Transportation news for Santa Monica.
This Saturday, head to Memorial Park for a kid-friendly Earth Day-themed bike ride. Then, on Sunday, join Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer for a bike ride to Annenberg Beach House to learn about the city’s beach restoration project. From 9…
A multiple-vehicle crash that injured two, including someone riding a bike, closed the intersection at Colorado and Ocean Avenue, one of the city’s busiest, for several hours Wednesday afternoon. A woman in her 80s hit two other cars and a person on a…
After half-a-decade of planning and community outreach, city staff revealed the final draft of the Downtown Community Plan Wednesday to a full house at the east wing of the Civic Auditorium. The 300-page document, which can be downloaded here, lays…
Via Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole’s blog, The Long View. There is a dynamic and positive new tone coming from the California Coastal Commission. The California Coastal Commission has had just five leaders since it was created in 1972. Longtime…
City officials are unveiling Wednesday the “final draft” of the document that will guide the future of Downtown Santa Monica for the next two decades. The Downtown Community Plan — or Downtown Specific Plan — has gone through multiple iterations…
Via Streetsblog California. Well, it’s done. Last night, the California legislature passed S.B. 1, the transportation funding bill that has been hard fought for the last two years. The Senate passed it with a vote of 27-11, and the Assembly…
Earlier this week, a woman was killed after she was struck by a driver as she crossed Santa Monica Boulevard at 18th Street during an early morning jog. Her death was the fifth traffic-related fatality in about as many weeks…
Via Streetsblog California. Governor Jerry Brown and California legislative leaders are hoping that the transportation funding package they have agreed on will get quick approval in the legislature, and to that end have been stumping for it hither and yon.…
Via Santa Monica Police Department press release. Yesterday at approximately 6:09 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to a radio call for service regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of 18th Street and Santa…
Starting April 3, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus will give riders the option of paying their fares through their smartphones. According to a report released today on the City’s website, the municipal transit service started a pilot program today with…
In the past few weeks, Santa Monica has experienced five more violent pedestrian crashes and almost as many deaths, reminding us all that we are unsafe in our city, whether crossing the street for coffee or going to a local…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. The long awaited project to improve walking and biking along Santa Monica Beach is now underway. The North Beach Trail Project will improve safety and circulation for both pedestrians and bicyclists. Ocean Front…
Via Streetsblog California. While most media coverage of last week’s California Air Resources meeting focused on the board’s decision to strengthen vehicle emission standards, an equally remarkable and important discussion happened late in the first afternoon of the two-day meeting. That’s…
The first CicLAvia of the year took place yesterday along about six miles of Washington Boulevard and Venice Boulevard extending from Culver City to Venice. The weather was cool and sunny, the crowds were huge, and there were, of course,…
This Sunday, CicLAvia, Los Angeles’ most popular open streets event, returns to the westside with a car-free route from Culver City to Venice. To celebrate, Santa Monica Spoke, Breeze Bike Share, and Santa Monica Mayor Ted Winterer are hosting a community…
