Transportation news for Santa Monica.
To help pay for increased service hours and incentivize riders to use passes, the Big Blue Bus will restructure its fares starting on January 10, 2016. The fare restructuring plan, which was approved in October by the Santa Monica City…
An 18-wheel truck making an illegal left turn across Expo light rail tracks in Santa Monica collided with a test train yesterday, according to the Santa Monica Police Department. While there were no passengers on the train, there was a…
Next week, the Expo Construction Authority — which oversees construction of the Exposition Light Rail project — is anticipating handing over the Phase II right-of-way to Metro, which will begin regular train testing or “pre-revenue” service, according to a report…
This week, we’ve got a major event coming up for anyone interested in the future of Los Angeles: the Urban Land Institute’s “Transit Oriented Los Angeles” event, featuring Metro’s new CEO, Phil Washington. Also, the City Council will consider 90…
This post originally ran on our sister site, Streetsblog California. Bike-share is excellent in multiple ways. It eases traffic congestion in large, dense cities. It increases transit use in suburbs and smaller cities. And in all kinds of cities, it…
If you’re like me, you rely pretty heavily on Internet and smart-phone based real-time transit arrival information when getting around. Santa Monica’s newest public transportation option — Breeze Bike Share — has been incorporated into the real-time transportation arrival app,…
This week, get ready for Santa Monica’s transportation revolution with Climate Action Santa Monica, celebrate International Education Week at Santa Monica College, kick off SMC Public Policy Institute’s Fall Forum on the arts, and have a very merry un-birthday at…
Today, Santa Monica launched Breeze Bike Share, the first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County. To celebrate, more than 100 early subscribers, city staffers, and elected officials went for an inaugural ride in front of City Hall. Breeze’s…
The first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County opened today to much fanfare. Santa Monica’s Breeze bike-share features 500 bicycles at 75 stations throughout the city of Santa Monica, plus four in adjacent Venice. The system is run by…
Santa Monica is really making strides in the active transportation department these days. It’s about to launch the first public bike-share system in L.A. County and now, the city has its first protected bike lane. It’s a short, one-block stretch…
This week, meet the final four candidates for the top position at Santa Monica College, get a free ride at Breeze Bike Share’s public launch, and join BUSted! for an evening of quality storytelling by people who get around L.A.…
ArcLight will open in Santa Monica this month, so will Sidecar Doughnuts. Downtown Santa Monica’s annual attraction, ICE at Santa Monica, opened for the season last night. And on Thursday, you can ride L.A. County’s very first public bike-share system…
Santa Monica has officially announced November 12 as the day for Breeze Bike Share’s full roll out, which will make it the first public bike-share system in Los Angeles County. The full roll out on November 12 will include music,…
This week, Santa Monica released a draft of its Pedestrian Action Plan, a comprehensive, 100+ page policy document for creating better streets for people over the next 15 years. At the top of the priorities in the draft Ped Action…
We’re getting excited about the upcoming Bike Summit organized by the California Bicycle Coalition. It’s not too late to register for the biannual event, which will take place on October 25-28 in San Diego. Some of the highlights we’re hoping…
