock at the LA28 viewing of the Paris closing ceremony. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made international news when she promised a car-free Olympics in 2028. But as Santa Monica will be host to the…
Via reader Bradley Ewing comes word that new stop signs and road markings are being installed at the intersection of 10th and Idaho. Idaho has been a hot spot for improvements after a fatal crash that killed bicyclist Tania Mooser…
The report this story is based on is not yet available on the city’s website. In the meantime, you can read it here. In November, the City Council approved a pilot program to test the effectiveness of AI in enforcing…
The following article first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. A poster on Reddit, misken67, has been sharing some fascinating and informative visualizations of recent Metro rail and BRT ridership data. SBLA shares misken67’s maps, graphs, and insights below, but if…
