Transportation news for Santa Monica.
A popular segment of the new Exposition Bike path will close for three months for maintenance. [update 8/16: exploratory work currently underway will determine whether the closure is 3 months or 6 weeks]. This long-term temporary closure provides an opportunity for…
A small stretch of Lincoln Boulevard is about to get a bit better for bus commuters. According to the city’s website, starting in August, peak-hour bus-only lanes are coming to the north-south thoroughfare that connects Santa Monica to Venice, Marina…
This post originally appeared on Streetsblog California. In case you hadn’t heard, last night the California legislature passed a legislative package to extend the state’s cap-and-trade system until 2030. It’s a landmark victory for proponents and a rare bipartisan accord. It…
This post originally appeared on the blog of local community activist and organizer Luke Klipp. It was republished on Santa Monica Next’s sister site, Longbeachize. Klipp serves as a Metro Board Deputy to Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and he is the…
Tonight’s City Council meeting promises to be a lively one with the city’s budget up for approval, a controversial question of where to put a new sports field up for debate, and an item addressing concerns over a recent purchase…
The already three-year-long process of revitalizing Bergamot Arts Center, the five-acre parcel of city-owned land directly adjacent to the Expo 26th Street Station, will move forward after the City Council voted 5-to-1 Tuesday to support preliminary plans for the site.…
The 33rd annual Twilight Concert Series kicks off on June 22 at the Santa Monica Pier. Here are some tips for enjoying the concerts — and avoiding traffic. Anyone who has attended these concerts knows that the Pier — and…
The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday will consider the next steps in an already three-year-long process aimed at revitalizing the city-owned, Expo-adjacent Bergamot Arts Center, rents from which subsidize the operation of the Big Blue Bus because the city purchased…
The construction fencing may still be up, but three parklets are taking shape on Main Street in Santa Monica. At the corner of Ashland and Main Street, dark wooden benches are popping up in front of Finn McCool’s. The new seating…
What can Santa Monica learn about creating a better city to a ride a bike in from one of the bike-friendliest cities in the Americas? Find out on Wednesday, May 31, as Santa Monica Spoke hosts Chris Morfas, senior adviser to…
The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday night unanimously supported a motion calling for staff to bring back some options for a dedicated Vision Zero staff person and program-specific funding for safer streets in the city’s upcoming budget. The motion, which…
The Santa Monica City Council will look at traffic safety tonight, just more than a month after a particularly shocking streak of traffic-related deaths rocked the beachside city. The report was placed on the agenda after a request from Councilmembers…
Via city of Santa Monica. This post is by Jason Kligier, senior transportation planner. With over 100 miles of bikeways, Breeze Bike Share stations across town, convenient bike parking, relatively flat terrain, and gorgeous weather, Santa Monica is without a doubt…
Photo by Brian Addison. Data and charts courtesy of UCI. This article originally ran on our sister site, Longbeachize. When it comes to contemporary development, “mixed-use” and, especially if the structure is in an urban center, “transit-oriented” is the key to almost…
The Santa Monica City Council passed the first stage of a plan to make Lincoln Boulevard safer, but not everyone was satisfied that it went far enough. The City Council voted 5-to-1 to move forward with the first phase of…
