Transportation news for Santa Monica.
If you drive, walk, or bike around Santa Monica, you’ve seen them: white and yellow plastic bollards—those flexible posts meant to protect bike lanes or tighten corners—lying flat on the ground, mangled by the tires of a passing SUV or…
New research and story maps from UCLA’s Institute of Transportation Studies pose an interesting—and potentially useful—hypothetical question: how does California define the area of a transit stop? According to the research, every municipality and regional planning organization maps a transit…
A coalition of Westside cities is moving forward with a plan to speed up bus service across some of the region’s most congested corridors, with an eye toward delivering improvements before the 2028 Summer Olympics. The Westside Cities Council of…
Every week we pick a story or two from the City Manager’s newsletter to highlight. The City is advancing its work to become the first jurisdiction in California to implement automated bike lane enforcement, and the program hit another important…
This story is a lightly edited version of one that appeared yesterday in Streetsblog Los Angeles. Below are four recent bike project updates. Some of these may benefit cyclists, but all are laden with serious drawbacks. Westside Bikeway Meetings Speaking…
“Large Asphalt Repair” on Melrose Avenue. Photo by Joe Linton This story first appeared at Streetsblog. Disclaimer note: I, Streetsblog Editor Joe Linton, do not claim to be a neutral observer here. Outside of my Streetsblog reporting, I have repeatedly…
A newly released federal report concludes that a Waymo robotaxi did not behave recklessly when it struck a child near Grant Elementary School earlier this year — but investigators say the crash underscores ongoing safety challenges for autonomous vehicles operating…
Photo: Eli Gill is seeing white, not red, at 5th and Washington. Recently, the city had a lot of work to do to repair and in some cases even rebuild storm drains following the heavy storms of January and February.…
Metro will open four new miles of D Line subway on Friday May 8! The new Metro D Line Extension (Section 1) will travel from Wilshire/Western in Koreatown all the way to La Cienega/Wilshire in Beverly Hills. The project includes…
Image: Sir Speedy after a car slammed into it in 2025 by Todd Flora. Over the next several years, Santa Monicans can look forward to changes big and small on Santa Monica Boulevard. But it may take a couple months…
Normally, “Eyes on the Street” is celebrating the installation of some new infrastructure, high-tech bus stop, or something else to celebrate. This time, eagle-eyed reader Allon Percus brings the surprising news that the city removed a crosswalk at Colorado and…
Senator Catherine Blakespear (D-SD) has introduced Senate Bill 1167, legislation aimed at tightening California’s oversight of electric mopeds and other higher-speed electrically powered two-wheelers that fall into gray areas of existing law. The bill seeks to create a clearer regulatory framework…
Construction is complete on the City of Santa Monica’s East Pico Safety Project, and officials are inviting residents to celebrate and experience the new safety improvements firsthand. The City will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, March 7, 2026,…
Earlier this week, Streetsblog reported on Assembly Bill 1942, also known as the E-Bike Accountability Act, introduced by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda). As part of her outreach for the legislation, Bauer-Kahan has released a survey for people (bicyclists and everyone else)…
In May 2023, local officials celebrated a major milestone when a new dedicated two-way bike and pedestrian path opened, closing a long-standing gap between the Santa Monica beach path and Will Rogers State Beach. The project included improved safety features…
