Transportation news for Santa Monica.
California officials announced more than $140 million in federal traffic-safety grants, funding nearly 500 endeavors aimed at reducing deaths and serious injuries on streets and highways across the state. The grants, administered through the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), will…
Do you take transit in Culver City? How about heading to beach cities south of Marina del Rey? Consider riding transit to the airport? Los Angeles County is asking Westside residents—including those in Santa Monica who regularly travel into nearby…
Photo: Arroyo Fest 2023, by Joe Linton/Streetsblog This week, Metro Board committees approved a handful of noteworthy items. These approvals are preliminary and will require final approval at the full board meeting on December 4. Dodgers Stadium Gondola In a…
(Update, 11/7: CARB requested some corrections to our timeline to when the authorization for the program came from the legislature and the amount that could be requested in the first window. After confirming the accuracy of their requests, the article…
Image: by Karim Saafir IG @karims123 – via Streets Are For Everyone “This community was forever changed by the loss of four bright young women whose lives were full of promise. That day became a turning point. Malibu has been…
Voters Can Also Drop off Mail-in Ballots at 10 Metro Stations The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will make it easier for Angelenos to get to the polls on Election Day by offering free rides across its entire…
Senator Allen speaks at last Friday’s press event. Photo: Damian Kevitt The City of Malibu joined state and local leaders, law enforcement, and community members in commemorating the second anniversary of the crash that killed four Pepperdine University students on…
The origins of Santa Monica’s “Bike It! / Walk It!” initiative trace back to a student-led effort at Santa Monica High School in 2007. At that time, the Samohi Solar Alliance—a student environmental club—launched a “Bike It Day” to encourage…
Via the Friendly Road newsletter: Traveling from Santa Monica to SoFi Stadium has never been easier than with the newly improved Big Blue Bus Route 3 service on Lincoln Boulevard to the brand new LAX/Metro Transit Center! Departing every 10 minutes or better…
On Wednesday, October 1, enjoy FREE RIDES on Big Blue Bus in honor of the 8th annual California Clean Air Day! Reduce your carbon footprint and join a unified day of action. Take the Clean Air Day Pledge to abstain…
Photo: Curb-protected bike lane construction on Robertson Boulevard in Culver City. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog Construction is well underway on Culver City’s Robertson Blvd Complete Street Project. The bike/walk/transit project is located on one 700-foot-long block of Robertson Boulevard – from…
Yesterday, Los Angeles Metro approved $85 Million in grants for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements throughout Los Angeles County. Included in those grants is $1,451,003 for bike lanes as part of the first mile/last mile projects for the Bergamot light…
Reader Jacob Wasserman caught the city in the act…the act of making streets safer for all road users that is. Wasserman snapped the picture on the right of the installation of a twenty five mile per hour speed limit sign…
Earlier today, the California Assembly passed Senate Bill 71, legislation designed to make it easier to build bicycle, pedestrian, and transit facilities. The bill streamlines project delivery by reducing/eliminating required environmental studies. The legislation passed 56-1, with Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas)…
The following post, by Peter Roquemore, Sustainability Analyst for the city, first appeared at the City of Santa Monica website. In July, Santa Monica’s E-Bike Voucher Program celebrated one year of reducing congestion on our roadways, making alternative forms of…
