Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
The following article first appeared at Streetsblog California. Two key Caltrans documents are being finalized this week, and there’s a last chance to submit comments on them before Friday. Both address the ways that Caltrans measures and accounts for new travel…
The following article first appeared at Streetsblog USA. This article was written by Emily Stutts. In 2022, when bike buses were gaining momentum in the United States, I led my first bike bus on Bike to School Day. After that experience I…
The following article first appeared at Streetsblog California. This weekend, people across the globe will observe World Day of Remembrance to commemorate loved ones lost to road crashes. There will be vigils, silent bike rides, stories, and speeches urging leaders to do…
This story first appeared at Streetsblog USA. A new analysis by Transportation for America shows that 70 percent of the money from the Biden administration’s signature infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), funded car infrastructure projects, thanks largely (and perhaps…
The following post first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. “Last month we hit a major milestone as we averaged more than one million boardings each weekday on our system,” Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins acclaimed at last month’s Metro board meeting.…
The following story first appeared at Streetsblog USA. Vote like your transportation future depends on it. A coalition of climate, disability and labor organizers are urging the next president to adopt a transportation agenda that helps accomplish goals from all of their…
A version of this story first appeared at Streetsblog Los Angeles. On Friday, Metro officially started using on-bus cameras to issue warnings to drivers parked in bus-only lanes or at bus stops. The initial phase includes lines 212 (on La…
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) just announced which projects have been selected to receive grants under the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program’s Cycle 7. Twenty-seven awards will receive a total of $1.3 billion from the program, which is…
The California Transportation Commission has been working on updating its guidelines for the CA State Highway Operations and Protection Program, known as the SHOPP, over the past six months. The SHOPP is the state’s largest highway funding program, and its…
The following is a press release from Metro. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will offer free rides on all Metro buses, trains, Metro Bike Share and Metro Micro on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5. Metro will not…
This article first appeared at Streetsblog L.A. Image: Joe Linton Metro transit ridership keeps growing. In September, weekday ridership hit a new milestone: one million average daily boardings. September also marked the twenty-second consecutive month of year-over-year ridership growth. In…
The following was initially printed in, you guessed it, Streetsblog Los Angeles. The city of Santa Monica’s 20th Street Bike and Pedestrian Improvements Project opened about a month ago. Today, Streetsblog got a chance to bike there and take photos. The 1/8-mile-long Z-shaped…
Our old friend and Santa Monica native Abby Arnold took part in a Week Without Driving. You can read her preview here, follow her E-Trike journey here, discover what she discovered on two feet here, ride with her into San Francisco on a SMART Train/Ferry trip,…
Our friend Abby continues her Week without Driving adventures. You can read her preview here or follow her E-Trike journey here. A week after I bought my house in Santa Rosa I read in the local newspaper that the city was planning to…
This article first appeared at Streetsblog California. Our old friend, and current board member, Abby Arnold is taking the Week without Driving challenge in her new home in Santa Rosa. Read her first piece here, and the experience on her e-trike…
