Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
This article also appears at Streetsblog California. Republican lawmakers introduced a pair of new bills last week (Assembly Bill 267 and Assembly Bill 273) to defund the state’s bullet train project by taking annual allocations to the California High Speed Rail Authority…
Earlier this month, Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF), introduced “SB-71 California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transit projects” a bill that seeks to streamline the state-mandated environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for public transportation and bike and pedestrian…
Photo: Sahra Sulaiman As devastating fires blew up across Los Angeles last week, researchers from the Latino Policy and Politics Institute and the Center for Neighborhood Knowledge at UCLA released a data brief highlighting systemic inequities that, if not acknowledged and accounted…
The following article also appears on Streetsblog Los Angeles. Metro’s board of directors approved a motion to marshal agency resources in support of victims of major ongoing wildfires. The motion, introduced last week by Board Chair and County Supervisor Janice Hahn,…
The following article also appears at Streetsblog California. To the surprise of few, the incoming presidential administration of Donald Trump hit the ground driving, signing executive orders that will boost oil production and could eliminate federal tax credits for the purchase…
This story also appears at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Photo: Metro/Caltrans 57/60 Freeway expansion project construction this month by Joe Linton. Climate disruption is here. Right now. It’s past time that Southern California transportation heavyweights – including Metro and Caltrans –…
This article first appeared at Streetsblog California. You’ll note that Damien Newton is mentioned as the new editor for Streetsblog California. Damien will continue working at Santa Monica Next as well, but you’ll start to note some new by-lines (and…
The following article first appeared in Streetsblog USA. Main photo: AXA/Michael Buholzer/Magnus White photo: Instagram Automatic braking systems that would better protect cyclists and pedestrians must be mandatory on new vehicles, a Colorado member of Congress said, offering up a…
In a rush to get back to normal – whatever that is – Governor Newsom issued an executive order to suspend permitting and review under both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the California Coastal Act for anyone rebuilding a home…
The following article also appears at Streetsblog California. Among the new members of the California legislature sworn in at the beginning of December are several who have listed bicycle and pedestrian improvements among their stated priorities. The new session has…
Bus riders were looking forward to faster and more dependable service as automated bus lane enforcement was planned to start ticketing this week. But the start date for citations has now been postponed to February 17. Automated bus lane enforcement…
It’s time for me, Streetsblog L.A. Editor Joe Linton, to make some predictions for calendar year 2025. Note that in the past, my rosy predictions were not all successful, so don’t take these for granted, either. Metro ridership will keep growing…
This article also appears at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Metro’s new HR4000 subway cars entered service today. They are currently operating on the Metro D Line. If all goes as expected, there will be just a few of the new railcars…
This article also appears at Streetsblog. “A disaster,” “fucking mess,” “unfair,” “rigged,” “cheating,” and “likely bots got in there first” were some of the responses on Reddit to the California Air Resources Board’s launch of the first public window to apply for an…
The following post also appears on Streetsblog California. Pedal Ahead, the administrator of the California E-bike Incentive project, has released a video explaining what you need in order to apply for the incentives. The first launch window opens at 6 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday.…
