Venice Opens First Official Breeze Bike Share Hub
Los Angeles Councilmember Mike Bonin joined Santa Monica Mayor Tony Vazquez early Monday morning to officially install the first of five Breeze Bike Share hubs in Venice.
The new station, which is located at 5th...
Major Route And Schedule Updates Coming for Big Blue Bus on February 19
Via Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus
Big Blue Bus (BBB) will adjust its service to better connect customers to the places they live, work and play. BBB will be adding service to six bus routes,...
Santa Monica Police Announce Bike-Ped Safety Operations Fri. and Mon.
The Santa Monica Police Department will be on the lookout for traffic violations that contribute to crashes involving bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers this Friday, Jan. 6 and Monday, Jan. 8.
"The Police Department periodically identifies...
Transit Overflow from the Women’s March Demonstrates Need for Better Rail Transit
Via Streetsblog California
This weekend's Women's March was an unparalleled event in United States history, with over three million people taking to the streets in cities and towns across the country. Timed to coincide with the...
“Final Draft” of Santa Monica’s Downtown Community Plan to be Released Wednesday
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 --...
WaiveCar, Free Car-Share Program Tested in Santa Monica, Plans Expansion Throughout Los Angeles
Last January, WaiveCar launched in Venice and Santa Monica, but now the company has plans to allow licensed drivers access to "free cars" throughout Los Angeles.
The free car-sharing company put twenty vehicles on the...
How Many People Will Use the Expo Line in Santa Monica?
Expo Phase 2 has entered into one of the last stages of testing before it opens later this year, which means it is only a matter of months before it starts transporting passengers between...
Lincoln Blvd. in Santa Monica Could Become a Shared Street
Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica is about to undergo a dramatic transformation. The stretch of Lincoln that runs from the 1-10 freeway to Santa Monica's southern border, controlled by CalTrans until 2012 when Santa...
SMPD to Target High-Crash Areas Mon, Fri in Another Round of Bike-Ped “Enforcement Operations”
The Santa Monica Police Department will be on the lookout for traffic violations that contribute to crashes involving bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers this Friday, March 10 and Monday, March 13.
“The Police Department periodically identifies locations...
Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s Breeze Bike-share Starts Test Run
Los Angeles County's first public bike-share system has begun testing this week in Santa Monica. Seven test hubs with a total of 31 bikes have been set up around the city. CycleHop, the company...
Santa Monica Gears Up to Celebrate Parks Day and Take Another Bike Ride with...
This Saturday, February 25, Santa Monicans will celebrate the opening of a new park, the renaming of another, and they will have a chance to take a bike ride with Mayor Ted Winterer.
Saturday's festivities will...
Big Blue Bus Real-Time Arrival Info Is Here!
Big Blue Bus commuters, rejoice! The days of standing in the middle of the street and squinting in hopes that you might see a blue spot on the horizon are over.
Since June 5, real-time arrival...
Eyes on the Street: Santa Monica’s Colorado Esplanade Cycle Track Goes Green
Santa Monica’s second protected bikeway is getting the green treatment.
The five-block protected cycle track that runs along Colorado Avenue from the new Downtown Santa Monica Expo Station at 5th Street to the Santa Monica...
After Years of Inaction, a Rush to Approve CA Transportation Funding Bill
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...
Transit App Now Shows Real-Time Bike-Share Info
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...
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